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Rope access used for maintenance at 30 m high chemical reactor
October 2019
When a major petrochemical producer in Mpumalanga recently had to carry out routine maintenance on a 30 m high chemical reactor, it opted for rope access for speedy ingress, as opposed to the traditional ...

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Emerson's Flow Lifecycle Services Centre earns certification
October 2019, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson’s Flow Lifecycle Service Centre, based in Dubai and serving customers in the Middle East and Africa region, has received accreditation for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from the International Accreditation ...

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Johnson Controls launches Technology Contracting in Africa
October 2019
Governments and businesses in Africa are making sizeable investments in smart buildings, precincts and cities. However, ‘smart’ is not easy to do. To address the growing challenge of planning, integrating ...

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RS introduces new MakerBot Method 3D printer
October 2019, RS South Africa
RS Components has introduced the latest version of the MakerBot 3D printer – the MakerBot Method – which has been designed to bridge the gap between industrial and desktop 3D printing. The unit targets ...

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From the editor's desk: IT-OT integration becoming a must, but there are challenges
October 2019, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
We’re seeing the insecurity around digital transformation start to fade as the history of case studies builds to show how enlightened manufacturing companies have applied the ideas to rationalise their ...

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South Africa sets plans in motion with new LNG import terminal
September 2019
State-owned freight logistics firm, Transnet, said on Tuesday that it had signed a cost-sharing agreement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to conclude a feasibility study ...

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Emerson completes acquisition of Zedi’s software and automation businesses
September 2019, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson has announced the purchase of Zedi’s software and automation businesses. The addition of Zedi’s cloud supervisory control and data acquisition (scada) platform will further enable Emerson to help ...

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ETG conducts first Safety over EtherCAT Plug Fest
September 2019
The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) recently held its first Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) Plug Fest with great success. Numerous manufacturers of EtherCAT safety master and slave devices came to Verl, Germany, ...

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Endress+Hauser strengthens ­expertise for advanced analysis
September 2019, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Endress+Hauser has expanded its centre of competence for advanced analysis in Lyon, France. The Group invested €2 million in a new production facility and office space to meet growing demand in the area ...

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Festo inspires with smart digital solutions at the Automation Expo
September 2019, Festo South Africa
Festo hosted the first leg of the Automation Expo in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre, while the second took place in Port Elizabeth at the Boardwalk Convention Centre. Both ended on a high ...

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AVK Academy gains traction in Africa
September 2019
The Academy, the training arm of AVK Southern Africa, has taken the Group’s training into Africa. With training on basic and advanced valve fundamentals recently concluded at Mulonga Water and Sewerage ...

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WearCheck acquires reliability testing company, boosts services
September 2019, Wearcheck
Durban-based condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, has bought Anglo Field Services (AFS), which adds three new established divisions to the company’s comprehensive reliability solutions portfolio, ...

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Siemens South Africa puts Smart City vision into action
September 2019, Siemens South Africa
Fourteen months ago, Siemens installed a microgrid at its headquarters in Midrand and data shows it is using 50% less supplied energy, drawing it from solar resources instead. By extracting energy off ...

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Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies in Africa’s manufacturing environment
September 2019
African manufacturers are aspiring to raise their standards and increase the efficiency of their enterprise operations. To discuss the rising prevalence of technology within the industrial realm, the ...

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Regulation of motor efficiency could help stabilise SA’s power supply
September 2019, WEG Africa
South Africa could go a long way to cut the risk of future load-shedding by adopting a minimum efficiency performance standard (MEPS) for electric motors. According to Fanie Steyn, manager rotating machines ...

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Process 4.0 Breakfast Seminar Series 2019
September 2019, Beckhoff Automation, VEGA Controls SA
Beckhoff Automation, in partnership with VEGA, are proud to present the second South African Process 4.0 Seminar for industry. The 2019 seminars are aimed at industry segments such as oil and gas production, ...

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IS3 partners with Izinga Integrated Solutions
September 2019
On 24 July, IS³ – Industry Software Solutions and Support welcomed Izinga Integrated Solutions as a strategic solutions provider for AVEVA’s asset performance management (APM) Solutions. Izinga is a ...

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See the latest development in LabVIEW 2019 at the Test Dynamics roadshows
September 2019
Test Dynamics is hosting a series of roadshows during September and October to share the latest developments in LabVIEW 2019. The half-day training/information sessions will discuss the technologies that ...

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Skyriders makes short work of storage tank maintenance project
September 2019
Rope access made quick work of a major tank inspection and cleaning project for a large South African petrochemical producer when Skyriders Access Specialists deployed a team to the tank, which measures ...

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