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From the editor's desk: Which industrial wireless standard should I choose?
June 2014, News
It has become obvious that industrial wireless is shaking off the uncertainties that plagued it for the last decade and is taking its place as a viable alternative to traditional copper-based communication ...

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From the editor's desk: iOps emerging an Emerson hero
May 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
I was first introduced to Emerson’s iOps (Integrated Operations) at the 2012 Global Users Exchange in California. At this year’s EMEA Exchange, iOps had elevated itself to centre stage taking pride of ...

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From the editor's desk: ePAC – the evolution of the PAC
April 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
In 2002, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms unveiled the world’s first PAC (programmable automation controller) at an ‘Evening of Imagination’ in Chicago, Illinois. As an evolution of the PLC, it was considered ...

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From the editor's desk: High altitude wind energy could be a winner
March 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Thanks to modern control technology, the kite, that aircraft-like toy that has amused young and old for centuries, is fast emerging as an efficient alternative for wind-based energy generation. By harnessing ...

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From the editor's desk: Industry 4.0 and other highlights
February 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Industry 4.0 – aka the Manufacturing Internet of Things – is a game changer in our never ending quest to improve productivity. Tagged as the fourth industrial revolution, it is the convergence of information ...

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From the editor's desk: New year, new look
January 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Welcome back after the holidays and all the best for 2014. From this year, SA Instrumentation and Control has a new structure but it isn’t a radical change and our focus has not deviated. What we will ...

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From the editor's desk: Honeywell unveils control room of the future
December 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Pride of place at this year’s Honeywell User Group EMEA conference went to Honeywell Process Solutions’ ‘control room of the future’ the platform based on the latest game changing technology releases ...

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From the editor's desk: Emerson dishes a feast at Dallas Exchange
November 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Emerson's Global User Group Exchange is a slick informative affair, one of the highlights of the annual automation calendar. This year saw over three thousand people gather at the Dallas Gaylord Texan ...

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From the editor's desk: The manufacturing Internet of Things will change the face of production
October 2013, News
First the steam engine, second the conveyor belt, third IT, and now, the Internet of Things. Industry futurists are calling it the fourth industrial revolution and it is set to change the face of our ...

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From the editor's desk: SAIMC – the chrysalis emerges
September 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
“We must ensure that the C&I industry’s best interests are represented in all future legislation and specifications. To do this, we must achieve formal recognition from ECSA as the tenth official engineering ...

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From the editor's desk: Virtualisation frees up ­resources in process applications
August 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring
Computer virtualisation is an example of yet another trend from the IT sector that is rapidly gaining acceptance in the more conservative arena of process automation. It is achieved by constructing a ...

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From the editor's desk: Process Expo 2013
June 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
From 21–23 May, Process Expo 2013 showcased the local instrumentation and control industry in one of the exhibition halls at the Nasrec showground. Visually, my impression on entering the hall was that ...

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From the editor's desk: Will a hot new IT trend ­succeed in the process ­industry?
May 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
I learnt a new acronym while editing this issue of SA Instrumentation and Control, BYOD – bring your own device. On further investigation it turns out that, along with cloud computing, it is one of the ...

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From the editor's desk: Technews to introduce guide for industrial wireless
April 2013, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
The SA Instrumentation and Control team has spent the last 12 months learning and researching all we could about wireless sensor adoption in a factory automation context. It was about this time last year ...

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