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Virtual reality for plant operators
1 May 2015, Siemens South Africa
The Siemens COMOS Walkinside Immersive Training Simulator (ITS) fully immerses operators in their plants. It simulates real-life scenarios and supports multiple avatars to test team performance and communication. ...

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Nick Denbow’s European report: Power and water for the developing world
May 2016, Editor's Choice
Some of the products created for the consumers in the developed world have had perhaps surprising benefits in the less well-developed countries too. One example has been the use of mobile phones throughout ...

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From the editor's desk: New technology and the factory of the future
May 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
At this year’s Hannover Messe, Festo delivered a futuristic display of imagination to show how innovation inspired by nature could make a difference to the way things might work in the production environments ...

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Yokogawa wins control system order for Petronas’ second floating LNG facility
May 2015, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that its affiliate, Yokogawa Kontrol (Malaysia), has received an order to supply control and safety instrumented systems for Petronas’ second floating liquefied ...

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100 years of omotenashi
April 2015, Yokogawa South Africa
Johan Louw and Vinesh Maharaj discuss Yokogawa’s centenary and new growth opportunities in the 21st century.

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Tour Majunga a new SmartBuilding on the Parisian skyline
April 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa
The Majunga Tower stands in the heart of La Défense, Europe’s largest purpose-built business district. After the First Tower, this 195 metre skyscraper is the second tallest building in France, and is ...

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Yokogawa wins DCS orders for Saudi power plants
April 2015, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Saudi Arabia, has received orders to deliver distributed control systems (DCS) for two combined cycle power plants that the Saudi ...

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New chairman for IIG
April 2015
   Rudi Tuffek has been appointed the new chairman of the IIG.   

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Metso wins valve solution order at world’s largest oil refinery
April 2015, Valmet South Africa, Flow Control
Metso has received a repeat order for valves with accessories and spare parts for the Jamnagar Phase 3 refinery project being implemented at the world’s largest oil refinery located at Jamnagar Gurajat, ...

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CMP Products expanding in Africa
April 2015
At a recent press function, CMP Products MD, Vince Patterson, introduced journalists to the company, its history and the new office in Johannesburg to serve the African market.    CMP Products is a division ...

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Aquatronics – a new skill showcased by Festo at WorldSkills in Cape Town
April 2015, Festo South Africa
The WorldSkills SA national competition took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre earlier this year. Participants competed in various skills areas ranging from manufacturing technology ...

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Siemens’ online support platform increases efficiency for industrial companies
April 2015, Siemens South Africa
At the Hanover Trade Fair 2015, Siemens presents its extended Industry Online Support, which, with around 1,8 million visits every month, is one of the most frequently used Internet services offered by ...

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VEGA Instruments offers promising drama student a scholarship
April 2015, VEGA Controls SA
When Mokokobale Diana Makgopa’s Professor of Drama at UCT sent out an urgent appeal for a sponsorship to allow her to complete her studies, little did he expect to hear good news from a company selling ...

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Schneider Electric starts construction of new head office in Midrand
April 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa
Illustrating its commitment and long-term investment in the region, Schneider Electric in southern Africa is constructing a new head office building in a prime location in Waterfall City, Midrand. Waterfall ...

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AC/DC Dynamics announces distributor agreement with Vacon Drives
April 2015
AC/DC Dynamics recently announced a strategic partnership with Vacon to become the business partner for its AC drive and solar product ranges in Africa, which extends the company’s drives offering substantially ...

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Comtest celebrates 10-year anniversary
April 2015, Comtest
Comtest recently hosted dealers, suppliers, partners and staff at a celebration of its tenth anniversary in business. While the company has no plans to settle for the success that has seen it grow from ...

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IDX Academy becomes first certified Foundation fieldbus training centre on the African continent
April 2015, Industrial Data Xchange (IDX)
The FieldComm Group has announced that IDX Academy, the South African industrial communications training centre based in Johannesburg, has been successful in the rigorous certification process required ...

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Yokogawa releases Centum VP R6.01 integrated distributed control system
April 2015, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa South Africa recently released the Centum VP R6.01, an enhanced version of the company’s flagship integrated DCS. R6.01 marks the first step in the development of an all-new Centum VP that will ...

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Shaw Controls extends offering to encompass low and medium voltage applications
April 2015, WEG Africa
Shaw Controls, a company within the Zest WEG Group, has extended its product offering to encompass low voltage (LV) and medium voltage (MV) applications. It manufactures switchboard panels and control ...

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