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Stainless steel cylinders for hygienic applications
January 2017
SMC Pneumatics has designed a series of stainless steel cylinders that can be used with utmost confidence in the food and beverage industry, while also offering financial and productivity benefits. SMC’s ...

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PCS Global solution meets Nampower’s stringent requirements
January 2017
Hopsol Africa specialises in the design and construction of solar power plants, targeting commercial, industrial and private customers, as well as direct feed-in independent power supply plants. The recent ...

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PSY International screw compressor becomes energy efficient
January 2017, PSY International
Control specialist PSY International recently collaborated with compressor specialist, Air Rotory Services, to create an energy-efficient screw compressor. PSY’s Paul Young believes the key was in using ...

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Control loop: Case History 152 - Control problems with airflows in flotation banks
January 2017, Michael Brown Control Engineering
I have written quite a few articles specifically dealing with control problems in mineral processing plants that are largely due to poor understanding, and apparently complete lack of concern of control ...

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Actionable data analytics for control engineers
November 2016
Just as modern data analytics can support actionable business insights, appropriate actions based on analysis of sensor-based data can provide actionable insights in the industrial process control world. ...

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Autotronix engineers a PLC and HMI based Andon system for plant production
November 2016
A component supplier to a leading automotive manufacturer recently experienced a problem at its plant, whereby it could not reflect the planned production requirements versus actual production to management ...

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Control loop: Case History 151 - The myths surrounding deadtime dominant processes
November 2016, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice
The practice of industrial feedback control is one of the most misunderstood engineering disciplines in the world. The theory was developed by eminent mathematicians in the early 1900s and was based on ...

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Increasing the value of automation for wastewater projects
October 2016, Universal Measurement & Control
In an uncertain economic environment, water and wastewater plants strive to be efficient, cost-effective and reliable. Every facility needs to maximise its performance and availability. For the economic ...

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Saryx – agility and diversity the key to problem solving
October 2016
With a desire to deliver bespoke ICT services and the in-house development of products, Julie Mathieson and Ingrid Osborne started Saryx Engineering Group in 2007. This initiative led to, amongst others, ...

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AWE: Telemetry solutions from wildlife to industrial applications
October 2016
What started as an after-hours business tracking wildlife has today expanded into an operation that provides telemetry solutions for a wide spectrum of applications. In 2003, wildlife management specialist ...

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Industrial automation system design
September 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
New topologies made possible by the Industrial Internet of Things.

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Control Systems Integration
September 2016
Empowering clients through best-fit solutions.

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PC-based control in high precision manufacturing
August 2016, Beckhoff Automation
The advantages of PC-based control are apparent in a Wilka production line for keys, which consists of two stand-alone, specialised machines.

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Linking automation and cloud technology
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Phoenix Contact
The Profinet communications protocol continues to gain importance in automation technology and is being further developed by the members of the Profibus & Profinet International (PI) user organisation. ...

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Locally developed M2M solutions
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Adroit Technologies
The Adroit M2M Platform was created with a view to making it easy to build individual monitoring and control applications.

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Ripening bananas to perfection
August 2016, Siemens South Africa
Siemens technology automates banana ripening chambers.

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Moore’s integrated solutions find favour in various application across the globe
August 2016, Moore Process Controls
What began as a local representative arm for the Moore DCS brand has in 32 years grown into a company supported by 70 certified technical/engineering personnel in six branches situated in Midrand, Secunda, ...

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Preparing today for the grid of tomorrow
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016
National Grid UK, the transmission system operator for nearly 20 million people in the United Kingdom, is deploying an advanced, upgradable grid measurement system to provide better operational data for ...

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Remote wellhead surveillance and data acquisition
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, RJ Connect
On a recent project, Terra Ferma, a Colorado-based systems integrator specialising in portable communications systems for harsh and remote environments, was challenged to design a system for video surveillance ...

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Smart machines
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Omron Electronics
Machine automation concepts to enable innovation for digitised manufacturing.

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