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A one-stop-shop for industrial communication
August 2025
HMS Networks has announced that Red Lion and N-Tron are officially product brands. For thousands of automation engineers and system integrators worldwide, this means that scalable industrial solutions for cloud connectivity, edge intelligence, asset management, industrial Ethernet switches, panel meters and operator panels are now available from one trusted source.

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Cost-effective industrial PoE injector
August 2025, Vepac Electronics
The Edimax IGP-203IT from Vepac Electronics is an industrial PoE injector that not only delivers a cost-effective solution for power distribution, but also allows seamless deployment on an existing LAN infrastructure.

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Harnessing the power of OT networking
August 2025, RJ Connect
Businesses are increasingly embracing IT/OT convergence to stay ahead and capitalise on advantages such as smarter factories and higher efficiency. This article provides practical insights and guidance to help you navigate these challenges effectively.

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PC-based control for advanced hydrogen storage technology
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Beckhoff Automation
Sufficient storage options for renewable energies are essential to use them as efficiently as possible. GKN Hydrogen offers a particularly compact and safe option, low-pressure metal hydride hydrogen storage systems with PC-based control from Beckhoff.

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Power over Ethernet splitter without electric cabling
August 2025, Vepac Electronics
The GP-101ST Gigabit PoE (Power over Ethernet) Splitter from Vepac Electronics delivers both data and electrical power to non-PoE Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet-enabled products such as network cameras and wireless access points, using an Ethernet cable, without the need for power outlets and electrical cabling.

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Beckhoff’s XPlanar boosts productivity in medical device assembly
July 2025, Beckhoff Automation
The intelligent transport system, XPlanar from Beckhoff provided the basis for an innovative system concept allowing the specialists at Automation NTH to reduce the space requirement of an assembly machine for medical diagnostic devices by a factor of 10.

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Comprehensive solutions for the food and beverage sector
June 2025, RS South Africa
RS South Africa is reinforcing its commitment to the country’s dynamic food and beverage sector, backed by a comprehensive portfolio of over 800 000 products, extensive technical expertise and end-to-end service capabilities.

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Case History 198: Cascade control overcomes valve problems
June 2025, Michael Brown Control Engineering
A large petrochemical refinery asked me to perform an audit on several critical base layer control loops. This article deals with a problem found on a valve controlling the flow of fuel to a heat exchanger.

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Improved networking technology for fire and gas detection
May 2025, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Critical alarm and event management technology supplier, Omniflex has worked with the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation to upgrade equipment providing digital and analogue signals for its safety critical fire and gas alarm systems.

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PC-based control for fertiliser
May 2025, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice
On a farm in the USA, valuable ammonia is extracted from slurry and processed into ammonium sulphate. NSI Byosis has transformed this complex process into a flexible modular system. This modular approach requires an automation solution with flexible scalability in both hardware and software, which this Dutch company has found in PC-based control from Beckhoff.

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Loop signature 28: Things to consider when tuning.
May 2025, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice
I was giving a course at a remote mine in the middle of the Namibian desert. We were discussing tuning responses, and as I always do on my courses, I mentioned that in my opinion ¼ amplitude damped tuning is not desirable, and is in fact not good.

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How industrial network design impacts ESG commitments
April 2025, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
In safety-critical industries like nuclear, petrochemical and oil and gas, installing a new industrial cable network is an extremely complicated task. Gary Bradshaw, a director of industrial network specialist, Omniflex explains why this is often unnecessary as plants are likely to have existing cabling capable of being used to create new industrial networks.

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Minelert industrial solutions
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
Profitek provides cutting-edge industrial networking, automation and IoT solutions for harsh environments.

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The ultimate industrial LoRaWAN gateway
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
The GW-101-LORA-4AO is the ultimate industrial LoRaWAN gateway, combining advanced IoT connectivity with expandable I/O.

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Industrial Power-over-Ethernet DC injector
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
The ML-NET-INJECT series sets the standard for industrial PoE, featuring IP68-rated RJ45 connectors and military-grade components for extreme reliability.

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Industrial networking IO-Link
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
Balluff IO-Link Network Modules enable seamless, intelligent communication between sensors, actuators and control systems. Designed for Industry 4.0, they provide real-time data exchange, simplify wiring, and enhance diagnostics.

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Hirschmann Lemur PoE Light Management Series
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
The Hirschmann Lemur PoE Light Management Series provides intelligent power and lighting control for industrial environments as an edge switch.

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Hirschmann MSP Modular Series
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 Show Preview
The Hirschmann MSP Modular Series is a scalable networking solution designed for adaptability and high performance in industrial applications.

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PC-based automated production system for photo calendars
April 2025, Beckhoff Automation
Producing up to 1800 photo calendars per hour using more than 90 servo axes, Durrer Spezialmaschinen develops a wide variety of special-purpose machines from the design phase to commissioning. A new production system for photo calendars proves the importance of comprehensive motion control expertise, with AM8000 servomotors and AX5000 servo drives from Beckhoff used for over 90 dynamically controlled axes.

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Beckhoff’s TwinCAT Vision functionality extended
April 2025, Beckhoff Automation
The Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Vision software portfolio offers additional image processing functions and extra options for camera integration.

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