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Case History 183: Bad valve split-ranging causing problems
August 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, System Integration & Control Systems Design
Pressure control is one of the processes that can be self-regulating or integrating, and it is sometimes very difficult to determine which type it is.

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Sensors train many eyes on FMCGs
August 2022, VEGA Controls SA, Sensors & Transducers
Profit margins on consumer goods are small, which makes it all the more important for producers to have smooth, efficient operating processes.

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Optimised, PC-based food production
August 2022, Beckhoff Automation, System Integration & Control Systems Design
Foodjet’s MDL food printers can portion and deposit toppings with maximum precision, whether coating pizza dough with a perfect layer of tomato sauce, or icing doughnuts with seasonal decorations.

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Ready for industrial network evolution?
August 2022, RJ Connect, IT in Manufacturing
To prepare for the future, it is time for industrial networks to evolve, and Moxa is committed to helping them take the leap towards the next generation of networking.

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Using local talent to execute risk-based gas mapping studies
August 2022, Proconics, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring
This new approach builds on international best practice. Proconics engineers worked in close collaboration with a simulation platform developer to expand and improve upon the capability to solve bespoke problems.

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Loop Signatures 13: Digital controllers – Part 5: The D term
July 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, System Integration & Control Systems Design
The objective of the derivative term is to speed up the control response in very slow processes, as often encountered in some temperature controls.

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Are automation suppliers starting to get the picture?
July 2022, Iritron , SCADA/HMI
The increased graphical abilities of software resulted in automation vendors developing increasingly advanced graphics capabilities in their products. Users were quick to adopt and use the ‘pretty pictures’. But a new way of thinking is starting to become prevalent, and vendors should be taking note.

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Hydrogen: the key to energy turnaround
July 2022, Pepperl+Fuchs, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring
If you want to curb climate change, you can’t get around hydrogen. To ensure the safety of automated processes, explosion-proof components and sensors with a wide range of functions are required. Pepperl+Fuchs offers the hydrogen industry a comprehensive portfolio of devices and many years of experience in diverse areas.

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Fuel for the future
July 2022, Omron Electronics, Electrical Power & Protection
In the coming years, hydrogen propulsion systems will be found in many different application scenarios, such as transport, heating and power generation.

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Are engineers equipped with 4IR skills?
July 2022, IT in Manufacturing
Technology has evolved exponentially in the last 10 years, much faster than the 10 years before. A gap will undoubtedly develop if technology evolves faster than our skills. Therefore, we must start immediately identifying the gaps and what 4IR skills we need to fill them.

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South African manufacturing sector’s readiness for Industry 4.0
July 2022, IT in Manufacturing
New research from PwC’s Insights into the I4.0 Readiness of SA Manufacturing 2022 report shows that I4.0 tools have the ability to increase the quality, flexibility, performance and overall competitiveness of the manufacturing sector. 

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Pressure sensors for hygienic applications
June 2022, ifm - South Africa, Pressure Measurement & Control
ifm’s new PI1xxx series offers measuring ranges from vacuum to 100 bar, communication via IO-Link 1.1, and resolution close to 20 000 steps.

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Beckhoff upgrade is music to Vienna State Opera’s ears
June 2022, Beckhoff Automation
The sound system that had been in continuous use for over 20 years could no longer keep up with the sound standards set by modern systems.

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Loop Signatures 12: Digital controllers – Part 4: The I term
June 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, System Integration & Control Systems Design
Generally, as PLCs sometimes do not handle PIDs well, I always do some tests on them to check on the operation of their control loops.

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Festo unveils world’s first pneumatic cobot
June 2022, Festo South Africa
The innovation aims to begin a new era in human-robot collaboration, at a price point that suits even small and medium-sized companies.

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Risk assessments accelerate Booyco PDS adoption
June 2022, System Integration & Control Systems Design
As mines systematically assess the risks related to their trackless mining machinery, they increasingly see the value in proximity detection systems.

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Turning pollution into gold
May 2022, RJ Connect
Streamline Innovations’ Valkyrie redox process leverages the convergence of IT and OT technology to create a sustainable, economical solution.

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Enhancing worker safety with mobile solutions
May 2022, Pepperl+Fuchs
Smartphones and tablets enable companies to improve not only their productivity, but also the safety of their employees.

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Is your manufacturing plant ready for IoT?
May 2022, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, IT in Manufacturing
Pockets of IoT exist in manufacturing plants today; the challenge is to fully digitalise the entire plant.

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Control loop: Case History 182 - A temperature cascade control loop that didn’t work
May 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, System Integration & Control Systems Design
The problems encountered in a heater outlet temperature control in a petrochemical refinery were causing considerable difficulties for the operators. Here is another wonderful example of the power of cascade control, even with a really bad control element.

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