Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) newly appointed President, Neresh Pather, presented his presidential message and theme for the year at a function held in Johannesburg on 30 January 2018. Pather announced that his focus for the year will be on effective ethical leadership with the theme of “our future is now”. During the year Pather […]
The process and product temperature is a very important physical indicator within almost every industrial manufacturing process. This applies to the solar industry, too. Instrotech is offering Optris infrared cameras, used for industrial services. These cameras are becoming more important within the solar industry due to new developments within the area of infrared sensing technology, specifically […]
Electric and magnetic (EM) radiation patterns and levels for standard tower designs and line capacity are well established. New conductor designs allow higher currents on existing routes and towers, and mixing AC and DC on the same route is becoming common. All of these factors could result in an increase in levels or change in […]
Africa Data Centres, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has launched newly-expanded data centres facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town, introducing competition in the open access and vendor neutral data centre market in South Africa. The state-of-the-art, carrier-neutral data centres will provide cloud service providers, carriers and enterprises with additional rack space […]
Robotic technology is quietly transforming the world of agriculture. This article describes how this market could grow to become a $45-billion industry by 2028. It will also demonstrate how diverse this emerging industry is in terms of forms, functions and fortunes. Will tractors evolve towards full unmanned autonomy? Tractor guidance and autosteer are well-established technologies. […]
Being able to connect meter usage with billing and service requests can help utilities identify the extent of their equipment problems. This article looks at zeroing in on clusters of dead meters using GIS software. Opelika Utilities in Alabama, US serves nearly 20 000 customers. Its mission is to determine the current and future water […]
A world leader in low and medium voltage switchboard manufacturing to international and local standards has expanded its operations to include automation and total project integration with the incorporation of two new companies. Motor Control and Automation (MCA), with 24 years’ experience in switchboard manufacturing, has expanded its operations to include system integration and turnkey […]
Infineon Technologies has released BCR430U, a constant current linear LED driver IC. The BCR430U provides excellent drop performance for regulating LED current in standalone operation. No external power transistor is needed. Typical applications for the BCR430U include LED strips, architectural LED lighting, LED displays as well as retail, appliance and emergency lighting. The voltage drop […]
The SiC mosfet LSIC1MO120E0080 series provides a combination of low on-resistance and ultra-low switching losses unavailable with traditional 1200 V class power transistors. The robust design of this first SiC mosfet series by Littelfuse accommodates a wider range of high temperature applications. This device is used as a power semiconductor switch in a wide range […]
According to the World Health Organization and the UN, 60% of the planet’s population – about 5-billion people – will live in cities by 2030. This is an increase of just over 1-billion, compared to current levels. This swift pace of urbanisation will impose immense demands on traffic systems, which – in many cases – […]
