Technews Publishing (publisher of SA Instrumentation and Control) is proud to announce that together with the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG), it will organise a series of breakfast seminars in South ...
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Pervasive sensor networks and ubiquitous connectivity are among the ‘edge’ technologies required to unleash the era of efficient manufacturing proposed by Big Data. The most likely suitor for the connectivity ...
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Since the Stuxnet strike hit the headlines back in 2010, the security of industrial control systems has been called into question. Motivation for an attack can range from the relatively unsophisticated ...
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When Rockwell Automation CEO Blake Moret addressed the media at the opening press event of the 2017 Automation Fair in Houston, Texas, he chose not to dwell on annual reports or the recent run-up in the ...
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In life, they say you are as good as the company you keep. In business, the measure is the quality of the strategic partnerships you nurture. At SA Instrumentation and Control we count ourselves fortunate ...
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During the nineteenth century, the second industrial revolution saw electricity replace steam as the main source of power in industry. The resulting ‘electrification’ of society changed almost every aspect ...
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If analytics are the ‘brains’ behind Industrie 4.0 then smart sensors are the heart and lungs. They are the lifeblood of a modern smart factory; the dataflow that keeps it operating at optimal efficiency. ...
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As the Industrial Internet of Things gains momentum, the sheer quantity of data it brings becomes difficult to comprehend. For instance, it is estimated that one ‘autonomous’ car will consume around 4 ...
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“Organisations which fail to embrace the initiative of Industrie 4.0 risk obsolescence,” warned speakers at the recent Connected Industries Conference at The Dome in Randburg. Keynote presenter Michael ...
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Rockwell Automation University 2017 was held at Emperors Palace from 17-18 May, just days after the massive coordinated ransomware attack that struck in about 100 countries around the world, hobbling ...
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To say that the media hype surrounding the Fourth Industrial Revolution is overwhelming would be an understatement, at least. This is understandable given that the IIoT/Industrie 4.0 era is all about ...
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The subject projects of this year’s Scada Review are a worthy reflection of the effort put in by the respondent end-users, SIs and vendors. It is encouraging to see that even in these times of depressed ...
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