System Integration & Control Systems Design


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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, PSY International
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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Omron automation the best thing for sliced bread
February 2012, Omron Electronics
Components from Omron prove key to the smooth and successful upgrade of an automated handling machine

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Plant modernisation without downtime needs careful planning
February 2012, Schneider Electric South Africa
Managing control system upgrades. Technology continues to evolve rapidly, so industry is continually seeking to keep pace with new trends in control systems. This need is well understood by manufacturers ...

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Compact distributed I/O for plant and machinery construction
February 2012, Siemens South Africa
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its Simatic ET 200 distributed I/O product family with a new generation of devices. The new Simatic ET 200SP distributed I/O is based on a scalable ...

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Hybrid Automation: High-tech control system maintains water neutrality for Unilever
February 2012, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Hybrid Automation
The new Unilever plant at Riverhorse Valley produces well-known brands such as Knorr, Robertson’s, Knorrox, Aromat and Rajah. The factory has been designed with sensitivity towards sustainable systems ...

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New SI programme from Rockwell Automation
February 2012, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation has launched a Recognised Systems Integrator Programme, along with a new online Partner Locator tool, to enhance the benefit of the company’s substantial Partner Network specialists. ...

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Optimising the cost of steam generation
January 2012, Yokogawa South Africa
The benefits of measurement in cogeneration and captive power boiler applications

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Kairos Control Systems: Taking systems integration one step further
January 2012, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Kairos Control Systems was founded in 2006 with the primary focus of harnessing the multiplicity of benefits offered by automation system products in order to maximise production in South African factories. The ...

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Control loop case history 123
January 2012, Michael Brown Control Engineering
I was recently requested to do a control performance audit on a mine situated in the Sahara Desert. The mine is run by expatriates from South Africa, Australia, USA, Philippines, France, Germany and Britain ...

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Cube Technologies assists with boiler control
December 2011
A successful Cube Technologies Australian project is now a client reference site. Australian Country Choice (ACC) is a vertically integrated supply chain organisation dedicated to the supply of high ...

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Autotronix: controlling and reducing energy costs at Silicon Technology
November 2011
Silicon Technology is situated at Ballengeich, south of Newcastle, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The plant produces ferrosilicon, an alloy of iron and silicon, for the steel industry where it is used in ...

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SMS Industrial Services: turnkey solutions make life easier for customers
November 2011
Founded in 1999, SMS Industrial Services specialises in the supply of control systems and instrumentation engineering services from consultation through final commissioning and handover to the general ...

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