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COVID-19: social distance monitoring and contact tracing
May 2020, Trigas Agencies
Blackline has come to the fore with the introduction of social distancing monitoring with contact tracing for industry: a safety wearable unit for field and plant users and a smart phone app for everyone ...

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In memoriam: Vivienne Caroline Dorrington - 19 June 1958 – 21 April 2020
28 April 2020, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our CEO, Vivienne Dorrington, after a long and brave battle with cancer. Like her father, Ray Beaumont, who founded Technews Publishing in 1985, ...

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Ventilator from windscreen wiper parts
16 April 2020
A research team at the University of Texas, Austin, is building a ventilator made of cheap, widely available materials to help fill the demand for critical devices that help patients breathe created by ...

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Emerson’s Plantweb digital ecosystem wins 2020 Edison award
16 April 2020, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson’s Plantweb digital ecosystem, which enables manufacturers to realise the benefits of digital transformation, has been named a 2020 Edison Awards winner in the Innovative Services category. The ...

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SKF acquires software development start-up
16 April 2020, SKF South Africa
SKF has completed the acquisition of Form Automation Solutions (FAS), a US-based software development start-up company. FAS has developed GoPlant, a mobile-based asset inspection and data collection solution ...

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From the editor's desk: AI is manufacturing’s new companion
April 2020, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new. In fact, the ideas have been around since the 1950s when Enigma code breaker, Alan Turing, discussed the building of intelligent machines in a scientific paper ...

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Tektronix instruments for UCT electrical training laboratory
April 2020, Comtest
Comtest recently assisted the University of Cape Town (UCT) physics department in refurbishing its electrical training laboratory. All of the existing analogue oscilloscopes were replaced with 132 new ...

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Automotive products for race winning performance
April 2020, SKF South Africa
SKF is a passionate sponsor of global motorsport. Through its Racing Division, the company is involved in all aspects of technical assistance, design and manufacture for motorsport applications. In the ...

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SKF technology for tidal turbine
April 2020, SKF South Africa
SKF has developed a power-train for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, capable of generating 2 MW. SKF has been supplying bearings and components to Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power since 2011 ...

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EM launches 2020 catalogue with 450 new products
April 2020, ElectroMechanica
ElectroMechanica has launched the latest edition of its biannual product catalogue. The catalogue covers a broad range of new developments across each of the various categories. “We place the same emphasis ...

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Africa Automation Technology Fair 2021
April 2020
Positioned as the heartbeat of the industry in Africa, Africa Automation Fair has evolved and transformed to meet the needs of industry and is now named the Africa Automation Technology Fair. Africa ...

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Legrand and EDS-UPS partnership
April 2020, Legrand
Legrand has appointed Engineering Data Systems SA (EDS UPS) as official Legrand uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems partners. EDS UPS, with strong technical capabilities in servicing and supporting ...

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Strategic partnership supports small businesses
April 2020
Small businesses in the local manufacturing industries were recently celebrated for outstanding achievement in Macsteel’s award winning Usizo Supplier Development Programme, run in conjunction with ORT ...

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Actum merges its brands
April 2020, Actum
Over the years, Actum Group has been built through partnerships, collaborations and acquisitions of leading companies with a long history and rich legacy in the industry. These companies include Actum ...

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WearCheck expands in West Africa
April 2020, Wearcheck
Condition monitoring specialist, WearCheck, has upgraded its laboratory in Tarkwa, Ghana to a state-of-the-art testing centre which can now analyse transformer oil, coolant and fuel – amongst a host of ...

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BMG extends transmission range
April 2020, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG has extended its range of power transmission components to include its recently upgraded Fenagrid Premium grid couplings. These taper grid steel flexible couplings accommodate angular, parallel and ...

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Skyriders receives recognition for a customised solution
April 2020
Well known for its innovation in devising customised solutions for specific client requirements, rope-access specialist Skyriders recently received recognition from a major petrochemical producer for ...

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Appointments
April 2020, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff has appointed Brendan van der Westhuizen as support technician.   

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Ice cream factory switches from coal to gas-fired boilers
April 2020
When looking for an efficient solution to switch from its old and inefficient coal-fired boilers, an ice cream factory looked for a trusted product from a reputable supplier. Egoli Gas supplied the factory ...

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Gear reducer improves mine’s performance
April 2020, Bearings International
The outstanding performance of ABB’s Dodge gear reducer at Kwena Coal Mine in Mpumalanga has led to Bearings International (BI) purchasing a second unit to be installed on another key conveyor. Kwena ...

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