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ESG as a growth lever
August 2026, RS South Africa
Leading organisations are treating ESG not as a compliance obligation but as a practical tool for operational efficiency, supply chain resilience and business performance, with data and collaboration central to unlocking its value.

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Preparing Africa’s data centres for the demands of autonomous AI
August 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Africa’s data centre infrastructure must evolve significantly to support agentic AI workloads, with GPU-intensive computing, advanced cooling and reliable power demanding a fundamentally different approach to facility design and investment.

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Virtualising the control room to reshape building management systems
August 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric explains how virtualising building management systems frees facilities teams from ageing hardware, delivers stronger cybersecurity and enables portfolio-wide control from a single interface.

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AI infrastructure solutions for data campus
August 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric and Motivair deliver more than $290 million in power and cooling infrastructure for TeraWulf’s AI-ready Lake Mariner data campus.

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Africa’s data centre evolution: AI, edge computing and new energy demands
August 2026
With less than half a gigawatt of active white space capacity serving over a billion people, Africa’s data centre sector faces a stark gap that AI’s surging power and cooling demands are set to widen. Vertiv and Open Africa Data Centres unpack how modularity, edge computing and smarter energy strategies could change the equation.

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How data and AI are unlocking South Africa’s next mineral frontier
August 2026
Data, AI and blockchain are reshaping how mining companies explore, extract and prove the provenance of resources, opening a new frontier for South Africa’s mining sector.

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Luna Rossa partners with Siemens for 38th America’s Cup
August 2026, Siemens South Africa
Siemens details how Luna Rossa is using digital engineering and simulation tools, from CAD to structural optimisation, to design a faster yacht for the 38th America’s Cup.

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AI is raising South Africa’s cybersecurity stakes
August 2026
As AI accelerates both the sophistication and scale of cyber threats, South African organisations face significant gaps in cloud security, data governance and identity management that need to be addressed before AI capabilities are further embedded into business operations.

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How modern EAM is becoming the driver of productivity, resilience and sustainability in mines
August 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Modern enterprise asset management is turning maintenance from a routine function into a strategic priority, helping mines extend the life of ageing infrastructure while improving productivity and safety.

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Physical AI solution with potential to transform South African manufacturing
August 2026
NTT DATA and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling have deployed physical AI in an industrial assembly environment, embedding intelligence into production workflows to improve quality assurance and cut deployment timelines significantly.

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AI has an energy problem but Africa has an opportunity
August 2026
Africa’s abundant renewable energy resources and largely unbuilt infrastructure put it in a unique position to power the growth of AI data centres sustainably, provided energy solutions are designed to match the scale and flexibility that AI demands.

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Decoupling software from hardware for future-proofed process automation
August 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric explains why decoupling software from control hardware helps industrial operations modernise without disrupting production or replacing existing infrastructure.

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Advancing high-performance motorsport design
August 2026, Siemens South Africa
Siemens explains how its simulation software is helping motorsport engineering group ORECA speed up vehicle design and optimise composite structures for its Le Mans hypercar programme.

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AI could help relieve pressure on electrical design engineers
August 2026
A global survey of 1267 electrical CAD users across 40 countries reveals widespread concerns about workforce shortages, knowledge retention and productivity, as organisations increasingly explore AI-assisted tools to improve engineering efficiency.

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Next-gen infrared imaging software?
August 2026
Optris has launched Optris Connect, a software platform for PI and Xi thermal cameras that combines an intuitive interface with multi-camera connectivity, simplified configuration and integrated error reporting, available free of charge without a licence or subscription.

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Dynamic control of industrial solar plants and energy storage systems
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2026, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice
Spanish group, Power Electronics uses Beckhoff embedded PCs and TwinCAT software to achieve switching times of 110 ms across solar and battery storage systems, enabling the delivery of grid support services that command higher energy prices.

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Turning digital transformation into sustainable performance
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2026
[Sponsored] The path to sustainability runs through better operational intelligence. A South African wastewater project demonstrates how digital technologies are making sustainable operations more practical, scalable and resilient.

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A software-based controller for the industrial future
August 2026, Phoenix Contact
With Virtual PLCnext Control, Phoenix Contact is launching a software-based controller solution that enables flexible automation functions in virtualised IT environments.

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Overcoming the bottling industry’s fragmented visibility
July 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa, Electrical Power & Protection
Beverage bottling facilities are among manufacturing’s most energy-intensive environments, yet many still operate without granular insight into where that energy goes. Rezolia Muller-Potluri of Schneider Electric explains how tiered metering architecture and advanced

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Advancing intelligent apparel manufacturing with industrial AI and humanoid robotics
July 2026
Jack Technology, a global maker of industrial sewing equipment, has chosen Siemens software and engineering tools to bring artificial intelligence and humanoid robots into apparel production, aiming to shorten development cycles and lift manufacturing efficiency.

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