The IIoT edge is evolving January 2020, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) In its IIoT context, the edge is traditionally understood to be a kind of half-way point between the plant and the cloud. Physically hard to define, the edge acts as a repository for data collected from ...
Rockwell Automation named a leader in Manufacturing Execution Systems January 2020 Rockwell Automation has announced its recognition as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems for the second consecutive year. Since the 2018 report, Rockwell Automation ...
SKF acquires industrial AI company January 2020 SKF has signed an agreement to acquire Presenso, a company that develops and deploys artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance software. Presenso’s capability enables production plants ...
Bosch Ulwazi hosts 2019 Engineer in Training function January 2020 Bosch Ulwazi’s 2019 Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Conference was recently held in Mt Edgecombe. At this annual event, graduates are given an interactive platform to showcase the knowledge and skills they ...
Smart cities embrace 4IR January 2020, Schneider Electric South Africa Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply. Driven by the advanced technology of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), ...
North American EtherCAT Plug Fest offers opportunities January 2020 The 2019 North American EtherCAT Plug Fest recently took place in Denver, USA. Numerous well-known manufacturers of EtherCAT devices came together over two days to test the interoperability of their products ...
EM Bloemfontein offers accredited training courses January 2020, ElectroMechanica The Bloemfontein branch of supplier ElectroMechanica (EM) plans to make significant inroads in the Free State region thanks to its fully-equipped training facility, focusing mainly on automation products ...
Cummins boosts production at two glass manufacturers January 2020 Standby power systems from Cummins are providing extra protection at two glass-manufacturing facilities in Lahore, Pakistan, allowing production lines to always be on, and operations to continue seamlessly ...
Schneider Electric announces local manufacturing and reduced lead times January 2020, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric South Africa has announced that its PIX Easy Air Insulated Switchgear, previously 100% internationally manufactured, will now have a 68% local finishing process, reducing the customer ...
F’SASEC launches second training centre at Sedibeng TVET College January 2020, Schneider Electric South Africa Representing an important milestone in its access to education journey, the French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre (F’SASEC) network has launched a second practical training laboratory ...
SEW-Eurodrive supplies Movigear units for German project January 2020, SEW-Eurodrive SEW-Eurodrive has supplied 64 Movigear servo motors from its Cape Town branch to a major OEM based in Paarl, H.G. Molenaar, which in turn supplied a weighing conveyor system to a German-based leader in ...
BMG’s bearing focus January 2020, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG BMG’s comprehensive range of bearings extends from precision miniature bearings used in machine tools and electronics applications, to giant size bearings that meet the demands of steel and mining industries.
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The future calls for efficiency January 2020, Endress+Hauser The demand for raw materials is rising, which means reserves should be dwindling. Producers around the world are thus working toward the goal of generating more with less. The result, which seems contradictory ...
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Have you ever looked back on a year and wondered how you survived it? For the majority of South Africans, 2019 started benignly enough, cosily wrapped in the blanket of Ramaphoria that ...
Company profile: BAMR January 2020, BAMR BAMR is a Cape Town-based company that supplies, repairs, services and calibrates instruments, especially in the coatings, corrosion, physical paint testing and allied industries. It has been the supplier ...
Honeywell helps transform petrochemical operations December 2019, Honeywell ACS South Africa Honeywell has announced that Braskem Idesa has adopted a hands-free, wearable connected technology solution at its plant in Veracruz, Mexico. Honeywell’s Intelligent Wearables will allow Braskem Idesa ...
Rocket car arrives in South Africa December 2019 The Bloodhound LSR car has arrived at Hakskeenpan, the dry salt lake bed in South Africa’s northern Cape province, where over the next month a 25-strong crew will run tests that may see it exceed 800 ...
