SLE5 series label sensor June 2020, Turck Banner The small infrared light spot of Banner’s new SLE5 can quickly detect the gap between opaque labels on clear or opaque backing. The 5 mm slot width and 50 mm slot depth allow precise detection of a wide ...
PC-based control technology for process automation May 2020, Beckhoff Automation Progress is not based on the innovative creation of buzzwords. Unfortunately, the development of enabling technologies in recent decades did not help to raise process automation to an advanced level. ...
PC-based control for Covid-19 rapid testing production lines June 2020, Beckhoff Automation The rapid testing equipment production lines made by Ginolis in Qulunsalo, Finland, have proven themselves in the market for almost a decade. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, previously delivered ...
PCS Global keeps Dairymaid production on track May 2020, PCS Global Commonly known as ‘the smile maker’, Dairymaid’s ice cream has been a favourite in many South African households for the past three decades. Keeping the factory running and ensuring the quality of the ...
The efficient and easy to configure DALI-2 lighting solution May 2020, Beckhoff Automation The TwinCAT 3 Lighting Solution, which is easy and convenient to configure via Excel files, simplifies all work steps from engineering to maintenance. All typical lighting controls are integrated in the ...
Flexibility of PC-based control minimises development times May 2020, Beckhoff Automation The outbreak of Covid-19 in China created a massive demand for masks and other medical products. Xiamen Booltech recognised the need to produce N95 masks, which provide protection for both medical staff ...
Water management from Siemens optimises flood control April 2020, Siemens Digital Industries The Erftverband is an organisation that includes municipalities, counties, industry and utilities, and as a public corporation it is responsible for cleaning private and industrial wastewater along the ...
Enabling an energy-efficient HVAC system for a hypermarket March 2020, RJ Connect Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort. HVAC systems are mostly used in hypermarkets to provide shoppers comfort and acceptable ...
Machine-level block I/O devices February 2020, Siemens Digital Industries Concepts for new machinery and plants are becoming increasingly distributed. Control cabinets are getting smaller, or even disappearing completely, and I/O systems which used to be deployed in the control ...
All-rounders EHL handles projects from conceptualisation to completion December 2019, EHL Consulting Engineers EHL is an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM), and engineering, procurement and construction services (EPCS) company that began operating in 1980.
Manager of automation at EHL, ...
Oven control by Hybrid Automation December 2019, Hybrid Automation Hybrid Automation was approached by one of its clients, a leading South African FMCG company, to provide an automated solution for an existing plant in the factory. Being a popular confectionary manufacturer, ...
PC-based control decorates plastic lids and containers December 2019, Beckhoff Automation In-mold labelling (IML) is ideally suited to meet today’s customer requirements in the plastics industry, especially in the packaging segment.
Project-based learning challenges the modern engineering student December 2019, Test Dynamics Projects that inherently challenge students to use innovative design thinking often involve interacting with an unknown process or device. Students are encouraged to understand the unknown through theory, ...
FieldEcho: the future of integrated IO-Link technology December 2019, SICK Automation Southern Africa Integrated IO-Link technology that enables full data accessibility and transparency across all platforms is here with the FieldEcho from SICK Automation. IO-Link is an increasingly used manufacturer-independent ...
