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