Pie in the sky?
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Actum Electronics    Unit A8, The Stables Business Park, 13, Third Road, Linbro Park. Tel: (011) 608 3001, Fax: (011) 608 1819, [email protected], www.actum.co.za       Afrilek Automation Cnr Fleming Road ...
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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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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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Most potential users of industrial wireless networks will probably pick one of the two mainstream wireless technologies and accept that the choice is mutually exclusive – either ISA100.11a or ­WirelessHART.
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For this year’s scada review we have updated questions in line with changing technology trends and have published supplementary online resources for added reader value.
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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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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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Following our article in the February 2014 issue of SAI&C we asked industry specialists how C&I engineers should approach a project where ARP 0108 is applicable.
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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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A new edition of ARP 0108: Recommended Practice – regulatory requirements for explosion ­protected apparatus is imminent.
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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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