At the latest Johannesburg branch Technology Evening, Ralph Hauselmann from Buhler shared his views on the future of automation.
Ralph Hauselmann receives the SAIMC presenters’ certificate from Alvin Seitz
Historically, the PLC was designed to replace relay-logic targeting the digital control environment while the DCS targeted the analogue control environment. Over time these technologies converged and took on attributes of each other; both can now execute analogue and digital control and have settled into their respective markets dictated primarily by the client.
Schneider award: Debbie Scott looks on while Johan Grobler congratulates Tjego Thejane from the University of Pretoria on receiving the Schneider Electric /SAIMC award for best student in instrumentation and control
According to Ralf, future growth will not come from these technologies, but from decentralised embedded controls. Industrial automation will lean towards nanotechnology and with nanotech wireless sensors (microscopic, low-power, relatively low-cost, multifunction sensors), which will measure almost everything. Coupled with the power and flexibility of the Internet, machine to machine networking and programming with complex adaptive controls and with multiprocessing systems will be achieved.
The presentation ended with a demonstration that illustrated the subject matter.
Read more...SAIMC: Johannesburg branch SAIMC
SAIMC
Jenine Jansen van Vuuren from Comtest delivered a presentation at the SAIMC Johannesburg technology evening, focusing on electric vehicle charging stations and the key metrics that govern their functionality.
Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch SAIMC
SAIMC
At the monthly meeting of the Durban branch of the SAIMC, Smunye Memela, project manager and switch gear specialist at Gubhuza 3 Trading presented on the subject ‘From sensors to insights: predictive maintenance in action’.
Read more...SAIMC knowledge sharing event SAIMC
SAIMC
SAIMC will host a technical knowledge-sharing session by Hendrik Spies from SICK Sensor Intelligence, who will share his insights into ‘From Condition Monitoring to Predictive Maintenance: The Digital Journey’.
Read more...SAIMC Durban
SAIMC
: At the SAIMC Durban monthly meeting, James Adams from Adroit Technologies presented to a full house on the subject of ‘The intelligent factory: AI, digital twins, zero-defect production, and cybersecurity in modern automotive manufacturing’.
Read more...SAIMC: From the office of the CEO SAIMC
SAIMC
AI has become part of our productivity platforms, our operations and our decision making environments. The SAIMC NPC Power Hour series is one such initiative.
Read more...SAIMC: Johannesburg branch SAIMC
SAIMC
The March SAIMC Johannesburg technology event was proudly hosted by Matech and focused on business intelligence made simple.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the publisher and its agents cannot be held responsible for any errors contained, or any loss incurred as a result. Articles published do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to alter or cut copy. Articles submitted are deemed to have been cleared for publication. Advertisements and company contact details are published as provided by the advertiser. Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or veracity of supplied material.
printer friendly version