Industries are adopting the industrial internet of things (IIoT) to interconnect production equipment, machines, and applications across operations technology (OT) and IT networks. By leveraging powerful cloud services and edge computing solutions, IIoT applications can transform large volumes of collected data into actionable intelligence that can drive optimisation and predictive maintenance in smart industries, smart […]
Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimetre wave products, has expanded their line of RF coaxial probes into the 40 GHz operating frequency range for use in microwave components, high-speed communications and networking. This extended line of coaxial RF probes now includes four models that deliver 10 dB maximum return loss over the broad […]
Deutsche Beverage Technology (Deutsche Beverage) supplies turnkey engineering solutions for breweries, with its main customer base in the high-growth craft beer sector. To allow Deutsche Beverage to supply its customers with digital systems, remote accessing facilities and smart controls, the company has entered into a technology partnership with Siemens. When it came to providing its […]
The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) recently hosted a series of breakfast seminars around South Africa to educate the industry on how Ethernet-enabled fieldbuses can improve efficiency for manufacturers. The Johannesburg leg of the series took place at the Fairway Hotel and featured exhibits from event sponsors including Ana-digi Systems, Beckhoff Automation, Festo, IFM, Omron and […]
The PXV 2-D absolute positioning system from Pepperl+Fuchs sets new performance benchmarks for reliability and handling. With its large reading window, the system keeps a sufficient number of codes in view, even in relation to track switches and changes to the code tape. Precise positioning is guaranteed at all times. Six years of experience with the […]
ContinuitySA, Africa’s leading provider of business continuity and resilience solutions, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its business in Mozambique. The company’s Mozambican journey began with a small work area recovery facility and data centre at Matola, just south of Maputo, in 2008. It initially came to Mozambique in tandem with an existing client, a large […]
Infinite Electronics was represented at this year’s Society of Women Engineers’ WE18 Conference, the largest gathering of women engineers across all major engineering disciplines. Being a part of this year’s WE18 conference supports Infinite Electronics’ goal of supporting women in leadership and creating a company culture that promotes inclusivity and diversity. The Society of Women Engineers’ […]
For decades, mining companies have been pushing for improved efficiencies in their operations. But improving efficiencies is not the silver bullet that solves the challenges in mining. In fact, local efficiency metrics are often the root cause of the biggest problems in the mining value chain. The assumption made is that an improvement in efficiency of […]
