In the manufacturing industry, a decisive shift is underway influenced by the need for better asset performance and optimised resource efficiency. These are the drivers behind the growth of the IIoT and ...
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Emerson’s 2018 EMEA Exchange held at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands, attracted a record number of delegates under its IIoT-themed banner of ‘Connect, Communicate, Create’. As one of the ...
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The profitability of asset-intensive manufacturing companies hinges to a large extent on maximum plant availability with minimal (zero) unplanned downtime. But what is the best approach for the maintenance ...
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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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