System Integration & Control Systems Design


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The expanding scope of automation events and alerts
August 2017
Detecting, reporting, and responding to abnormal situations or events are all important functional elements of a complete process automation strategy. Traditional control systems present this information ...

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Ai2SA integrates weighing machine via Profibus DP
August 2017, Ai2SA
Architects Integrating Industry (Ai2SA) was recently contracted to resolve the integration of Process Automation UniPro 4 weighing units with a Mitsubishi Q-series PLC. The company was called to site ...

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Advanced traffic management system
August 2017, RJ Connect
An advanced traffic management system (ATMS) integrates multiple technologies to monitor and control traffic flow. Real-time traffic data collected from cameras and speed sensors is sent to a traffic ...

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Hybrid safety I/O module
August 2017, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck’s TBIP offers another hybrid safety block I/O module that combines standard and safety outputs in a single device – in this case for Ethernet/IP and CIP Safety. The TBPN model for Profinet/Profisafe ...

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Moore’s integrated solutions find favour in various applications across the globe
August 2017, Moore Process Controls
Moore Process Controls is a privately held company, with a track record spanning 32 years. As testimony to its outstanding delivery record much of the business is from repeat customers – in some cases ...

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Autotronix celebrates 20 years of project engineering and plant control excellence in South Africa and USA
August 2017, Autotronix
Autotronix, a midsize EPC company based in Durban, with offices in Vereeniging, celebrates its 20-year anniversary this year. Launched by project engineers Collin Chetty and Haroon Bassa, Autotronix from ...

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TwinCAT OPC UA: standardised communication with information modelling from controller to cloud
Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things 2017, Beckhoff Automation
As a long-term active partner of the OPC Foundation, Beckhoff was among the earliest adopters to implement the OPC UA standard in many innovative ways.

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Wireless gas detection
July 2017, Pepperl+Fuchs
It is simple to integrate WirelessHART products, and integration in the host is performed in the same way as wired HART devices. This makes it easier for the customer to install, operate and maintain ...

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Scada systems vs IIoT solutions
Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things 2017
In some applications the benefits of an IIoT solution can outweigh those of a traditional scada system.

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Wonderware turns wind into megawatts
July 2017
South Africa’s chronic shortage of electrical energy has prompted the private sector to participate, especially in the areas of solar- and wind-based power generation. With an annualised average wind ...

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Pycom boards and accessories for IoT development
July 2017, RS South Africa
RS Components has announced availability of a range of development boards and accessories from Pycom to support engineers designing for IoT applications. Based on a MicroPython-enabled microcontroller, ...

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Add IIoT to legacy automation assets to reduce unscheduled downtime
Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things 2017
One of the most common questions that manufacturers have for the ARC Advisory Group regarding IIoT project justification is can it help to address one of their primary challenges, unscheduled downtime, ...

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Scada Review 2017
June 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
The subject projects of this year’s Scada Review are a worthy reflection of the effort put in by the respondent end-users, SIs and vendors. It is encouraging to see that even in these times of depressed ...

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Scada Review 2017: Schneider Electric
June 2017, Schneider Electric South Africa
End-user details    Name: Details withheld at reviewer request          SI details    Name: Johan Potgieter    Designation: Service Engineer    Company: Schneider Electric    Phone: +27 (0)11 046 2021    E-mail: [email protected] ...

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Scada Review 2017: Adroit Technologies
June 2017, Adroit Technologies
End-user details    Company: Swaziland Water Services Corporation    Phone: (00268) 7802 8124       SI details    Name: Craig Webber    Designation: Systems Technician    Company: Vanguard Projects    Phone: +27 (0)13 ...

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Scada Review 2017: Wonderware
June 2017
End-user details    Name: Details withheld at reviewer request       SI details    Name: Details withheld at reviewer request       Product details    Product name and version: Wonderware System Platform 2014R2 ...

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Right time, right message
May 2017, Siemens South Africa
Specialty chemicals manufacturer optimises production with efficient alarm management.

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Intelligent automation
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview
CT Control Systems offers intelligent automation solutions. Visit Stand G06 to find out more about the company’s services, which include turnkey industrial automation projects, electrical control and ...

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Data acquisition and reporting software
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Adroit Technologies
Adroit Technologies develops award-winning real-time data acquisition and reporting software for industrial automation markets. Visit Stands C1-C2 and C4 to discover how Adroit 10 can bring a never before ...

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Open architecture CAE simulation platform
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview
Altair’s HyperWorks is an open architecture CAE simulation platform for designing and optimising high performance, weight-efficient and innovative products. It includes modelling, linear and nonlinear ...

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