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From the editor's desk: Optimise return on plant assets through Reliability Centred Maintenance
April 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
In an economy that must compete globally, South African producers have to remain competitive in the midst of weak commodity prices, high energy costs, and ageing equipment operated and maintained by a ...

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From the editor's desk: How do you stop a Bloodhound?
March 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
The latest attempt at the land speed record is set to take place next year at Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape. However, the goal of the Bloodhound project is not simply to exceed the current benchmark ...

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From the editor's desk: The next stage of connectivity is all about things
February 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
In his column this month, Jim Pinto predicts that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be instrumental in transforming the next decade. He and his fellow futurists believe that intelligent networks will ...

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From the editor's desk: All the best for 2015
January 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Welcome back after the holidays and all the best for 2015 from the team at Technews. I trust you are all well refreshed after the December holidays and ready to face the challenges of the year ahead with ...

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From the editor's desk: Siemens delivers manufacturing insight against Curiosity's backdrop
December 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
The recent Siemens Future of Manufacturing conference provided a comprehensive overview of the company’s latest technology offerings, as well as some refreshing insight into the challenges currently faced ...

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From the editor's desk: Emerson ingenuity inspires Orlando Exchange
November 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
“Ingenuity shapes the world we live in today,” were the words Emerson Process Management president, Steve Sonnenberg, chose to open the 2014 Global User Group Exchange held this year in Orlando, Florida. The ...

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From the editor's desk: Read the article Find the product
October 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
By the time you receive this issue of the magazine, the Technews IT developers will have put the finishing touches to one of the most significant Internet initiatives this company has ever undertaken. ...

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From the editor's desk: IT in manufacturing stand outs this issue
September 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Cognitive computing Sustainable manufacturing, as defined by the US Department of Commerce, is the creation of manufactured products using processes that minimise negative environmental impacts, conserve ...

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From the editor's desk: Innovation inspired by nature
August 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Biomimicry is a relatively new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve current technological problems. The underlying principle is that nature, ...

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From the editor's desk: A vision of tomorrow’s manufacturing
July 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News
Wikipedia defines Industrie 4.0 as a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government to promote the computerisation of traditional industries such as manufacturing. The goal is the intelligent ...

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From the editor's desk: The wireless generation is upon us
Technews Industry Guide - Wireless 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News, Industrial Wireless
Industrial wireless is predicted to be one of the next inflection points down the evolutionary path of industrial automation, and it’s about way more than just the ‘savings’ on wiring. Today’s technology ...

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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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