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How to slash your energy consumption costs
April 2023, Editor's Choice
Through the development of new and advanced processes, LOESCHE’s vertical roller mills have undergone continuous improvement in their mechanical properties. The company is also renowned as a provider ...

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What IIoT Means for manufacturing
April 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is perhaps the biggest buzzword in automation today, and it is a key aspect of Industry 4.0. But IIoT is more than just the way of the future.

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Edge boxes and industrial PCs
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
The ability to manage data in an effective and flexible manner is paramount, and runs in tandem with improved visualisation, smart manufacturing, digitisation, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) and edge computing.

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Expanding the value proposition of the PDS
April 2023
Proximity detection system (PDS) technology has over the years ushered in a new era in mine safety management.

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Analytics, connected devices, the edge and cloud
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Analytics today is the golden thread that runs through multiple market segments. It provides immense value on an executive and plant level, bridging challenges that come with siloed information, and it benefits the value chain from maintenance personnel to facility engineers and executives. However to unlock this value analytics and intelligence must run at every layer in an enterprise, from connected devices to edge applications to the cloud.

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Buildings, meet your digital twin
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Digital twin technology is a revolutionary and futuristic solution that encompasses multiple applications and industries. However, its adoption is lagging in the buildings space in South Africa. It is important that the building industry starts adopting digital twin technology to tangibly demonstrate how much can be gained by implementing the technology.

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Autonomous equipment for mine safety
March 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have begun to transform many sectors, and the mining industry is no different. The inherently hazardous environment within a mine can be made far safer with AI-based solutions such as autonomous equipment.

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OPC Foundation welcomes 900th member
March 2023
The OPC Foundation is proud to welcome Procter & Gamble as its 900th OPC Foundation member

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A unified approach to water and wastewater challenges
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
South Africa’s water and wastewater woes are well documented and mimic what can be described as a worldwide crisis. The country’s water infrastructure challenges are further exacerbated by loadshedding. To mitigate water quality issues, South Africa has adopted the Blue and Green Drop Programme which has been effective in raising awareness of water management issues in the country.

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Cybersecurity awareness is no longer a generic exercise for business
March 2023
Ransomware and phishing remain the top two cyberthreats today, and often human error is to blame for successful breaches. Cybersecurity awareness training has become essential for business, but it is often an exercise that is not given sufficient attention because the liability for a breach has been limited.

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The Eplan Partner Network
March 2023, EPLAN Software
Companies rely on a variety of software applications from different manufacturers. The Eplan Partner Network was founded to exploit the full potential of productive interactions between the various solutions in the environment of product configurators, CPQ, PLC and PLM/ERP.

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How digital thinking is unlocking 4IR revolution
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Moving at speed towards 4IR, spurred on by climate change and the net zero imperative, has brought immense challenges. However, with these challenges we are also seeing industry players becoming more innovative, embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies, using digital twins, and ultimately integrating data to operate more efficiently.

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Getting analytics in the hands of operators
March 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions
OEM machine builders and operations personnel at end user production plants know how their systems work, and often have a good sense of what they perceive to be the best ways to run things. Yet these users could benefit from some detailed, real-time, and data-backed guidance showing them how to improve efficiency, remove bottlenecks, and save energy.

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Dedicated renewable power technology
March 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson has combined its comprehensive power expertise and renewable energy capabilities into the Ovation Green portfolio to help power generation companies meet the needs of customers navigating the transition to green energy generation and storage.

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The rise of AI in manufacturing
March 2023, Editor's Choice
Every indicator suggests that ChatGPT is a major technological milestone and the beginning of something significant in artificial intelligence. But as a control and automation engineer, you might also wonder whether there are any immediate applications in manufacturing.

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The Omron network safety advantage
March 2023, Omron Electronics
When designing a safety solution for a machine or application, a fundamental consideration is whether to implement it as a standalone or network safety solution. Network safety has multiple advantages over standalone safety.

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Siemens software revolutionises eyeglasses
March 2023, Siemens South Africa
EinDollarBrille is bringing affordable eyeglasses to the world’s most needy communities, using Solid Edge software from Siemens Digital Industries Software.

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Respond to conveyor jams faster
February 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa
One of the most persistent issues in the material handling market is conveyor jams. The lost productivity, damage to equipment, and unnecessary shutdowns due to false conveyor jams, all add up. Turck Banner has listened to its customers and developed a simple, yet effective, solution to solve the issues related to conveyor jams.

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Planning for cloud when there’s no one-size-fits-all
February 2023
Every organisation today is either using – or looking to move to – the cloud for scalability, agility and continuity. But for those still early in the cloud journey, it is important to understand that the cloud is a concept, not a place, and there is no one cloud service or model to suit all business use cases.

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Enhance industrial network security
February 2023, RJ Connect
Amid continuing disruption to the global supply chain, industrial organisations are seeking ways to stabilise their operations in order to preserve their competitive advantage.To capture, transmit and ultimately transform data into meaningful insights, organisations are implementing innovative networking technologies to speed up their digitalisation journey.

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