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The AI skills every engineer now needs
I&C February 2026
To use AI responsibly and effectively, you need at least a basic understanding of how they work and where they can fail. Generative AI then becomes a powerful assistant; without it, you are effectively ‘prompting and praying’, exposing yourself to errors and professional embarrassment.

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How to protect your industrial network
I&C February 2026, RJ Connect, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
Network security is no longer a matter of preventing hacking or data breaches. Traditional defence mechanisms for perimeter protection may not fully address internal threats or device-level vulnerabilities alone.

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Elevating analogue signal processing
I&C February 2026, Endress+Hauser South Africa
The RN Series from Endress+Hauser is a powerful and relevant solution for analogue signal processing and conditioning.

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Lifting the lid on bulk packaging
I&C February 2026, VEGA Controls SA
Authorities impose strict requirements on pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging. Choosing the right instrumentation, such as VEGA’s VEGAFLEX 83 for level measurement, helps manufacturers navigate the challenges with accuracy, reliability and compliance.

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The next generation of inductive scanning encoder solutions
I&C February 2026, ATI Systems, Sensors & Transducers
With the launch of the ECI 1122 and EQI 1134 rotary encoders, positioning specialist, HEIDENHAIN has introduced a new benchmark in inductive scanning technology that raises the bar for motion control and precision automation.

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Machine health monitoring with ifm
January 2026, ifm - South Africa, IT in Manufacturing
With ifm’s machine health monitoring, early signs of wear can be detected and unexpected failures prevented. Combined with equipment preventive maintenance software, interventions can be scheduled proactively to avoid costly downtime.

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Powering Africa’s sustainable mining
January 2026, VEGA Controls SA, Level Measurement & Control
At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, one theme rises above all others, progress through precision. For VEGA, a global leader in process instrumentation, this mission aligns perfectly with its core purpose, which is turning measurement into meaningful progress.

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PCS Global delivers turnkey MCC installation in Botswana
January 2026, PCS Global, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers
PCS Global is delivering a turnkey containerised MCC installation for a major copper mining operation in Northwest Botswana.

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SEW-EURODRIVE transforms drivetrain uptime
January 2026, SEW-EURODRIVE, Motion Control & Drives
The DriveRadar IoT Suite from SEW-Eurodrive is an ideal solution for industrial condition monitoring. This powerful ecosystem of intelligent sensors, edge devices and cloud-based analytics ensures that customers have full visibility and control of their operations.

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PC-based control for flat wire motors for electric vehicles
January 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Motion Control & Drives
Special machine manufacturer, ruhlamat Huarui Automation Technologies has unveiled the second generation of its mass production line for flexible stators with bar winding (pins). This enables an extremely short production cycle and line changeover times, supported by PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff.

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Heavy impact, smart control
January 2026, Axiom Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Hydraulics
Every now and then a project lands on your desk that’s equal parts heavy machinery and fine control - a tantalising mix for any engineer. A client approached Axiom Hydraulics with a project exactly like this.

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Pneumatics makes a technological leap with the proportional valve terminal
January 2026, Festo South Africa, Motion Control & Drives
Festo continually makes bold technological leaps to keep pace with global advancements. Controlled Pneumatics is redefining the boundaries of compressed air technology to meet the demands of today’s most advanced applications.

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Driving fluid power forward
January 2026, News
The National Fluid Power Association is developing its latest Industrial Technology Roadmap for 2025, showing how hydraulics and pneumatics are changing to meet new industrial demands.

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World’s hottest engine
January 2026, Motion Control & Drives
Scientists have built the world’s smallest engine. It’s also the world’s hottest. It could provide an unparalleled understanding of the laws of thermodynamics on a small scale, and provide the foundation for a new, efficient way to compute how proteins fold.

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PC-based control optimises robotic parts handling on plastics machinery
I&C February 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
NEO is a cartesian robot developed by INAUTOM Robótica in Portugal for parts removal on plastics machinery. Its aim is to increase system productivity. NAUTOM Robótica has entered into a strategic partnership with Bresimar Automação to increase the working speed of the cartesian robots using advanced control and motion solutions from Beckhoff. The result is a comprehensive, future-proof automation solution for its entire family of cartesian robots.

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Iritron and Schneider Electric expand strategic mining partnership
November 2025, Iritron , News
Iritron and Schneider Electric are rapidly expanding their Mining, Minerals & Metals partnership across key mining regions in Africa.

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The role of analogue gauges in a digital world
November 2025, SA Gauge, Pneumatics & Hydraulics
With so much focus on digital systems, remote monitoring and automation, it’s easy to assume that traditional analogue gauges have become outdated. Yet if you step into almost any plant, mine or processing facility, you’ll still find them in daily use, quietly doing their job without fuss.

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Case History 200: The final case history – desuperheater control problem.
November 2025, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
For this final article I have chosen to relate a problem that existed in a desuperheater temperature control on a boiler in a petrochemical refinery.

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PC-based control technology in additive manufacturing
November 2025, Beckhoff Automation, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking
As an open control platform, PC-based control supports different engineering approaches, including low-code programming. The machine builder, Additive Industries uses this to create the code for the TwinCAT runtime of its 3D printers.

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SEW-EURODRIVE drives innovation at automotive plant
November 2025, SEW-EURODRIVE, Motion Control & Drives
[Sponsored] A major automotive manufacturer in Gauteng has boosted its operational efficiency, safety and energy savings with the installation of SEW-EURODRIVE’s advanced MOVIGEAR mechatronic drive system in its newly expanded buffering zone.

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