System Integration & Control Systems Design


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Linking automation and cloud technology
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Phoenix Contact
The Profinet communications protocol continues to gain importance in automation technology and is being further developed by the members of the Profibus & Profinet International (PI) user organisation. ...

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Locally developed M2M solutions
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Adroit Technologies
The Adroit M2M Platform was created with a view to making it easy to build individual monitoring and control applications.

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Ripening bananas to perfection
August 2016, Siemens South Africa
Siemens technology automates banana ripening chambers.

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Moore’s integrated solutions find favour in various application across the globe
August 2016, Moore Process Controls
What began as a local representative arm for the Moore DCS brand has in 32 years grown into a company supported by 70 certified technical/engineering personnel in six branches situated in Midrand, Secunda, ...

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Preparing today for the grid of tomorrow
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016
National Grid UK, the transmission system operator for nearly 20 million people in the United Kingdom, is deploying an advanced, upgradable grid measurement system to provide better operational data for ...

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Remote wellhead surveillance and data acquisition
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, RJ Connect
On a recent project, Terra Ferma, a Colorado-based systems integrator specialising in portable communications systems for harsh and remote environments, was challenged to design a system for video surveillance ...

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Smart machines
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016, Omron Electronics
Machine automation concepts to enable innovation for digitised manufacturing.

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Developing smart tools for the Airbus factory of the future
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016
Today’s aerospace factory floor is nothing like the hectic, noisy production facility of the past. The latest techniques, designs and equipment make modern manufacturing efficient, organised and structured. ...

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Honeywell launches IIoT-ready gas measurement
Technews Industry Guide - Industrial Internet of Things 2016
New technology and software helps improve billing accuracy, equipment uptime and operator efficiency.

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Successful control system cutover at Saudi Aramco processing plant
July 2016, Emerson Automation Solutions
For a complex of this size, an involuntary shutdown would mean great losses in production, which would negatively affect the company. In 2008, Abqaiq Plants team recognised potential challenges were on ...

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Some things change, some stay the same
July 2016, Iritron
Alwyn Rautenbach shares his thoughts on Iritron and the evolution of the system integrator business in South Africa.

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eXtreme fast control for conveyor belt monitoring
July 2016, Beckhoff Automation
High-precision measurement technology provides early detection of belt damage.

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Rockwell Automation supplies ­control system for Umgeni Water
July 2016, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation has supplied the control system that will automate one of the largest bulk potable water infrastructure projects in KwaZulu-Natal: Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme, constructed ...

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Turck’s new Argee
July 2016, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turn I/O devices into field logic controllers.

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EtherCAT-Master CPUs for the Simatic world
July 2016, Yaskawa Southern Africa
“VIPA always thinks in terms of its customers and seeks solutions that did not exist before”. This statement is particularly true for the new EtherCAT CPUs. With completion of the development work on ...

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PCS Global: Building an extensive footprint through differentiation
July 2016, PCS Global
PCS Global’s team has a combined engineering experience of 100 years, dating back to 1986. In 2012, the company was formed from a merger of ACS and Controllec, both operational since 2009. The company’s ...

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Abacus monitors remote sites
July 2016, Abacus Automation
Abacus Automation was approached by a natural gas supplier to provide a solution that would allow remote monitoring of end customer sites. Prior to the implementation of this solution, the customer relied ...

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Adroit Technologies lead in the M2M space
June 2016, Adroit Technologies
Locally developed Mind2Machine solutions awarded MTN Best of Breed Award.

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Control system upgrade at RBCT stabilises plant-critical operations
June 2016
The company equipment includes 5 tipplers, 10 stacker-reclaimers, 4 ship loaders and a number of high-speed conveyors. However, the existing terminal control system (TCS) no longer aligned with RBCT’s ...

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Synchronising industrial Ethernet networks
June 2016
This article examines two different approaches to industrial Ethernet network synchronisation.

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