Following the miniaturisation trend in electronics to ever smaller structures, ICOP Technology announces the introduction of the HMI-043T, a new 11 cm, highly flexible and innovative HMI panel which extends its product range of 35,56 cm to 38,10 cm panel PCs at the small form factor edge of intelligent x86 devices. The key innovation […]
The 6th annual Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) conference was held in November 2014 in Roodepoort, Gauteng – attracting approx 60 delegates. The theme was “A time for change – how’s your MOM?” (manufacturing operations management). Eleven speakers addressed this theme through topics covering, inter alia, the internet of things, the right data to […]
Schneider Electric has introduced Magelis GTU, the latest innovation in the Magelis range of HMI solutions, to the southern African market. It allows users to create the perfect HMI for their application by simply snapping together the panel box and display of their choice. Optimised for the latest HMI configuration software from Schneider Electric, Vijeo XD, […]
The 2014 Siemens Cyber Junkyard Challenge winner was the team from College of Cape Town. The team built an automated coffee bean roaster which has already secured commercial attention. The team consisted of Nisrine Jirari, team leader and process controller; software developer David Dyers; electrical engineering student Bertram Blankenberg; mechanical engineering student Kevin Tjihero; […]
The sixth annual MESA SA “How’s your MOM?” Conference is scheduled to take place at Mellow Oaks, Willowbrook, in Roodepoort (Gauteng) on 13-14 November 2014. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is invited and welcome to join in the discussions with their MESA peers or solution providers. Gerhard Greeff […]
Beckhoff ‘s CP22xx built-in panel PC series combines the advantages of a modern multi-touch interface with high-performance multi-core processors for automation and control. Equipped with multi-core CPUs the CP22xx PCs are said to achieve maximum computing power. Adding to the flexibility of the CP22xx series with a range of available screen sizes from 30 […]
Siemens has updated its Simotion motion control system to version 4,4. This new version is said to offer many new functions that make the engineering of motion control projects even easier and more efficient. This particularly applies to the comprehensive support provided for it in the TIA Portal. As of now, the updated system’s applications for the […]
Schneider Electric has announced that the latest generation HMI controllers dedicated to the management of small machine and process applications is now available to the southern African market. The Magelis SCU is a combination HMI/controller which offers integrated design and adequate functionality for simple control applications, while saving up to 15% in installation and […]
Schneider Electric announced at its recent Xperience Efficiency event in Johannesburg, that the new range of Zelio temperature controllers and accessories, key components for temperature regulation in heating and refrigeration applications, is available to the local market. The cost-effective Zelio RTC48 temperature controllers combine simplicity, performance and value, and have the ability to interface […]
The increased graphical abilities of software resulted in automation vendors developing increasingly advanced graphics capabilities in their products. Users were quick to adopt and use the “pretty pictures”. SCADA/HMI graphics today can be identified by the colourful graphics, sometimes even in 3D. Is this a good thing? It seems that most human-machine interface (HMI) […]
