SA Instrumentation & Control

PC-based control for the process industry Beckhoff Automation, IS & Ex Beckhoff Automation adds Ex protection to extend its reach in hazardous areas.
	Network-based process visualisation Pepperl+Fuchs, IS & Ex IT technologies such as PC and server virtualisation are establishing themselves in larger plants in the process industry to reduce the growing number of PC hardware components, while at the same time increasing flexibility and availability.
	SEW supplies industrial gear units for West African mine SEW-Eurodrive , Motion Control & Drives Having an in-house projects department to focus on the specific requirements of project houses, OEMs and other tender-related project activity is starting to bear fruit for drive and automation specialist ...
	Remote monitoring of electric motors Zest WEG Group, Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration Leveraging digital technology is said to be key to participating in the next wave of economic growth. At the very least, using it will allow mines, process plants and other industrial operations to reduce ...
Prevent unplanned outages Siemens Digital Factory & Process Indust. & Drives, Electrical Power & Protection Siemens offers comprehensive onsite assessment solutions to keep its customers’ switchgear systems up and running.
	RS Components promotes new Africa website in Zambia RS Components SA, News At the recent Mining & Technical Exhibitions event in Zambia, RS Components promoted its recently launched Africa website ( www.rsonline.africa) geared to meet the requirements of a growing continent ...
	Analysing pressure peaks Instrotech, Pressure Measurement & Control Keller’s Leo 5 high-resolution digital manometer features precise sensor technology, fast signal processing, peak recording and data storage with a time stamp. Designed for deployment in hostile environments, ...
	New patch panel for Ethernet networks Phoenix Contact, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking Time savings of up to 60%.
SAIMC: Durban branch SAIMC, SAIMC Despite the arctic weather conditions, an impressive number of people came out to listen to Dr. Mathew Moodley (Senior lecturer at the School for Chemistry and Physics, Westville University of KZN) gave ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch SAIMC, SAIMC At the last technology evening, hosted by Endress+Hauser, Frans van den Berg presented on Heartbeat Technology, and Jenine Jansen van Vuuren spoke about calibration in conjunction with Heartbeat. Heartbeat ...
SAIMC: Secunda branch SAIMC, SAIMC Annual high-tea On 17 August, the branch hosted its third annual high-tea for ladies in the instrumentation and control field. Due to the high level of interest the event had to be moved to a bigger ...
SAIMC: Tshwane branch SAIMC, SAIMC At the September technology evening, the branch was fortunate to have Bruce Bonte from Yokogawa present on ISA100.11A wireless technology. The presentation included topics such as an introduction to ISA100.11A, ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch SAIMC, SAIMC The September technology evening presentation was sponsored by SICK Automation and presented by Robert de Scande, the company’s product manager for presence detection, encoders and industrial instrumentation. ...
	Food safety hazards and how to choose sensor solutions RET Automation Controls, Sensors & Transducers This article outlines three of the most common food hazards that can result in recall and describes several sensor technologies that can help ensure food safety in each scenario.
Improved fuel management for mine fleets Endress+Hauser, Flow Measurement & Control In the current economic climate, most companies are looking to make their Rands go further. This is especially the case when it comes to fuel, as modern industries cannot operate without it and diesel ...