November 2023: Feature Articles
- How lighting solutions support lean manufacturing processes
- New IO-Link master future-proofs pneumatic valve systems
- Precise part machining
- Thor’s hammer of pneumatic knockers
- Case History 190: Measurement problem ruins level control.
- Megatrends shaping the auto industry
- How to look after your pressure gauge
October 2023: Feature Articles
- 20 years of EtherCAT
- Getting results with process optimisation and AI
- Ice cold optimisation
- Loop signatures 20: The great deceivers.
- Multifieldbus supports all major Ethernet protocols
- Unlocking the potential of industrial AI
September 2023: Feature Articles
- Case history 189: Poor furnace temperature control.
- How to build an agile, sustainable company in South Africa
- Products talk to products, systems talk to people
- PC-based automation of a 24/7 automated convenience store
- Rocket science by ARCA
August 2023: Feature Articles
- Mission-critical cybersecurity
- PC-based control technology for vehicles converted to electric drives
- Sustainability through optimisation
- The critical role of process automation in solar farms
- VEGA expands radar portfolio for factory automation
- Automation for smart factories
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023: Feature Articles
- Automation of a test rig for wind turbines
- Biggest magnet in the world
- Data synchronisation in wind farms
- Gear business driven by sustainability
- Going underground for energy storage
- Hydrogen: the key to energy turnaround
- World’s largest concentrated solar farm
- Digital transformation for sustainable manufacturing
- The greenhouse of the future
- The battery of the future
July 2023: Feature Articles
- Case History 188: Process gain – an important dynamic.
- How WEG VSD technology can help deal with loadshedding
- Next-generation industrial Wi-Fi
- Optimising processes through predictive analytics
- Pushing past the brink
- Realising the fully digital process plant
- The power of unified namespace in the digital era
- The control giant from Duisburg
June 2023: Feature Articles
- 70 servo axes synchronised in real time
- Chip-based EtherCAT optimises field communication
- Digital controllers: Part 9 - Integral or reset windup
- How Danone SA pulled off its new automated palletising system
- Sensors help increase protein production
- 30 technology companies leading the way in 2023
- A little piece of excellence
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Visitors' Guide: Feature Articles
May 2023: Feature Articles
- Beckhoff’s XPlanar greatly increases testing capacity and throughput
- Case History 187 - Integrating or self-regulating or both?
- Connecting robot accessories to any industrial network
- New flushing ring design
- Paving the way for way for ultra-fast sustainable computers
- Simplifying documentation for the world’s smartest heavy industries
- Ethernet to the field for process plants
April 2023: Feature Articles
- Following trends: What technology is worth your time and effort?
- How to slash your energy consumption costs
- Loop Signatures 17 - How to make a bad valve into a good valve.
- Unplanned shutdowns are an insult to professionals
- Upgrading safety-critical alarms
- UJ and Schneider Electric launch 4IR Experience Room
- Festo celebrates 50 years in the African market
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview: Feature Articles
March 2023: Feature Articles
- Achieving zero emissions
- An innovative cobot
- Case history 186: Don’t always trust valve position feedback signals
- Futureproofing industrial networks
- Innovative adaptor with added features
- The rise of AI in manufacturing
- When every centimetre counts
- Measuring forces at the detection limit
February 2023: Feature Articles
- A complete control-integrated vision solution from Beckhoff
- Drive-based solutions enhance operational efficiency and safety of machines
- Loop Signatures 16 - Digital controllers: Part 8: The full PID controller and response to setpoint or load changes.
- Magnetic bearings for sustainable compressed air production
- Planning for cloud when there’s no one-size-fits-all
- Tharisa Minerals looks to Zest WEG for electrical equipment
- What’s the difference between round and flat cables?
- Master of all trades
- New guided radar level transmitters
- Increased efficiency in crisps production
January 2023: Feature Articles
- Control loop case history 185: Temperature cascade control on boiler desuperheaters.
- Immersive training for chemicals operators and engineer
- Keeping an eye on production down to the last detail
- ATEQ in pole position for electric vehicle testing
- MESA Africa 2022 year-end conference review
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