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Remote I/O modules provide flexible options for distributed applications
July 2026
Dinkle International is now stocking the iO-GRID NEMO industrial-grade remote input/output modules, offering support for five leading industrial Ethernet protocols and a range of discrete channel configurations for distributed automation applications.

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Local energy solutions rewiring resilience across Africa
July 2026, News
Engineers across Africa are developing practical, scalable energy and mobility solutions supported by the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.

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Daudin expands fieldbus modular remote I/O series
July 2026
: The Dinkle iO-GRID X modular remote I/O family is now available, offering fieldbus coupler modules for major industrial Ethernet protocols, and over 20 types of I/O modules to help integrators and equipment builders create flexible, efficient control systems.

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Siemens and HighByte partner to scale industrial AI
July 2026, Siemens South Africa, IT in Manufacturing
Siemens is expanding its Industrial Edge ecosystem through a partnership with HighByte, enabling customers to connect, contextualise and transform data from operational technology and information technology sources to build AI models and applications at scale.

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Automotive Ethernet media converter
July 2026
HMS Networks has introduced its first automotive ethernet product under the PEAK brand. The PAE-Media Converter is a compact device designed to connect automotive Ethernet (100BASE-T1 or 1000BASE-T1) with standard Ethernet (100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T) networks.

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3D electrical systems design workflow for electromechanical innovation
July 2026, Siemens South Africa, IT in Manufacturing
Siemens has announced new 3D electrical design capabilities within its Capital software, enabling electrical and mechanical engineers to work concurrently in a shared 3D environment to reduce late-stage design changes and accelerate time to market for complex electromechanical products.

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Long-distance signal delivery is critical to rail safety
July 2026, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
A remote monitoring specialist explains why fibre optic technology is increasingly replacing copper cabling in safety-critical railway signalling systems.

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Building efficiency into cement production with SCADA and IIoT
July 2026, Adroit Technologies
For decades, Adroit Technologies has worked alongside leading cement producers, helping them gain greater visibility into their operations through advanced SCADA and IIoT solutions.

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Loop signature Part 2-5: Interactive control systems
July 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering
Feedforward control was explained in the previous loop signature articles. One of the examples used was feedforward control of load changes on a heat exchanger when variations occurred in the flow of the process fluid through the exchanger.

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Integrated automation systems in poultry feed production
June 2026, Adroit Technologies
South Africa’s poultry industry is increasingly turning to advanced automation systems to optimise operations. Working in partnership with Adroit Technologies, leading poultry supplier Sovereign implemented the Mitsubishi Adroit Process Suite across a key feed production facility, creating a scalable, integrated system capable of supporting both current operations and future expansion.

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Why secure industrial communication depends on deployment as well
May 2026
The Industrial Security Harmonisation Group has released a joint industry perspective highlighting a critical truth in industrial cybersecurity: secure communication is not determined by protocols alone, but by how they are deployed and managed in real-world environments.

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A single platform for all automation functions
May 2026, Beckhoff Automation
The introduction of TwinCAT in 1996 marked a decisive evolutionary step for PC-based control. Today, the TwinCAT platform combines all automation functions in a strictly deterministic real-time environment, from PLC and motion control through CNC and measurement technology and beyond, to vision, robotics and pioneering AI tools.

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Loop signature Part 2-4: Feedforward Control: Part 3
May 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice
In the previous articles in this series, the basic theory behind feedforward control was discussed, and it was also shown how to apply feedforward in practice. In this article, it will be shown how well feedforward can work in practice by giving a couple of examples.

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Control Station and Dimension Software partner to connect control performance monitoring with enterprise operations intelligence
April 2026
Control Station has entered into a strategic technology partnership with Dimension Software, a leading provider of industrial operations management platforms. The collaboration connects Control Station’s PlantESP control loop performance monitoring platform with Dimension Software’s Asset Intellect operations intelligence environment, enabling manufacturers to operationalise control performance insights across their organisations.

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PCIe digitiser cards for optimal GHz signal acquisition and analysis
April 2026, Vepac Electronics
The addition of two new PCIe Digitiser cards from Spectrum Instrumentation extends the company’s flagship M5i series to deliver optimal GHz signal acquisition and analysis capabilities.

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Precise, synchronised control for automated steel mesh handling system
April 2026
Automation specialist Hambi Maschinenbau has developed a world-first system that automates the cutting, handling and stacking of heavy reinforcing steel mesh – a task that previously required up to six human operators.

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Loop signature Part 2-3: Feedforward Control: Part 2
April 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice
Feedforward control tuning is not nearly as critical as feedback tuning, and fairly simple models are usually fine for the purpose in hand.

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Upgrading radiological surveillance systems in nuclear facilities
March 2026, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Nuclear plant operators face an uncomfortable reality. Many of the control and monitoring systems still in use today were never designed to support the full operational lifespan of the facilities they serve.

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Next-level CAN Software enables easy access to CAN XL
March 2026, Industrial Data Xchange (IDX)
With the release of its PCAN-Explorer 7, PEAK delivers a major update that adds full support for CAN XL, multiple symbol files per connection, Python scripting and flexible licensing including floating licenses.

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Loop signature Part 2-2: Feedforward Control: Part 1
March 2026, Michael Brown Control Engineering
Feedforward control is a powerful technique that can dramatically improve control variance in cases where load changes cause big deviations from setpoint and the actual process dynamics are too slow to allow the feedback controller to operate fast enough to catch these disturbances.

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