Control loop history 116 January 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering Poor control loop strategy: minimum flow control.
The universal, almost complete lack of knowledge of practical control never ceases to astound me. Very few people have any understanding of the basic ...
Matrikon Moore - extensive offering and tailored solutions bring repeat business December 2010, Moore Process Controls A well established systems integrator brand in South Africa since 1985, Moore grew its market offering further five years ago when international integrated industrial intelligence specialists, Matrikon, ...
Hybrid Automation - hands-on involvement sets the team apart November 2010, Hybrid Automation Engineering solutions company Hybrid Automation was started by owner Sachin Singh in October 2005 in response to the need he identified for a Siemens system integration service provider. Based in River ...
Festo - focused on quality products and automation solutions November 2010, Festo South Africa Festo was founded in Germany in 1925 and currently has 13 500 employees globally. The company focuses on two sectors – automation control systems integration and turnkey solutions. Didactic is responsible ...
Mine water pH adjustment November 2010 Mine underground water, process run-off and underground clarifiers and settling ponds suffer from pH difficulties. These arise from the different water uses and the characteristics of the different mining ...
Nanodac recorder/controller November 2010, Protea Automation Solutions Eurotherm’s nanodac recorder/controller offers graphical recording combined with PID control. The compact ¼ DIN panel mount unit offers four high accuracy universal inputs for data recording and control. ...
Control loop case history 115 November 2010, Michael Brown Control Engineering Frequency analysis: auto and cross correlation. Introduction by Michael Brown
I recently spent two days with Dave Ender of Techmation in Phoenix, Arizona. It was an arduous trip taking approximately ...
Autotronix keeps the water flowing for Rand Water and Umgeni Water October 2010, Autotronix, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Autotronix is a leading system integrator in southern Africa, engineering small to multimillion Rand projects for diverse industries in the region. In a short space of time, it has established itself ...
Cube Technologies - leveraging IP and experience to deliver systems October 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Cube Technologies was started in 1990 by group CEO Dirk Swart, under the banner of Distribution Control Systems (DCS). DCS was integrator and technology partner for ORSI Automazione SpA (DCS and MES supplier ...
Wiri Oil turns to Honeywell September 2010 In an effort to improve process efficiency and replace ageing control hardware, Wiri Oil Services upgraded to Experion PKS
Terminal automation no longer optional September 2010 Owners/operators should apply automation in the specific areas where it promises the best return on investment
Adroit and Beckhoff split the atom September 2010, Adroit Technologies, Beckhoff Automation The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation project involved the development and measurement of maximum sustainable I/O throughput between the Adroit scada and the Beckhoff TwinCAT PLC control software
Abacus Automation - innovation and ethics are the hallmark of our success September 2010, Abacus Automation, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Established in 1995 in KwaZulu-Natal, Abacus Automation is a Siemens preferred systems integration provider of automation and drive products. Current business development director, Warren Scott, started ...
Altech Alcom Matomo - communications anywhere September 2010 Motorola SA, a US-owned company, was a well-known fixture in the South African communications field in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1985 the company was sold to Allied Technologies (Altech), which was later ...
Shell buoys global agreement September 2010, Emerson Automation Solutions Emerson selected as main automation contractor for Shell floating LNG facility.
Emerson Process Management has been appointed by Technip Samsung Consortium to serve as main automation contractor for ...
Control loop case history 114 September 2010, Michael Brown Control Engineering Protuner tuning in practice
Case History 113, published two months ago described the theory behind the Protuner tuning methodology. But how well does it work in real life? This article describes just ...
More manganese for metals market August 2010, Iritron Two years ago Assmang decided to increase the mining and processing of manganese ore from its Nchwaning II and III mines, located at Black Rock in the Kalahari, about 80 kilometres from Kuruman. Sechaba ...
