SA Instrumentation & Control Magazine


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Bühler drives innovation in agriculture and food processing
NAMPO 2025 is set to be one of the most significant agricultural events in southern Africa. It provides a unique platform for Bühler to showcase its advanced solutions that are designed to improve efficiency, sustainability and profitability in the agricultural sector.

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Compact, powerful and green mini-picker
SkyJacks has introduced Jekko’s Mini Picker to the southern African market. This is a compact, highly versatile and environmentally friendly electric mini-picker that is set to redefine lifting capabilities across multiple industries.

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Beckhoff’s TwinCAT Vision functionality extended
The Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Vision software portfolio offers additional image processing functions and extra options for camera integration.

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Latest articles

Schneider Electric appoints Canninah Dladla as cluster president for English-speaking Africa
Schneider Electric South Africa, News

Schneider Electric has appointed Canninah Dladla as its new cluster president for Anglophone Africa.
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Barcode evolution: The smart choice for modern tracking and compliance Part 2
TransLution Software, Industrial Wireless

RFID technology represents an exciting frontier in inventory tracking with its ability to eliminate the need for line-of-sight scanning. By using radio waves to transmit data wirelessly, RFID systems offer the tantalising possibility of simultaneous scanning of multiple items and real-time inventory visibility.
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Festo 100th Anniversary: Celebrating a century-long legacy of innovation and commitment
News

Festo has officially begun celebrating 100 years of groundbreaking technology, commitment and enduring partnerships. To kick off this historic milestone celebration, their Customer Innovation Day and ThankYou Party series brought together customers, partners and employees to reflect on their journey and look ahead to an
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The DeepSeek effect: navigating AI’s new frontier
IT in Manufacturing

DeepSeek has emerged as a game-changer in artificial intelligence, offering a robust platform redefining how businesses approach AI integration. This change is especially important since it opens up AI to a wider range of organisations, including small and medium-sized enterprises that could have previously been priced out of the market.
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Iritron celebrates 25 years of excellence
Iritron , News

When Iritron, a leading provider of engineering and industrial solutions was founded in 2000, it was on the principles of exceptional service and lasting part-nerships. Today, Iritron has grown from a small team of four into a company of over 120 employees, serving clients across South Africa and beyond.
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Bearings International fosters dynamic customer partnerships
News

Bearings International has consistently set the benchmarks in innovation and excellence as a leading distributor of bearings, power transmission and interconnected mechanical consumables that sustainably facilitate and optimise operations for mining and industrial customers across Southern Africa.
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Servo motor series for explosive environments with expanded certification
Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa, Motion Control & Drives

Parker Hannifin’s ongoing commitment to safety and performance in hazardous environments is evident in the new certifications and product improvements for its EY and EX servo motor series.
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Three decades, one Perfect Harmony GH180
Motion Control & Drives

When customers seek to install a new medium voltage variable frequency drive, their priorities are reliability, efficiency and ease of use. Innomotics excels in these areas with its robust product offerings.
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ABB supplies electromagnetic stirrer to world’s largest electric arc furnace
Motion Control & Drives

ABB has secured an order from Çolakoglu Metalurji. for an ArcSave electromagnetic stirrer to be installed on one of the world’s largest electric arc furnaces (EAF)
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Redefining industrial lifting
Motion Control & Drives

The Konecranes S-series hoist redefines industrial lifting through its integration of a ground-breaking synthetic rope with smart features, a lifting capacity of 20 tons, and the ability to adapt to diverse girder configurations.
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Powering sub-Saharan Africa’s energy future
VEGA Controls SA, Level Measurement & Control

Crude oil storage plays an important role in the energy infrastructure of sub-Saharan Africa. The management of crude oil storage in comes with numerous challenges, including safety concerns, environmental conditions and infrastructural limitations.
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Next-generation PLC technology with advanced chatbot functionality
Beckhoff Automation, IT in Manufacturing

Beckhoff is taking automation technology to the next level with TwinCAT PLC++. Both engineering and runtime are noticeably faster, without compromising on TwinCAT’s signature strengths of seamless integration, compatibility and openness.
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Smart video is defining future EV infrastructure
Electrical Power & Protection

With the move away from combustion engines towards electric vehicles, sales of EVs across the world have increased, and with that so has the expansion of its corresponding infrastructure.
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Rittal launches new flat pack IT enclosure solution
Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors

Rittal South Africa, the supplier of IT infrastructure solutions and industrial enclosures, has announced the local launch of the FR IT Rack – a flat-pack IT enclosure solution.
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Power over Internet splitter for reliable power distribution
Vepac Electronics, Electrical Power & Protection

A manufacturing facility requires a stable power supply for its wireless access points mounted across the factory floor. However, these devices do not support direct PoE input. By deploying the IPS-342P PoE Splitter from Vepac, the facility can efficiently convert PoE power from the network switch into 24 V DC output.
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Proportional cartridge valve series is the fastest in its class
Valves, Actuators & Pump Control

Parker Hannifin is introducing the enhanced version of the proportional cartridge throttle valve series, TFP. The new pilot valve further reduces the step response times by up to 30%, making the TFP the fastest valve in its class.
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World’s fastest 16-bit arbitrary waveform generator
Vepac Electronics, Electrical Power & Protection

The ARB Rider AWG-5000 is the world’s fastest 16 bit Arbitrary Waveform Generator, with 6,16 GS/s real time update rate (12,32 GS/s in RF mode) and 16 bit vertical resolution.
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Industrial wireless AP/bridge/client
RJ Connect, Industrial Computer Hardware

The AWK-3262A Series 3-in-1 industrial wireless AP/bridge/client is designed to meet the growing need for faster data transmission speeds through IEEE 802.11ax technology for aggregated data rates of up to 1.775 Gbps.
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