Powerful and versatile IIoT controller February 2024, ifm - South Africa The IIoT controller from ifm is a powerful, communicative and flexible PLC solution in machine and plant digitalisation.
MCCs for local and international markets November 2023, Iritron With a history of delivering large engineering projects globally, Iritron has over 20 years’ experience in designing motor control centres (MCCs) built to the highest international specifications.
Deep learning based component inspection in the automotive industry September 2023, Beckhoff Automation Achieving the shortest possible inspection times – even when working with different components – is paramount when it comes to series production. This is precisely what stoba Sondermaschinen achieved with its optical inspection system, which is based on deep learning, and features the Beckhoff XPlanar planar motor system at the conveyor system core.
Case history 189: Poor furnace temperature control. September 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice Many process engineers do not appreciate the importance of flow loops in their unit controls. A senior process engineer once told me that flow loops need not be tuned well, as they generally have little effect on the more important and much slower loops like temperatures and pressures.
PLCs and PACs simplify data acquisition August 2023 Data acquisition, data logging and data analysis are required functions for most modern industrial control systems. The simplest and lowest cost way to provide these functions is often by using the same platform that’s providing real-time control, namely the PLC or the programmable automation controller.
Enhanced perimeter defence solution August 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions Emerson is improving perimeter security for the DeltaV distributed control system with its new NextGen Smart Firewall, a purpose-built control system firewall designed to provide easy-to-install and maintain perimeter security for all industries.
ABB supports National Water Week May 2023, ABB South Africa The automation level in the water industry needs to improve to cope with the increasing demand for fresh and clean water. This is the message from technology leader ABB during Water Week, which was held from 20 to 26 March.
Automation system for lithium refinery June 2023 Valmet will deliver a Valmet DNA automation system to a lithium project run by Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber in Kokkola, Finland.
Think neo – a new world of process control Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Siemens South Africa
Control technology is crucial for gaining a competitive edge in the process industry. Enter SIMATIC PCS neo: the innovative ground-breaking process control system by Siemens, completely rethought, and ...
Compact edge PC Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Phoenix Contact The EPC 15XX PLCnext Edge PC provides extended functionality for full IT/OT convergence. The system offers a monitoring or data analysis solution that enables data interpretation through simple dashboards. ...
PLC with integrated cloud services Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Vision Automation Unistream Cloud series PLCs with built-in, no-cost cloud services are an industry first. Each UniStream Cloud PLC is supplied with a pre-paid five-year Start-up Subscription plan with no monthly subscription ...
Loop Signatures 17 - How to make a bad valve into a good valve. April 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice People often have little realisation as to how badly a faulty valve can affect the performance of the control of the loop. So how can one make a real valve with its problems into a perfect valve? The answer is simple. One makes use of a technique called cascade control, whereby a second controller is used to control the flow of fluid through the valve.
Combining real-time I/O sensing with control Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Opto Africa Holdings With reliability, innovation, and quality as its benchmarks, Opto Africa provides products that combine real-time I/O sensing and control with the connectivity many of today’s projects require. These ...
Automation technology for PLCnext Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Phoenix Contact
PLCnext Technology is the ecosystem for industrial automation consisting of open hardware, modular engineering software, a global community, and a digital software marketplace. Using the broad portfolio ...
It’s time to simulate Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Siemens South Africa Siemens’ simulation for automation is your ideal gateway to the digital transformation. Thanks to this modular portfolio, companies can approach simulation step by step, focus on the areas that are most ...
New IoT device to enhance industrial automation systems Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview Industrial Shields has partnered with Weidmuller to develop Weidos, a micro-PLC designed to increase the efficiency and productivity of industrial automation systems. The microcontroller design is based ...
New all-in-one controller Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Stock Electronics The new XL Prime all-in-one controller from Horner is the upgrade to the highly functional XL Series. The controller features an 800x480 TFT touchscreen display with five programmable function keys. A ...
Emerson to automate ethane cracker April 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions Emerson is to provide automation technologies, software and analytics from its Plantweb digital ecosystem for the Golden Triangle Polymers Project, a world-scale integrated polymers facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Case history 186: Don’t always trust valve position feedback signals March 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice I recently encountered an interesting problem in a minerals recovery processing plant. The loop in question was a gas flow control to a burner. The operators reported that the loop cycled badly in automatic, and was very difficult to control manually. The C&I technicians had tried all sorts of tunings without any improvement.
