Retrofitting machines affects safety March 2012, SICK Automation Southern Africa When does a substantial and thus CE-relevant transformation apply?
The EU Machinery Directive, MD 2006/42/EC, is addressed to all manufacturers and distributors of machines, including operators that ...
Conveyor control system from ifm elecronic March 2012, ifm - South Africa, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) In the mining industry there are many conveyors that transport the raw material from underground facilities to the processing plant. The mineral bearing rock has to be moved over a long distance via robust ...
PSY Systems: variable frequency induction furnace controls upgrade at Zimalco March 2012, PSY International Zimalco, a division of the Zimco Group, is a leading South African producer of industrial and base minerals. Its products are used, amongst other applications, to dope bulk aluminium products to change ...
Beckhoff flights the machine February 2012, Beckhoff Automation Airlink’s Jetstream 41 trainer uses PC-based control from Beckhoff Automation to manage the I/O on a locally designed flight simulator
Plant modernisation without downtime needs careful planning February 2012, Schneider Electric South Africa Managing control system upgrades.
Technology continues to evolve rapidly, so industry is continually seeking to keep pace with new trends in control systems. This need is well understood by manufacturers ...
Compact distributed I/O for plant and machinery construction February 2012, Siemens South Africa The Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its Simatic ET 200 distributed I/O product family with a new generation of devices. The new Simatic ET 200SP distributed I/O is based on a scalable ...
Hybrid Automation: High-tech control system maintains water neutrality for Unilever February 2012, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Hybrid Automation The new Unilever plant at Riverhorse Valley produces well-known brands such as Knorr, Robertson’s, Knorrox, Aromat and Rajah. The factory has been designed with sensitivity towards sustainable systems ...
New SI programme from Rockwell Automation February 2012, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation has launched a Recognised Systems Integrator Programme, along with a new online Partner Locator tool, to enhance the benefit of the company’s substantial Partner Network specialists. ...
Optimising the cost of steam generation January 2012, Yokogawa South Africa The benefits of measurement in cogeneration and captive power boiler applications
Kairos Control Systems: Taking systems integration one step further January 2012, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Kairos Control Systems was founded in 2006 with the primary focus of harnessing the multiplicity of benefits offered by automation system products in order to maximise production in South African factories.
The ...
Control loop case history 123 January 2012, Michael Brown Control Engineering I was recently requested to do a control performance audit on a mine situated in the Sahara Desert. The mine is run by expatriates from South Africa, Australia, USA, Philippines, France, Germany and Britain ...
Cube Technologies assists with boiler control December 2011 A successful Cube Technologies Australian project is now a client reference site.
Australian Country Choice (ACC) is a vertically integrated supply chain organisation dedicated to the supply of high ...
Autotronix: controlling and reducing energy costs at Silicon Technology November 2011, Autotronix Silicon Technology is situated at Ballengeich, south of Newcastle, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The plant produces ferrosilicon, an alloy of iron and silicon, for the steel industry where it is used in ...
SMS Industrial Services: turnkey solutions make life easier for customers November 2011 Founded in 1999, SMS Industrial Services specialises in the supply of control systems and instrumentation engineering services from consultation through final commissioning and handover to the general ...
Automation upgrade at Sebokeng wastewater plant October 2011, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Sewage effluent treatment capacity increased from 65 to 100 Megalitres per day with help from InTouch and the ArchestrA platform
Schneider Electric SA talks water October 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa Advanced process control achieves energy saving in the water treatment industry.
Globally, water has become a strategic resource. The specific challenges – such as access to clean drinking water, water ...
