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ABB report identifies mine hoist maintenance strategy to help industry boost annual production
September 2024, ABB South Africa
ABB has completed a study to benchmark current hoisting maintenance strategies, observing that, on average, mining companies have the potential to achieve more than a month of additional production time annually by following recommended predictive maintenance strategies.

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Model-based, automated sustainability metric reporting
September 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has introduced new model-based, automated sustainability reporting features within its award-winning EcoStruxure IT data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software.

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How to afford AI
September 2024
AI can improve decision making, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and customer relations. However, it comes at a substantial cost.

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How to manage your digital footprint securely
September 2024
Our expanding digital footprint, including what we share on social media and via email, places us at growing risk of identity theft, data breaches, and cybercrime. Managing your online presence is critical to safeguarding your privacy and security, and it is imperative to take a proactive approach, including the use of robust cybersecurity best practices.

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Strategic approaches to legacy software in manufacturing
September 2024, Editor's Choice
One of the most critical and strategic roles of the CIO (or IT Manager) is to ensure that the business’ information systems and tools are well maintained and up to date. If a critical system fails, the business could come to a standstill, forcing people to scramble and revert to paper-based or backup systems. Even worse, production may stop, impacting the entire supply chain and all of your stakeholders.

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How to manage resilient MRO supply chains
August 2024, RS South Africa
In today’s fast-changing and unpredictable world, maintaining a resilient supply chain for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) is crucial for businesses across various sectors. RS South Africa MD, Brian Andrew shares his top five tips on how to approach and manage MRO supply chains to ensure resilience against future shocks.

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Digital twin technology for optimised asset management and maintenance
August 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
In an era where technological advancements are rapidly transforming industries, digital twin technology is an important industry innovation that promises to redefine asset management and maintenance. It enables organisations, their internal teams, and external partners to stay one step ahead of potential downtime, and even catastrophic failure.

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Reshaping the future of air freight with Siemens software
August 2024, Siemens South Africa
Aerospace company, Natilus has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software. The company is focused on transforming the world’s supply chain with its next-generation blended-wing body aircraft, and through its use of Siemens software it has reduced the development time to build its first prototype aircraft by 50%.

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The power of connected vehicles in shaping the future of mobility
August 2024
In today’s increasingly digital transformative world of mobility, connected vehicle architecture has emerged as a cornerstone of innovation, rapidly transforming how fleet owners interact with vehicles and the ecosystem.

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Accelerating digitalisation across process industries
August 2024, ABB South Africa
ABB has launched Do More With Digital, a global campaign highlighting the opportunities for the process industries to realise their full potential through digital transformation.

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Automation tips for eco-friendly plastic packaging
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2024, Omron Electronics
The urgent need to reduce plastic packaging to alleviate environmental strain is widely recognised. However, the benefits of plastics should not be completely overlooked. To address this, efficient and resource-saving usage is essential.

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Hack-proof measurement technology
August 2024, VEGA Controls SA, Editor's Choice
Users in the process industry have not prioritised cyber security. This might be because they assume the IT department’s responsibility, or they don’t feel directly threatened. However, both attitudes are neglectful, and here’s why: IT security should always be a joint task between IT and OT.

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How manufacturing with AI can drive a sustainable future
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2024
Global warming and the associated reality of climate change are the most discussed outcomes of unsustainable human behaviours. However, global warming is just one of the problems precipitated by the overuse of our natural resources. These must be addressed urgently, in addition to mitigating the cascading effect of global temperature shifts.

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Five steel producers taking action to decarbonise steel production
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2024, Editor's Choice
Steel is crucial for engineering, construction and the energy transition. There is rising demand, but it produces 7% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, by 2030, near-zero emission steel at scale can be achieved by using ambitious, innovative technologies, and collaboration between steel purchasers, producers and companies providing enabling technologies.

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What’s next for artificial intelligence?
I&C July 2024
Generative AI has brought computer intelligence into the mainstream. It has already been helping us power the digital world through search engines, social media, map directions, online shopping, ride-sharing and cybersecurity. But now it’s in the hands of the people. What can we expect from this new era?

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The key to cybersecurity success
I&C July 2024
Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, requiring organisations to recognise that their employees are both their greatest asset and their greatest vulnerability.

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This looks like a job for industrial AI
I&C July 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
Following a recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, industrial artificial intelligence has joined the ranks of the world’s superheroes.

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Modernising world’s best espresso machines
I&C July 2024, Siemens South Africa
Olympia Express, a world leader in handcrafted espresso machines, is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to digitally transform the design and production of its world-renowned espresso machines.

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Pioneering sustainable aviation
January 2025, Siemens South Africa
Sustainable aviation company, Dovetail Electric Aviation, has selected the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software to design zero-emission battery and hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for commercial aircraft.

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Revolutionising traditional DCS architecture
I&C July 2024
SUPCON has unveiled the world’s first Universal Control System (UCS) at the highly anticipated global product launch conference, marking a groundbreaking innovation in the automation sector. This revolutionises the concept of industrial control systems, pioneering a new era in automatic control technology.

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