As an industrial plant operator, maximum system productivity is a top priority. Minimum downtime and optimum use of staff and resources are key to long-term success in industry. Both Siemens’ efficient and cost-effective maintenance strategies for the entire product lifecycle and its qualified service experts help to ensure top plant performance for the long term – all thanks to its plant maintenance services. Visit Stand K507 to chat to a consultant.
Bringing brownfield plants back to life Schneider Electric South Africa
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Today’s brownfield plants are typically characterised by outdated equipment and processes, and face challenges ranging from inefficient operations to safety hazards. However, all is not lost, as these plants stand to gain a lot from digitalisation and automation.
Read more...Control architecture leads to faster, easier product development for refrigeration Opto Africa Automation
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What’s the secret to providing superior service and staying competitive in a changing market? You might learn something from ALTA Refrigeration’s experience. Over ten years, it transformed itself from a custom engineering services company into a scalable industrial equipment manufacturer, using an edge-oriented control architecture to manage a growing installed base.
Read more...Comprehensive protection of the network against attacks Phoenix Contact
IT in Manufacturing
In recent years, the generation of data to create ever better transparency and control of production has become a decisive competitive factor. IIoT has also contributed to more manufacturing systems being connected to IT or cloud systems. This places higher demands on access security, which Phoenix Contact meets with the Secure Edge Box.
Read more...Embracing security as a core component of your technology
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ABI Research recently undertook a comprehensive study to learn more about the product security assurance landscape from the perspective of enterprise customers, surveying 302 enterprise customers, and conducting in-depth interviews to complement the qualitative survey.
Read more...AI in manufacturing: a process engineer’s perspective
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The expert will tell you what to do, the philosopher will tell you why to do it, and the engineer will get on and actually do it. As the hype around AI intensifies, the number of ‘experts’ is increasing exponentially. In contrast, the number of engineers who actually know how to implement AI technology remains small.
Read more...Award-winning Gen AI solutions
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Amazon Web Services recently hosted an exclusive event in South Africa on ‘Elevating Possibilities with Partners - a Showcase of GenAI Excellence’. This event brought together ten esteemed partners, including Synthesis Software Technologies, to highlight innovative advancements in the field of Generative AI.
Read more...Siemens to acquire industrial drive technology business of ebm-papst Siemens South Africa
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Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology business of ebm-papst. The business includes intelligent, integrated mechatronic systems in the protective extra-low voltage range and innovative motion control systems.
Read more...AI is driving data centres to the edge Schneider Electric South Africa
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The data centre has become the cornerstone that links our digitally interconnected world. At the same time, the rapid growth and application of AI and machine learning (ML) is shaping the design and operation of data centres.
Read more...Full-scale central control room simulator Valmet Automation
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Valmet will deliver a full-scale central control room simulator to Nordic Ren-Gas, the leading Nordic green hydrogen and e-methane developer in Finland.
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