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Control loop case history 118: ‘Naughty’ valves that cause cycling in automatic
May 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering
The elements of a control loop normally consist of the process itself, the measuring transmitter, the controller and the final control element. The latter, in the vast majority of loops, consists of an ...

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Island View storage project
April 2011, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Endress+Hauser’s latest Tankvision convert

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Abacus Automation
April 2011, Abacus Automation
Increasing the productivity of the Hulamin foil coater-slitter machine. Lack of versatility in operation led Hulamin, large-scale manufacturers of rolled and extruded aluminium products, to consider ...

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Altech Alcom Matomo
April 2011
A lack of a common integrated radio communications platform hampered the local authorities in Cape Town prior to 1996. “The need for a centralised communications infrastructure that linked all of the ...

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Control head from Bürkert Contromatic
1 April 2011, Bürkert South Africa
The 8681 control head from Bürkert Contromatic plays a central role in decentralised automation. It is universally adaptable, combining with all valve forms. It takes on complete pneumatic control, feedback, ...

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Boosting productivity on the line
March 2011
Machine vision technology for regulatory compliance

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Systems Anywhere - expert solutions for total systems integration
March 2011
In 1999 Andre Vuilleumier opened Systems Anywhere with a focus on flour milling and feed milling for the food and animal feeds industries. In 2001 the company extended its interest to mining companies ...

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Welkom Industrial Controls - hands-on involvement with client requirements
March 2011
Formed as Welkom Industrial Controls (WIC) in 1988, the company is not only a product and service solution provider but is also engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of process control ...

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Control loop case history 117
March 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering
I was recently performing some optimisation at a large chemical plant and was reminded that during the daily hustle and bustle and general high pressure of an instrument and control practitioner, one ...

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PSY Systems - offering infinite solutions in IPC and BMS
February 2011
In 2000 PSY Systems opened its doors in Johannesburg and immediately established a national footprint as a design house with a client base ranging from Cape Town to Pretoria. The company is a preferred ...

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Systems Automation and Management - selected client base enabled increased service capabilities
February 2011, SAM Systems Automation & Management
Systems Automation and Management (SAM) was founded in June 1988 and has grown to a complement of 60 people, comprising mostly technical and engineering staff with six administrative personnel and nine ...

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Iritron - emphasis on equality and accountability reaps benefits
January 2011, Iritron
Established in January 2000, engineering company Iritron has a team which boasts an extensive track record of successful implementation of plant infrastructure, reticulation, electrical and instrumentation ...

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Motion control market growth will resume
January 2011
2009 started with the deepest global downturn in recent history. While the worst of the financial crisis may be over, the global recovery remains fragile. With the beginning of the economic recovery, ...

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Made in Germany
January 2011, VEGA Controls SA
Complete tank management solutions for oil and chemical tankers. Shipping companies, shipyards, crews as well as ship outfitters have to deal with ship technology and tank management on a daily basis. ...

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Control loop history 116
January 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering
Poor control loop strategy: minimum flow control. The universal, almost complete lack of knowledge of practical control never ceases to astound me. Very few people have any understanding of the basic ...

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Taking projects to completion
December 2010, Iritron
Site acceptance testing, commissioning and handover

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Building automation meets Event-IT
December 2010, Beckhoff Automation
PC-based building control for the new world of work

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Matrikon Moore - extensive offering and tailored solutions bring repeat business
December 2010, Moore Process Controls
A well established systems integrator brand in South Africa since 1985, Moore grew its market offering further five years ago when international integrated industrial intelligence specialists, Matrikon, ...

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Hybrid Automation - hands-on involvement sets the team apart
November 2010, Hybrid Automation
Engineering solutions company Hybrid Automation was started by owner Sachin Singh in October 2005 in response to the need he identified for a Siemens system integration service provider. Based in River ...

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Festo - focused on quality products and automation solutions
November 2010, Festo South Africa
Festo was founded in Germany in 1925 and currently has 13 500 employees globally. The company focuses on two sectors – automation control systems integration and turnkey solutions. Didactic is responsible ...

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