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Scalable safety control
October 2008
Flexi Soft – the safety controller that makes it easy. The new Flexi Soft is a powerful, modular and easily commissioned safety controller, which can be efficiently adapted to the requirements of a ...

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New PXI system accessories
October 2008
National Instruments has introduced the NI PXI-8108, the company’s fastest PXI embedded controller, and two new PXI system accessories, a 32 GB solid-state hard drive and the NI PXI-8250 system monitoring ...

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Siemens upgrades logic modules
August 2008, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies has developed new Logo! logic modules for the 0BA6 series. The logic modules are small control computers below the level of complex PLCs, which Siemens ...

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Spectacular television images: Beckhoff embedded PCs control SpiderCam camera robot
August 2008, Beckhoff Automation
The 16 top football teams in Europe recently competed in the UEFA European Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland. Ultimately won by Spain, the event was broadcast to 180 countries worldwide ...

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STARDOM revitalises integrated control system
July 2008, Yokogawa South Africa
The compressor control upgrade project for a polymerisation plant operated by Safripol is a showcase of integrated control philosophy.       About the project The project was initiated to replace the existing ...

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DCS vs ACS: power utilities seek improved productivity
July 2008
Power generation utilities in southern Africa are expected to increasingly adopt automation and control solutions (ACS) to counter the effects of the current power shortage. Automation will help them ...

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Dual port programmer
July 2008
Needhams Electronics’ EMP-21 universal device programmer offers a choice of interfaces that extend application flexibility. With over 6600 devices supported and Windows-based software, users have the ...

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Ethernet-enabled communication controllers
July 2008
Advantech has released a new generation of ADAM-4500 modules – the ADAM-4501 and 4501D Ethernet-enabled communication controllers. The compact, standalone modules feature much larger SDRAM and flash memory ...

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Rugged controllers
July 2008
ifm electronic’s R360 safety controller offers a hardened PLC platform specifically designed for mobile vehicle applications up to EN 954-1 category 3. The controllers can withstand high levels of shock, ...

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Dynamics and accuracy
June 2008, ATI Systems
The Temposonics R-Series SSI position sensor offers optimum control functionality for dynamic control in closed loops. Magnetostrictive technology, developed by MTS, and improved electronics in the sensor ...

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Designed for the outdoors
June 2008
Four new Gamma devices are expanding the electrical installation technology of the Siemens Building Technologies Division (BT): The weather system AP 257/21, the weather station WS1 AP 257/31 and the ...

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DDC - direct digital controls
June 2008, Phoenix Contact
DDC systems with fixed functions enable quick and easy planning and implementation of traditional tasks in building automation. Standards can be used to gain an overview of complex solutions according ...

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FNB banks on Beckhoff
June 2008, Beckhoff Automation
Fairlands office development in Randburg is being built to house WesBank and certain other FNB consumer divisions. Comprising two levels of 64 000 square meters the structure houses a 1600-car super basement, ...

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Tokyo development
June 2008
Mori Tower uses Citect facilities to improve tenant service, reduce operating costs and optimise energy utilisation. The Mori Building Company was founded in 1959 and has over 1000 employees. The company ...

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B&R keeps BMW building
June 2008
Since the beginning of series production over 100 000 BMW 3 series sedans have come off the line at the Bavarian car manufacturer’s newest plant in Leipzig. Control technology from B&R contributed to this ...

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GPRS control
June 2008, Phoenix Contact
The ILC 150 GSM/GPRS inline controller from Phoenix Contact combines the excellent price/performance ratio of the ILC 150 ETH compact controller with the communication capabilities of a cellular phone. ...

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PLCs for furnace control
May 2008
CHI Control Component’s programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human machine interfaces (HMIs) are being used in furnace control panels manufactured by Leonard Light Industries for a gold mine in south-east ...

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Rexroth improves programming flexibility
May 2008
Bosch Rexroth has expanded its line of IndraLogic PLCs and PACs with the new IndraControl L10 PLC featuring scalable hardware, pre-developed machine functions, re-usable code and unified programming software ...

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Leader of the PAC
May 2008
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms celebrates 5th anniversary of industry-leading product. Daniel Coetzee, manager for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms for Africa notes: “Five years ago, we unveiled the first ...

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Multiport PAC
May 2008, Opto Controls
Opto 22, a developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, and data acquisition projects, has released the SNAP-PAC-S2. The standalone, multiserial port, ...

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