From the Editor's desk: New threat to plant safety emerges February 2018, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Since the Stuxnet strike hit the headlines back in 2010, the security of industrial control systems has been called into question. Motivation for an attack can range from the relatively unsophisticated ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: To meaningful partnerships and reflections of 2017 December 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News In life, they say you are as good as the company you keep. In business, the measure is the quality of the strategic partnerships you nurture. At SA Instrumentation and Control we count ourselves fortunate ...
Read more...From the Editor's desk: HVDC power grids and the world’s largest artificial sun November 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News During the nineteenth century, the second industrial revolution saw electricity replace steam as the main source of power in industry. The resulting ‘electrification’ of society changed almost every aspect ...
Read more...From the Editor's desk: Data data everywhere, but the value is in analytics September 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News As the Industrial Internet of Things gains momentum, the sheer quantity of data it brings becomes difficult to comprehend. For instance, it is estimated that one ‘autonomous’ car will consume around 4 ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Start small, dream big Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News To say that the media hype surrounding the Fourth Industrial Revolution is overwhelming would be an understatement, at least. This is understandable given that the IIoT/Industrie 4.0 era is all about ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Technology solutions dazzle at Sun City X-Change May 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News This year’s Wonderware X-Change User Group Conference celebrated quality in every detail. From the class of the keynote speakers, through the slickly run breakout sessions, down to the polished touch ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Should we put everything online? April 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News ‘Connectivity is good’ is the fundamental premise that underpins the IIoT and the ideas of the fourth industrial revolution. There is now enough data to verify that interconnected industrial networks ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Prescriptive maintenance drives top performance Technews Industry Guide: Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News The interconnectedness of the IIoT has changed the traditional inspection-based approach to plant maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO). But, since every plant is still different, their MRO requirements ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Packed events calendar set to sizzle March 2017, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News April: Wonderware X-Change; May: Rockwell Automation University; June: Africa Automation Fair
Over the next few months, the local automation calendar has a banquet of world-class conferences in store ...
