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From the Editor's desk: Safety systems and IT in manufacturing highlighted in September
September 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Two of our most popular and topical features run together in this issue. Safety is top of mind at all well-run manufacturing facilities, mostly because it is just so much more efficient, for both personnel ...

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From the editor's desk: The EtherCAT Technology Group is coming to town
August 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
EtherCAT took the Hannover Messe by storm when Beckhoff first introduced it in 2003. Virtually the entire industry visited the company’s booth that year to see what this blindingly fast, yet uncompromisingly ...

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From the editor's desk: Transforming assets into intelligent networks of profitability
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
The fourth industrial revolution will most likely progress through gradual evolution, rather than the sudden cataclysmic disruption of a Brexit event, by contrast. Whether you label it Industry 4.0, ...

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From the editor's desk: Is automation at a crossroads?
July 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
There is little doubt that the concepts of the Industrial Internet of Things have the potential to change the face of manufacturing, but it may take more than just a cursory ‘nip-and-tuck’ to restore ...

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From the Editor's desk: X-Change 2016 with an IIoT message
June 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Two things always stand out for me at Wonderware Southern Africa’s annual X-Change. Firstly, the infectious energy that radiates from delegates and organisers alike; and secondly, the world-class professionalism ...

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From the editor's desk: Emerson Certainty guides Brussels Exchange
May 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
“Our world just got turned upside down,” are the words Emerson Process Management boss Steve Sonnenberg chose to open the keynote address at this year’s Emerson EMEA User Group Exchange in Brussels. For ...

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From the editor's desk: SA manufacturing could benefit from a weak Rand
April 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
A depreciating currency is often an exporter’s dream. Therefore, in an economy pummelled by weak commodity prices, political backbiting, rampant energy costs and a fix-me-up infrastructure, South African ...

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MRO – the many options
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
What is your approach to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and plant condition monitoring? Every type of plant is different, and their approach will also be dictated by the staff and engineers available, ...

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From the editor's desk: Where did the Internet of Things come from?
March 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Years before the first message was ever sent over the Internet, English mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing (Enigma) hypothesised a world of smart connected machines all capable of communicating ...

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From the editor's desk: Blood Moon rising
February 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
At its perigee, the moon appears larger and brighter to observers on earth since the lunar distance has reached minimum inflection in its elliptical orbit around our planet. When this coincides with a ...

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From the editor's desk: A fresh new face and a proud relationship
January 2016, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Welcome back after the holidays and all the best for 2016 from the team at SA Instrumentation and Control. We trust you are all well refreshed after the December holidays and ready to face the challenges ...

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From the Editor's desk: Time for a break
December 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Another year has flown past and holiday season is upon us again, time to swap the business suit for the bathing variety and enjoy some hard-earned relaxation in the beautiful African sun. It’s been quite ...

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From the editor's desk: 3-D virtual reality offers training and much more
November 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
At the recent SAIMC Gala Dinner, after-dinner speaker Pieter Geldenhuys captivated the audience as he described the impact that the technologies of the future will have on our lives. Star of the show ...

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From the editor's desk: The day we interviewed the future
October 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
A ray of hope cut through the fog of bad news that afternoon at Wits University. Motion Control editor Kim Roberts and I were on campus to interview three teams of third-year engineering students, all ...

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