Abacus Automation October 2011, Abacus Automation, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) First of a kind integration for Umgeni Water.
Umgeni Water is a purifier and distributor of potable water to the greater Durban Metropolitan and surrounding municipalities. The waterworks facility at ...
Process Dynamics October 2011, Process Dynamics Extensive processing experience in the food and beverage industry benefits clients.
In 1997 the hardware and equipment manufacturing division of Alfa Laval Automation was acquired by ABB, while David ...
Human factors engineering September 2011 Operator up-skilling key to prevent critical problems in the oil and gas industry.
“Operators on oil and gas platforms need to interact with the process automation systems more reliably in order to reduce ...
Tell-tale tail lights September 2011, PSY International PSY systems introduces visible speed indicating system for automobiles.
The T3L from PSY Systems is a visible optical speed indicating system that contributes to road safety by allowing motorists to ...
Streamlined control system design September 2011, Rockwell Automation Advancing technology and changes in industry standards have resulted in single-system platforms for safety and standard control becoming easier and more cost-effective to design, implement and maintain. ...
Welkom Industrial Controls September 2011 Keeping maintenance to a minimum with integrated solutions.
Welkom Industrial Controls (WIC) recently upgraded the scada system of a major mining house from Wonderware’s Intouch to the ArchestrA System ...
Systems Anywhere September 2011 Tongon Gold Mine benefits from Systems Anywhere’s scada and Expert System.
Randgold Resources is an African focused gold mining and exploration company with listings on the London Stock Exchange and ...
Control loop case history 120 - Control loop optimisation: theory versus practice September 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering Virtually all feedback control courses worldwide are presented theoretically. This is understandable, feedback control theory was largely developed back in the early 1900s by some of the world’s leading ...
Systems Automation & Management August 2011 Software standardisation adds flexibility and easy upgrade to plants such as concentrators.
In March 2009, Systems Automation & Management (SAM) embarked on an 18 month contract to provide all the software ...
Omron delivers for Sovereign August 2011, Omron Electronics Cost savings, easier control system design and smaller control panels are just some of the important benefits that have been enjoyed by Sovereign Labelling Systems.
Sovereign Labelling Systems manufactures ...
Honeywell boosts reliability and asset management solutions August 2011 Honeywell has announced the expansion of its Reliability and Asset Management solutions portfolio with the launch of the new Asset Manager R400, helping customers in traditional vertical sectors integrate ...
Iritron July 2011, Iritron Overcoming physical distance to implement successful installation.
Despite separation by a distance of over 16 000 km and a time difference of nine hours, Iritron has beaten the odds on a project to ...
PSY Systems July 2011, PSY International Glass producer gets tough on energy savings.
Clayton Glass UK’s core business is supplying the building trade with a variety of single or double glazed safety glasses. Safety glass is made by toughening ...
Honeywell's predictive control in mining July 2011 Profit Controller has helped mining companies improve production rates by up to 10%.
According to Honeywell, mining companies have increased production rates by as much as 5% – and in some cases, 10% ...
Rockwell Automation's optimised compressor solution July 2011, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation won the tender to upgrade the compressor systems at Harmony Gold Mining’s (Harmony) number 7 and 8 shafts in Evander in mid-2010. The upgrade was the result of the mine’s optimisation ...
Yokogawa's building automation solution July 2011, Yokogawa South Africa Automated HVAC control systems are designed primarily to control equipment usage, exhaust of contaminants and manage scheduling. As buildings become more intelligent, it is becoming common to see these ...
Control loop case history 119 - Tricky temperature control problems July 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering The problem
I was recently commissioned to investigate a heating problem by a client who tests ore samples by heating them to various temperatures. The heating rate is defined by either step changes ...
Autotronix June 2011, Autotronix, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Helping Rand Water control the pH at the Zuikerbosch Purification Station.
Rand Water is the largest bulk water utility in Africa and one of the largest in the world, purifying and providing bulk potable ...
