System Integration & Control Systems Design


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What is the value of automation?
July 2012
Invensys fellow Dr Peter G. Martin explains the power of real-time process based ­accounting systems in a modern manufacturing environment.

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Tofino Security White Paper ISA-99
July 2012, Extech Safety Systems
Using ANSI/ISA-99 standards to improve control system security.

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Rapid, simplified prototyping platform
July 2012, MANTECH
Digilent’s chipKIT Max32 is based on the popular Arduino open source hardware prototyping platform, but adds the performance of the Microchip PIC32 microcontroller. The Max32 is the same form factor ...

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Welkom Industrial Controls
July 2012
Water chilling and energy saving system for Harmony’s Masimong Mine.

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Control loop case history 126: Crazy control strategies
July 2012, Michael Brown Control Engineering
Crazy control strategies.

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A perfect fit all round
June 2012, Adroit Technologies
Adroit Technologies adds the last piece of the puzzle.

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Systems Anywhere Coastal
June 2012
The company that manufactures concentrate for Coca-Cola’s bottling plants in Africa was unaware of exactly where the plant’s energy was being consumed and what the power usage was on a daily basis. A ...

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Foxboro revamp at Aracruz Celulose pulp mill
May 2012
Invensys Solution upgrades production at one of the world’s largest pulp producing plants.

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Simex introduces multi-purpose controller series
May 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
MultiCon = meter + controller + recorder + HMI in one industrial package.

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Control loop case history 125
May 2012, Michael Brown Control Engineering
Party tricks for the control engineer

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Modernisation a must for survival
April 2012
Invensys Operations Management presents operational excellence.

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Reliable water treatment requires high availability
April 2012, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric SA addresses high availability in water treatment plants.

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Reliable control and recording from Jumo
April 2012
Jumo’s latest measuring, control and automation system, the mTron T, is a modular unit with universal I/O modules, flexible connection technology and extensive communication, evaluation and automation ...

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Control system upgrade for Chivas Brothers
April 2012, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation provides high quality automation and a contemporary MES implementation.

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Process Dynamics - eliminating product losses and increasing efficiency at a distillery
April 2012, Process Dynamics
Due to the increased demand and high volumes processed at the production facility of one of South Africa’s leading distilleries, the need for a fully automated cellar became an urgent requirement. The ...

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Retrofitting machines affects safety
March 2012, SICK Automation Southern Africa
When does a substantial and thus CE-relevant transformation apply? The EU Machinery Directive, MD 2006/42/EC, is addressed to all manufacturers and distributors of machines, including operators that ...

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Conveyor control system from ifm elecronic
March 2012, ifm - South Africa, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
In the mining industry there are many conveyors that transport the raw material from underground facilities to the processing plant. The mineral bearing rock has to be moved over a long distance via robust ...

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PSY Systems: variable frequency induction furnace controls upgrade at Zimalco
March 2012
Zimalco, a division of the Zimco Group, is a leading South African producer of industrial and base minerals. Its products are used, amongst other applications, to dope bulk aluminium products to change ...

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Control loop: case history 124 - no control problems in a perfect process plant!
March 2012, Michael Brown Control Engineering
No control problems in a perfect process plant!

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Beckhoff flights the machine
February 2012, Beckhoff Automation
Airlink’s Jetstream 41 trainer uses PC-based control from Beckhoff Automation to manage the I/O on a locally designed flight simulator

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