Other technologies that are being employed down on the farm include aerial thermal imaging, visual spectrum and near infra red (NIR) imaging, image recognition, autonomous vehicles, robotics and wireless instrument networks
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Technologies like wireless, GPS, laser and radar technology are becoming par for the course in quarrying
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Geothermal energy Let me make it clear from the outset – I am not a geologist. But if you have not noticed, we live on a planet whose core, it is estimated by said geologists, is between 4000°C and 7000°C, ...
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A big thank you to everyone who submitted a scada review response. For this year’s scada review we are happy to welcome newcomer SCADAgroup, to welcome back GE Fanuc and to feature the usual suspects ...
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I was invited recently to participate as a delegate to an overseas event arranged by the South African branch of Siemens Automation and Drives. The itinerary included two days of visits to the company’s’ ...
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The Programme issues guidelines in the form of modules to help partners document the status quo, establish project goals and record project outcomes
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Safety integrity is the likelihood of the safety function being performed satisfactorily when called upon to do so
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The ISA-88 standard (aka IEC 61512), which was first introduced in 1995, has gained wide acceptance in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries as well as in semiconductor manufacture
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As South African energy costs continue to escalate, those local companies that have their eco-ducks in a row will be ready to meet these changes head-on. The companies that do not... well, they probably will not be in business for much longer.
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Before a school-going learner can aspire to a particular career and select an appropriate tertiary education path he or she needs to know that such a career exists. Youngsters of today become aware of ...
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Asset management systems combine capabilities to offer human machine interface (HMI) configuration, device management, configuration and calibration, asset monitoring, optimisation and reporting
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A hundred not out! In this month’s issue we publish Michael Brown’s one hundredth control loop case history. Mike began his new career in loop tuning and optimisation in 1989 when a friend of his, who ...
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