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Digital transformation for sustainable manufacturing
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Editor's Choice
What is sustainability? Is it environmental impact? Triple bottom line? Making a profit? There are several answers to this question, but it can probably be summarised as “Will your business/company/operation still be around in ten years?”

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Artificial intelligence: Don’t call me stupid
August 2023, Omron Electronics
Ten years ago, I was quite proud of how smart the machines in our factory were. Now, with my current definition of smart, I realise they were quite stupid. Why? Because although they were doing what they were designed to do, the minute they encountered anything unexpected or out of the ordinary, they were stumped.

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Artificial intelligence for plant optimisation and control
August 2023, Loesche South Africa
Digitalisation and artificial intelligence have become a part of our lives, both personally and in our work environment. Meanwhile, economic pressures and dwindling global resources have added to the financial strain across all industries. The solution is simple, turn to technology.

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Harnessing the power of digital documents for a sustainable future
July 2023, DesSoft
Today, with all our environmental concerns, the adoption of sustainable practices has become an urgent priority. Many industries are seeking ways to reduce waste, conserve energy and minimise their carbon footprint. One such avenue, with an enormous potential to assist, is the transition from traditional paper-based documentation to digital documents.

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Are we ready for quantum computing?
July 2023
“Quantum computing is rapidly approaching commercial viability, and when it does, it will have an enormous impact on our lives, accelerating advances in emerging technologies in ways that are unimaginable today.” – Lenore Elle Hawkins.

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AI and cybersecurity: opportunities and risks
July 2023
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising the cybersecurity landscape, changing the way businesses can detect, prevent and respond to cyber threats, and offering a more robust and proactive approach to cybersecurity.

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Automation solutions for underground material handling
November 2023
Deep Automation is Epiroc’s cutting-edge set of automation systems and applications, used to orchestrate loaders and trucks in underground mining operations.

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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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