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 ...
AI module improves industrial production December 2019, Rockwell Automation Industrial workers can now use the data from their equipment more easily to predict production issues and improve processes with their existing automation and control skill set. The new FactoryTalk Analytics ...
Tailor-made intralogistics solutions harness scalable control and drive technology January 2020, Beckhoff Automation RO-BER Industrieroboter of Kamen, Germany, develops automation solutions based on area and linear gantry robots for intralogistics. These solutions, including the new Twin-Gantry robot system, are characterised ...
Festo’s digitalised product world January 2020, Festo South Africa HoloLens, mobile phones, 3D printing and smart glasses – the gadgets that captured the public imagination in the blockbuster movie ‘Back to the Future’ over 30 years ago have now become a reality, all thanks to digitalisation.
Electromechanical motion products for the machines of today January 2020, Parker Hannifin Sales Company South Engineers from the older generation will remember the days when machine design had to be based around catalogued electromechanical actuators.
Siemens contributes to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s digitalisation vision January 2020 The Nairobi Bottler’s Embakasi Plant based in Nairobi, Kenya, a fully owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), received a Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) training rig from Siemens Digital ...
Four key factors to consider when choosing devices for the control cabinet November 2019, RJ Connect Drawing from over 30 years of experience in providing reliable products for industrial control cabinets, Moxa has identified the following four key considerations for choosing the best control cabinet ...
Saryx helps Transnet achieve ROI through scada modernisation November 2019, Saryx Engineering Group Saryx Engineering has set the bar high in terms of scada modernisation and standardisation. So much so that the company won ‘Best Control & Information Implementation’ in recognition of a project with ...
Standardisation of ABInBev automation on three Tanzanian breweries November 2019, Process Dynamics Process Dynamics has a long history within the brewing industry. The company has completed a number of projects for SABMiller and when the company was bought by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInBev) in 2015, ...
VinFast deploys Siemens technology to deliver cars ahead of schedule November 2019, Siemens Digital Industries VinFast, Vietnam’s first volume car manufacturer, has successfully produced its first cars ahead of schedule using Siemens’ portfolio of integrated software and hardware. By deploying its portfolio, Siemens ...
The complexity of water management in mines October 2019, Endress+Hauser South Africa Industries across the globe are encouraged to reuse water as much as possible, and therefore a 'zero liquid discharge' policy has already been implemented by various companies in different sectors.
PC-based control platform optimises water treatment product dosing October 2019, Beckhoff Automation Clean water is vital in both consumer and commercial areas, including numerous industrial applications, such as mining, petroleum refining and groundwater remediation, in addition to residential applications
Rockwell Automation walks the Connected Enterprise talk October 2019, Rockwell Automation The Connected Enterprise is Rockwell Automation's vision for seamless integration across all divisions of the organisation to enable more efficient decision making through access to the power of information based on real-time data.
