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Message from the chairman of IIG
1 May 2015
Africa Automation Fair 2015, incorporating Process Expo Africa, started exceptionally well on our first day. The IIG is very proud to be part of this newly branded international automation event, which ...

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New solutions for video walls
1 May 2015, Oculus Operational Innovations
Oculus Operational Innovations, a specialised designer and turnkey provider of operational facilities and control rooms, has officially partnered with VuWall Technology as its exclusive African distributor ...

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GE and Powertech join forces for world class solutions
1 May 2015
GE Intelligent Platforms and Powertech System Integrators (PTSI) have joined forces to serve the South African market with GE Intelligent Platforms’ world class products and solutions. These comprise ...

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IDX Academy scores a first for Africa
1 May 2015, Industrial Data Xchange (IDX)
IDX Academy has successfully completed the rigorous certification process required to offer fieldbus training courses certified under the Foundation Fieldbus Certified Training Programme (FCTP). This ...

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Kids walk in, innovators walk out
1 May 2015
Things are hotting up at the FIRST Robotics Open African Championships competition. On Thursday kids from 23 countries worldwide, some of them as young as nine years old, competed in the FIRST Lego League ...

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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
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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