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Flexible machine built in short space of time
May 2006
Available in South Africa from Tectra Automation, the Easy-2-Combine range of components with standardised interfaces enabled the machine builder to develop a new machine capable of producing 1200 fluidic fittings per hour in a number of different versions and sizes of fitting within the prescribed time-frame of only four weeks

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The unified enterprise: Part 2 - managing disparate information assets
May 2006
Common to business generation, wealth creation and resource management functions is information and in this article, we investigate their differing information needs and how to cope with the differences

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The unified enterprise: Part 1 - introduction
April 2006
Enterprise integration is not something you buy – it is something you do

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Third autoclave panel commissioned
March 2006, Surveillance
Thermacon has recently completed commissioning its third autoclave control panel at Tekglas in Steeldale, Gauteng. The entire project was planned and designed by the company, which subcontracted Atlas ...

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Predictive model for chlorination
February 2006, Rockwell Automation
In this article, basic theoretical elements of predictive model control, implementation strategy in ControlLogix system, the chlorination control architecture, objectives and the actual controller implementation will be discussed

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Successful implementation doubles productivity
January 2006
Elquip Solutions, a leading importer and distributor of high-end automation products and capital equipment in South Africa, recently installed a custom-built automation unit for Robor Pipe Solutions, ...

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Easy accessing of centralised data
January 2006
Device and system inter-connectivity and data centralisation have become very real requirements in industry today. To address these requirements, the OPC foundation was formed to promote a standard to ...

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Dual process panel meter with high-speed maths
January 2006
The PAXDP Dual Process Input Meter is an innovative two-in-one process control solution that lets users monitor, scale, and display two independent input sources, perform a high-speed math function on ...

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Mittal Steel ensures delivery of critical data
November 2005
The installation of ArchestrA at the ESM plant was primarily done in order to ensure data availability between the plant control system and the process control information system by using ArchestrA's inherent redundancy feature and a newly-developed ArchestrA data information object

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Migration motivation - a business case template
October 2005
The ideal of any migration project should be to minimise risk while adding value by adopting some of the newly offered functionality

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Manufacturing solutions for operational excellence
October 2005, Yokogawa South Africa
The core building blocks of the VigilantPlant solution fit well into the model of operational excellence that consists of a continuous improvement cycle of measurement, control, and optimisation

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Autotronix profile
October 2005
Autotronix is a leading system integrator in southern Africa, engineering small to multimillion rand projects for diverse industries in the region. Using a multidisciplinary approach and focusing on factory ...

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AMR Automations
September 2005
AMR Automations was established in 1996 focusing on factory automation using PLCs and scada. As a value-added systems integrator today, AMR Automations has strengthened its foundations and sharpened its ...

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Reitz silo upgrade
September 2005
Silo owner and operator, Vrystaat Koôperasie Beperk (VKB), with its head office based in Reitz, recently upgraded its Reitz silo interlocking system to an LG GLOFA PLC, supplied by LS Industrial Systems ...

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Premier Foods Salt River Mill upgrade
September 2005
Premier Foods Salt River Mill has been running for more than 30 years. Essentially the mill converts wheat into flour and is attached to a large Blue Ribbon bakery. The original PLC system architecture ...

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Industrial tablets
September 2005
Futuristix is offering a line of integrated hardware, software and services from Wonderware that combines hardware, InTouch 9.0 HMI software, plant communications capabilities and support services. These ...

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GijimaAst completes copper mine control system upgrade
August 2005
GijimaAst has successfully completed a control system upgrade of Mopani Copper Mine's Cobalt Roaster plant utilising the Siemens PCS7 V5.2 control system and replacing the Foxboro Spec 200. The previous ...

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Reliable silo levels with a PC network
July 2005, VEGA Controls SA
The increased reliability and accuracy of the measurement at RPC Containers has meant the system is now an integral part of material control for this site

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Humidifying control system for eco-friendly cement plant
July 2005, Designs Unique
Designs Unique, a Johannesburg-based company specialising in data acquisition projects, was recently commissioned to install a laboratory humidifying system at the Lafarge Bamburi Cement plant in Mombasa, ...

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New enterprise integration application
July 2005
At a recent series of breakfasts, Futuristix announced the immediate availability of the Production Event Modules and the Wonderware Enterprise Integration Application, as well as the imminent release ...

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