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Beckhoff Automation and EPLAN present Process 4.0 – the first ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ seminar for ­process in South Africa

March 2018 News

This 2018 series of breakfast seminars is aimed at industry segments such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, water and wastewater, food and beverage, mining and metals, plastics, woodworking, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and pulp and paper.

Process 4.0 is the next-generation of process automation and seminars and will cover the following topics: integration of HART devices through FDT/DTM into PC-based control systems; ultra-thin integration of intrinsically safe field devices; multi-touch control panels and panel PCs for hazardous locations; big data analytics; and remote data access in the cloud.

Dates and venues are as follows:

• Durban – 23 July.

• Cape Town – 25 July.

• Secunda/Sasolburg – 26 July.

• Johannesburg – 27 July.

Attendance is free of charge and will earn CPD points.

For more information contact Aimée Schumacher, Beckhoff Automation, +27 (0)11 795 2898, [email protected], www.beckhoff.co.za



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