IT in Manufacturing


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Data centres are more vulnerable than ever
July 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Cyberattacks remains an omnipresent threat that has brought some of the foremost organisations and their sophisticated datacentre infrastructures to their knees.

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Are South African businesses ready for the metaverse?
July 2023
The metaverse, the hypothetical, fully immersive, three-dimensional and interactive future state of the internet, is creeping ever closer to becoming a reality. Just like with any major innovation, it has the potential to completely disrupt the way we live and work, and new business models could potentially be born that we currently cannot even imagine.

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The power of unified namespace in the digital era
July 2023
In the rapidly evolving landscape of South African manufacturing, staying competitive means embracing digitalisation. One crucial aspect of this transformation should be the adoption of a unified namespace architecture. But what exactly is a unified namespace, and why is it so important?

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How to optimise your mill and kiln processes
July 2023, Loesche South Africa
How to reduce the environmental impact of the cement, mining and minerals, and chemical industries through digitalisation.

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The role of AI in industrial plants
June 2023, ABB South Africa
The average modern industrial plant uses less than 27% of the data it generates, according to industry experts at the ARC Advisory Group, Boston.

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Powerful diagnostic tool for condition monitoring
June 2023, SKF South Africa
SKF has extended its Microlog Analyser family of data collection devices with a new model that offers faster measurement collection and greater diagnostic power.

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Smarter buildings
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
The Energy Internet presents a futuristic evolution of electricity systems, and is conceptualised as an energy sharing network.

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Fully automated condition monitoring solution
June 2023, SKF South Africa
Manufacturers want to use simple and affordable wireless technology to monitor more equipment in their facilities. SKF Axios is a fully automated condition monitoring solution which fulfills this need.

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Data security during load shedding: what should you know?
June 2023
Everything is going fine, but then the power cuts out. No problem, your employees have laptops, and backup systems keep PCs running. But what about your data?

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Why AI is not going to change the world (too much)
June 2023
Large Language Models have come onto the scene and really shaken up the technology world over the last couple of months, and it is very clear that this technology unlocks a lot of exciting new possibilities.

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How to fortify your IT backbone for the edge
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
The great data migration is upon on us. Edge computing - distributed or on-premise - is experiencing an explosive growth period.

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Using innovative chatbot technology in TwinCAT engineering
June 2023, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff has developed the TwinCAT Chat Client for the TwinCAT XAE engineering environment. This makes it possible to conveniently use Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT from OpenAI, in the development of a TwinCAT project, for increased productivity in control programming.

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70 servo axes synchronised in real time
June 2023, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice
A young and dynamic automation integrator based in northern Spain has developed a sophisticated and powerful production technology masterpiece. The core element is a revolutionary motion control system with a total of 67 servo axes synchronised by camming function.

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Practical advice for cybersecurity
June 2023, RJ Connect
As the OT/IT convergence trend continues to grow, almost every industrial organisation has started reinforcing its network security and taking cybersecurity precautions to protect its operations.

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Benchmarking IT in manufacturing
June 2023
It was quite a defining moment in my early days as an IT manager when a seasoned and outspoken business leader challenged me on both the high IT costs and underperformance of our plant.

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Digital twin technology – an integral part of your asset management
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Digital twin technology is emerging as the unsung hero of facility maintenance and service, enabling organisations, their internal teams, and external partners to truly stay one step ahead of potential downtime and even catastrophic failure.

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ChatGPT prompts increase in AI investment
June 2023
In a recent Gartner poll of more than 2500 executive leaders, 45% reported that the publicity of ChatGPT has prompted them to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investments.

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Software enabling the world
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
It has been argued that software is consuming the world, however in recent times this could be modified to software is ‘enabling’ the world.

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Siemens and Microsoft harness generative artificial intelligence
June 2023, Siemens South Africa
Siemens and Microsoft are harnessing the collaborative power of generative artificial intelligence to help industrial companies drive innovation and efficiency across the design, engineering, manufacturing, and operational lifecycle of products.

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Data protection is about more than thwarting cyberattacks
June 2023
The fact that ransomware and cyberattacks have become increasingly prevalent is common knowledge. . Protecting data is essential, but managing it is equally important.

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