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Cisco believes fog computing is the future
March 2014
Cisco believes that there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020, creating a tidal wave of data expensive to move to existing cloud environments for analysis and conversion to content. The company’s ...

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Hans Turck turns 90
March 2014, Turck Banner Southern Africa
On January 9, Hans Turck, co-founder of the automation specialist Turck, celebrated his 90th birthday. The birthday celebrant, who has lived alternately in Mülheim an der Ruhr and Cape Town since his ...

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GeoM surveys overhead power lines in Angola
March 2014
South African company GeoM has completed an aerial survey project of the overhead power lines in Angola. Using a helicopter mounted high-speed laser scanner, complete with advanced navigation and positioning ...

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NI Trend Watch 2014 highlights technological breakthroughs
March 2014
National Instruments has released NI Trend Watch 2014, which summarises the latest technology trends to help engineers meet evolving demands and integrate the ever increasing power of technology into ...

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Ana-Digi Systems open day
March 2014
Ana-Digi Systems’ Johannesburg branch recently held an open day to celebrate the official opening of the company’s new, spacious offices in Fourways. Clients were able to interact with Ana-Digi’s product ...

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ATEQ leading the way in automatic leak testing machines
March 2014, ATEQ South Africa
ATEQ is a leading supplier of automatic leak testing machines and leak test systems for assembly lines or laboratories. It is a $60 million company with offices in 37 countries selling and servicing more ...

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Fieldbus Foundation launches new blog
March 2014
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the launch of its new blog dedicated to providing comprehensive information about Foundation fieldbus technology. Located at fieldbuscentral.org, the blog will continue ...

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Vega launches new pressure transmitter series to South African customers
March 2014, VEGA Controls SA
In January, Vega launched its new range of pressure transmitters into the South African market. Vega Grieshaber pressure product manager, Florian Burgert, introduced the new series to customers at events ...

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Industry players flock to Tanzania in pursuit of oil and gas opportunities
March 2014
On 27 and 28 March key figures from East Africa’s booming oil and gas industry will come together for two packed days of presentations and discussions in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The summit will consist ...

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ABB South Africa’s 2013 revenue jumps 66% on increased demand for renewable energy
March 2014, ABB South Africa
ABB South Africa has reported year-end results to December 2013. Highlights include:    * Revenue up 66% to R5,9 billion – South Africa 90% of revenue and cross-border 10%. * Orders up 22% to R5.3 billion. * ...

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Good year for Sensus South Africa
March 2014
“Despite tough economic conditions, Sensus SA had an exceptional 2013 reporting an overall increased turnover of 25% above budget. This can be attributed to an increased awareness of the scarcity of ...

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Festo showcases new skill for water technology
March 2014, Festo South Africa
Included as part of last year’s WorldSkills competition was a new demonstration of skills – Specialist in Water Technology – where 16 teams competed to solve problems using the new EDS Water Management ...

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Ana-Digi Systems opens office in Bloemfontein
March 2014
Due to the greatly increased market interest in LSIS products, Ana-Digi Systems has opened a new branch office in Bloemfontein, which will concentrate on the Free State mining industry, irrigation systems, ...

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Ana-Digi Systems commits to energy savings
March 2014
With all the talk concerning energy savings, Ana-Digi Systems has embarked on a concerted effort to install both LV and MV Variable Speed AC drives in industrial ventilation and pumping systems around ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: What does the future hold?
March 2014
Futurist predictions – 5-10 years Driven by the new paradigm that machines learn, reason and engage in more naturalised and personalised ways, several innovations are starting to emerge. These are enabled ...

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Siemens: Production of tomorrow
1 March 2014, Siemens South Africa
* Integrated technologies such as Totally Integrated Automation and Integrated Drive Systems help generate competitive advantages for industry. * Digital Enterprise Platform as the basis for Industrie ...

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Pepperl+Fuchs expands its global presence
1 March 2014, Pepperl+Fuchs
With a population of one billion people, Africa is a continent that offers huge growth potential. For this reason, Pepperl+Fuchs is increasing its presence and founded the new subsidiary in Johannesburg ...

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From the editor's desk: High altitude wind energy could be a winner
March 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Thanks to modern control technology, the kite, that aircraft-like toy that has amused young and old for centuries, is fast emerging as an efficient alternative for wind-based energy generation. By harnessing ...

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New release of Foundation Fieldbus test kit
February 2014
The Fieldbus Foundation has released the Foundation Fieldbus H1 interoperability test kit (ITK) 6.1.1. This is an advanced testing solution benefitting both developers and end users of Foundation Fieldbus ...

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