IT in Manufacturing


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Providing secure access to ­manufacturing data
March 2014, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Protecting the networks in industrial operations through a defence-in-depth security approach.

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SNMP on network computers
February 2014, RJ Connect
Gain cross-platform efficiency for monitoring and control.

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Real-time analytics for industrial batch ­processes
February 2014
Companies that utilise batch manufacturing processes for specialty chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, biotech products and other products can utilise data that is already being collected to make real-time ...

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Revolutionary changes to process information intelligence
February 2014, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released FAST/TOOLS R10.0, the latest version of a web-based real-time operations management and visualisation software package that brings revolutionary changes to real-time process information intelligence.

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Timely contextualised plant-level information to the mine
February 2014
Exxaro’s Grootegeluk mine opts for intelligent production reporting with help from Wonderware.

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Factory Widgets does it for ­productivity at ­ArcelorMittal
January 2014
ArchestrA adds value by collating and displaying near real-time KPI information on desktops.

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PlantPAx provides flexibility in mining solution
January 2014, Rockwell Automation
Plant control and reporting from Rockwell Automation drives sustainability at Gold Fields.

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iQuest integrates KEPServerEX for augmented reality
January 2014
Kepware enables iPads and iPhones to turn any plant floor into a data-rich environment.

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Yokogawa upgrades service solution
January 2014, Yokogawa South Africa
As part of its VigilantPlant Services (VPS) initiative, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has released an upgraded VPSRemote service solution. VPSRemote is a solution for the remote monitoring ...

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Protect industrial control ­systems from cyber attack
December 2013, RJ Connect
Moxa’s solution for gigabit industrial cybersecurity.

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Wonderware’s thin client solution at BASF
December 2013
Stand-alone office PCs are rarely, if ever, suited for the industrial environment, not only in terms of their potential for failure in demanding operating conditions, but also because of the consequences ...

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Creating high performance ­buildings for success
December 2013, Schneider Electric South Africa
The larger and more economically viable a city is, the more buildings and infrastructure it has. Ironically it is also these structures that sap a city of its energy and a business of its profitability. ...

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To OEE or not to OEE? That is the question
November 2013
The value of the OEE metric for continuous process industries has increasingly come under the spotlight in recent times. Is OEE a valid metric for industries where process back-up and redundancy are part of the basic design and where clear constraints cannot be easily determined?

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Altech selects Siemens for ­Manufacturing Execution System
November 2013, Siemens South Africa
Simatic IT will optimise set-top box production at Africa’s premier facility.

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Imana Foods migrates to Wonderware’s latest MES solution
November 2013
Upgrade allows automation of manufacturing processes.

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Enabling business value for utilities
November 2013
Data analytics can drive down costs and improve service delivery.

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Why separation of control and business networks is critically important
November 2013, Proconics
Traditionally, control system networks were based on proprietary protocols and infrastructure. While cost and complexity were detrimental factors, the advantage of these systems was an inherent level ...

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SmartStruxure Lite
November 2013, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has launched the ‘lite’ version of its SmartStruxure solution, providing a fast way to future-fit and retrofit small to medium sized buildings for HVAC control, lighting and metering. ...

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Automation poses opportunity not threat to labour
November 2013
“If business automation is causing job losses and redundancy of staff, you’re doing it wrong.” So says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of software development company Framework One. He was responding to recent ...

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Ethernet for machines and robots
November 2013
OEMs are increasingly using industrial networks to connect their HMIs, controllers, distributed I/O, instruments and sensors to each other within a machine or a robot. As a consequence, Ethernet is quickly ...

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