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Yokogawa digital plant to accelerate green hydrogen revolution
July 2026, Yokogawa South Africa, Electrical Power & Protection, IT in Manufacturing
Yokogawa explains how a digital plant approach and autonomous operations can integrate the full green hydrogen value chain, from renewable power generation to end-use applications, and why digitalisation and system integration are central to making green hydrogen viable in South Africa.

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Next-generation autonomous mobile robots from Omron Robotics
July 2026, Omron Electronics
The new LD-150 and LD-300 autonomous mobile robots from Omron Robotics offer higher payload capacity and advanced navigation in a compact footprint, with wireless inductive charging and fleet management integration to support high-throughput material transport in demanding production environments.

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ElectroMechanica reintroduces TechTop to Southern Africa
July 2026, ElectroMechanica
ElectroMechanica has officially restored a vital pillar of the southern African motor market, announcing its appointment as the exclusive SADC-wide agent for TechTop.

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DriveRadar and AI provide smarter maintenance in tough mining conditions
July 2026, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE’s DriveRadar system has already embedded AI into predictive maintenance for African mining operations. Jonathan McKey explains how the system monitors external conditions, interprets data and tells operators exactly how much longer a drive can run safely before intervention becomes necessary.

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Engineering simplicity: shaping the future of valve automation
July 2026, Festo South Africa, Valves, Actuators & Pump Control
Festo’s VTOP pneumatic assembly offers a streamlined approach to managing pneumatic and electrical interfaces at the valve assembly.

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XTS for highly efficient end-of-line packaging of beverage bottles
July 2026, Beckhoff Automation
Italian machine builder Clevertech used Beckhoff’s XTS linear transport system to help a Dutch distillery double its bottle packaging throughput to 225 bottles per minute while cutting format changeover times from 30 minutes to just seven.

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Control systems, remote monitoring and human skills in the food sector
June 2026, Industrial Wireless
The convergence of specialist skills and advanced technology is becoming critical, a trend underscored by two recent projects completed by Associated Energy Services in the food manufacturing sector.

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Motion control for flight simulators
June 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Motion Control & Drives
Turkish specialist, SANLAB is a leader in motion platforms and simulation technologies. At the heart of these platforms are application-specific servo drives, servomotors and industrial PCs for real-time control, which are supplied by Beckhoff.

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Conductivity sensing as a cornerstone of South Africa’s water smart industry
June 2026, ifm - South Africa, Sensors & Transducers
South Africa’s engineers operate at the intersection of resource constraint and industrial ambition. Few parameters illustrate this balancing act as clearly as water quality. Whether in municipal treatment works, food and beverage plants or mining operations, the ability to measure water quality accurately and continuously has become non-negotiable.

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Jendamark catalyst shrinking technology leverages SEW-EURODRIVE precision
June 2026, SEW-EURODRIVE, Motion Control & Drives
[Sponsored] Innovative technology for shrinking catalytic converters, designed and built in South Africa by Jendamark Automation for the global market, relies on the precision of SEW-EURODRIVE’s highly dynamic servo-geared units and software.

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How to size and select a servo motor
May 2026, Festo South Africa, Motion Control & Drives
Festo highlights some factors to consider in the process of sizing and selecting a servo motor effectively to ensure optimal performance, reliability and energy efficiency.

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Dynamic control of industrial solar plants and energy storage systems
May 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical Power & Protection
Spanish Group, Power Electronics has demonstrated its comprehensive expertise in sustainable energy supply in over 3000 solar and energy storage projects with a total installed capacity of 120 GW. To control its modular systems, the company relies on open, high-performance Beckhoff control technology.

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Loop signature Part 2-4: Feedforward Control: Part 3
May 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
In the previous articles in this series, the basic theory behind feedforward control was discussed, and it was also shown how to apply feedforward in practice. In this article, it will be shown how well feedforward can work in practice by giving a couple of examples.

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Engineers, AI and the risk of cognitive surrender
May 2026
AI will have a significant impact on how engineering work gets done in the future, but the cognitive implications of continued AI use are serious.

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Reinventing grain silo management
April 2026, VEGA Controls SA
The VEGAPULS 6X radar sensor is designed for continuous level measurement to help overcome the challenges faced by storage in grain silos.

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Trends in humanoid robots
April 2026
Humanoid robots are increasingly viewed less as futuristic prototypes and more as a practical route to bring artificial intelligence into human-designed environments.

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Four futures for AI: The choices we need to make now
April 2026, IT in Manufacturing
AI is everywhere and its implications are now structural. The question is no longer whether AI will matter, but what kind of society it will shape.

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Modular control platform for the hydrogen industry
April 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical Power & Protection
With a seamless modular control solution from Beckhoff featuring over 500 data points and numerous ELX series terminals with intrinsically safe interfaces, Greenlight Innovation is breaking new ground in hydrogen testing.

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Loop signature Part 2-3: Feedforward Control: Part 2
April 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
Feedforward control tuning is not nearly as critical as feedback tuning, and fairly simple models are usually fine for the purpose in hand.

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Proactive treatment of industrial boiler water
March 2026
As water treatment is a critical aspect of industrial boiler management and potentially one of the greatest operational risk points, AES relies on close partnerships with third-party industrial water treatment specialists. These act as important safety nets.

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