System Integration & Control Systems Design


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Quo Vadis the role of the systems integrator
May 2004
With widely varying plant processes and improved (but more complex) control systems there will be a need to increase the skills of the SI engineers, making their services even more in demand by industry

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SI tip for laser distance sensors
May 2004, Temperature Controls
Baumer Electric, the suppliers and manufacturers of a large variety of sensors, has offered the following useful information on how to use sheet glass, acrylic (or any other transparent sheeting) as a ...

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Specialist Control Engineering - system integrator profile
May 2004
SCE was found in 1991 and has been involved with a wide variety of engineering solutions for plant automation, process- and telemetry control applications in various sectors of the industry. The company ...

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Altech Informatics now a Rockwell SI
May 2004, Power Electronics / Power Management
Altech Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multibillion rand JSE-listed Altech group, has concluded an agreement with Rockwell Software to become an official integrator of that company's plant ...

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AST Integrated Production Solutions
May 2004
AST Integrated Production Solutions (IPS), a business unit of the AST Group, has positioned itself to provide customised manufacturing consulting services based on its industry knowledge and experience ...

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Online automated production allocation solution
May 2004, Protea Automation Solutions, Asset Management, Products & Solutions
SimSci-Esscor, an operating unit of Invensys, has announced the release of a new online automated production allocation solution that includes the newest version of its industry-leading performance-monitoring ...

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SI makes quality official
April 2004
Twelve years of compliance with international quality standards put leading safety manufacturer, MSA Africa, on a sound platform for achieving its latest SABS/ISO 9001:2000 listing. All companies listed ...

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SI strong on diamond mines
April 2004
Two high-profile contracts at cross-border diamond mines have been awarded to B&W Instrumentation & Electrical. In Namibia, B&W, in a joint venture with ABB Namibia, has started work on a coveted electrical ...

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Jendamark Automation - SI profile
March 2004
At Jendamark Automation there is only one thing we seek to understand better than machines – people! We make it our business to get to know the people we deal with, to understand their expectations and ...

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Cutting losses by improving the performance of base layer controls
March 2004, Michael Brown Control Engineering
This article was recently published in a leading magazine serving the pulp and paper industry - however, I think many of the regular readers of my articles will find it interesting. Few people are aware ...

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Festo Systems department - producer, supplier, integrator
January 2004, Festo South Africa
The Festo Systems department has installed several large motion control systems in South Africa recently, predominantly valve terminals, pneumatic systems and PLC-controlled systems in the automotive, ...

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AST achieves full integration for Ticor South Africa
January 2004
The AST Group has successfully completed the implementation of an information system for Ticor South Africa for its ilmenite smelter, which included the scoping, planning, development and implementation ...

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SSE completes DWAF telemetry project
December 2003
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) selected Specialist System Engineering (SSE) to supply and install an advanced telemetry system for monitoring and control of the water network in and around ...

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Portable control engine and a universal programming environment
November 2003
The PACSystems family features a single control engine and a universal programming environment providing portability across multiple hardware platforms to deliver a convergence of control choices

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Largest Profibus FDT/DTM system installed in SA
November 2003, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Mondikraft's Richards Bay mill is to implement some of the latest control system technology to enhance the intelligence of field instruments used in its RB720 project, scheduled for commissioning in the ...

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DeviceNet-ready control equipment range
November 2003
The range of core products offered by Omron include integrated DeviceNet interfaces. These products include PLCs, I/O units, programmable terminals (operator interfaces), DeviceNet wireless links, temperature ...

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Control loop optimisation in a chrome plant: Case History 74
November 2003, Michael Brown Control Engineering
I often feel that I am a lone voice 'crying in the wilderness' about the abysmal state of control in most plants worldwide. It really pleases me when I can produce supporting evidence from other people ...

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AMR Automations - system integrator
October 2003
AMR Automations was established in 1996 focusing on PLC and scada projects. Currently its team of programmers and engineers offer turnkey solutions from factory floor to management level. The company ...

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RTU/PLC integrated intelligence
October 2003, Access Control & Identity Management, Security Services & Risk Management
The Scadapack PLC/RTU Series is now available with an integrated spread spectrum wireless transceiver with a value adding GSM-SMS utility. This simplified panel design eliminates the need for separate ...

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Wireless instrumentation backbone implemented in SA
October 2003
The new wireless instrumentation concept launched by Elpro Technologies from Australia is solving problems in mobile applications in SA. UniTemp has received orders from both the beer industry and the ...

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