International data and analytics company GlobalData has forecast that the global market for naval uncrewed maritime vehicles (UMVs) would rise from an estimated $1.273-billion this year to more... 

Upskilling and empowerment company Dyna Training is training 160 supervisors at Canadian gold miner B2Gold’s Fekola gold mine, in Mali, amid a greater emphasis being placed on providing... 

The new Pirani Bayard-Alpert vacuum gauge PBR 360 offers increased accuracy, attractive service concept and longevity owing to its redundant filaments. Vacuum pumps manufacturer Pfeiffer Vacuum has... 

Rand Water has re-established Rand Water Services to deliver a variety of services for the water sector in South Africa and across Africa as it works to accelerate innovation and sustainability.... 

By Janek Winand, Managing Director South Africa, Siemens Gamesa South Africa’s energy challenges with daily power cuts and regular load shedding have put the country at a critical juncture, with... 

10 years ago, I was quite proud of how smart the machines in our factory were. Now, with my today’s definition of smart, I realise they were quite stupid. Why? Because although they were doing what... 

(Virtual Showroom): All of us want to live in a world where the environment is free of pollution and to protect it for future generations. One method to detect and prevent pollution is through... 

South African biomedical engineer Edmund Wessels and Ugandan electrical engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo have jointly won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.... 

China's export controls on metals used in making semiconductors are "just a start", an influential Chinese trade policy adviser said on Wednesday, as it ramps up a tech fight with the US days... 

By Rohan De Beer, Secure Power Channel Manager, Southern Africa Region at Schneider Electric Organisations are increasingly moving workloads to the network edge. According to report from... 

A remote monitoring system is designed to help achieve optimum machine performance by actively monitoring all the available data points on equipment in a factory. Atlas Copco’s SmartLink... 

International data and analytics company GlobalData has, in its latest report, predicted that the global market for military land vehicles will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 4.2%... 

There are various trends that are currently impacting the food and beverage (F&B) industry and digital automation and energy management company Schneider Electric has solutions that can assist to... 

With a commitment to zero-defect manufacturing and an adherence to the European Union Ecodesign Directive – which establishes ecological-design (eco-design) requirements for energy-related products... 

Remote control solution Schréder ITERRA offers site managers a robust, cost-effective and futureproof platform to run their infrastructure with the utmost flexibility for adapting lighting to any... 

By Chetan Mistry, Strategy and Marketing Manager, Xylem Africa. Cholera used to be a killer of epidemic proportions. In 1817, a cholera outbreak in India continued for almost a decade, killing... 

Festo Holdings Group is a worldwide automation giant which was founded in 1925. Although it had been operating in South Africa through a distributor before 1973, Dr Wilfried Stoll (General Manager... 

To continuously improve its service offering and align with customer needs, software solutions giant AVEVA says it is going increasingly “hybrid” across the board with its services, meaning... 

The UK Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the four finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023, which include innovations to refit motorcycles to run on batteries, a... 

By Wesley Govender, PQ Product Application Expert at Schneider Electric  Electricity is the only mission-critical commodity that business depends on every second of every day, yet it can be the... 

Smart industrial digital transformation solutions supplier Tech4IR showcased the fiber sensing product offering from Bandweaver, a provider of advanced fiber optic monitoring sensors and integrated... 

SmartLink 2.0 remote monitoring system is a perfect example of Atlas Copco’s commitment to assisting customers in achieving optimum machine performance by developing ever-more advanced technologies... 

The facilities management side of commercial real estate is well-positioned to bring creative solutions to the table to help answer South Africa’s most pressing question at the moment: energy... 

Unplanned downtime is a major challenge for companies active in manufacturing, as it not only leads to lost productivity and revenue but can also result in additional costs, owing to emergency... 

(Virtual Showroom): From industrial automation to autonomous vehicles to care robots, mastering the challenges of the future will require powerful 3D sensors that capture their surroundings... 

(Virtual Showroom): German sensor pioneer Pepperl+Fuchs is breaking new ground in ultrasonic sensor technology for CAN-based applications in mobile machines. For the first time, machine builders... 

IO-Link is used as a communication protocol for complex measuring tasks in factory automation and radar level sensors enable communication with IO-Link. VEGA explains that its VEGAPULS 42 radar... 

Defence and manufacturing company Airbus Defence and Space and its wholly-owned subsidiary Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT. In... 

Artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the growing use of technology that is reshaping society and how people work and live, is set to become more pervasive and infuse many systems with... 

The latest GSMA Mobile Economy 2023 report reveals that the number of unique mobile subscribers will reach 6.3-billion by 2030, up from the more than 5.4-billion people globally that subscribed to... 

The role that satellite services can play in Africa’s journey to sustainable growth, inclusivity and economic prosperity cannot be understated, says Liquid Satellite CEO and Liquid Dataport chief... 

By Refilwe Buthelezi PrEng, President – Engineering Council of South Africa Abstract 

Energy management and automation specialists Schneider Electric has unveiled its PowerLogic HeatTag, described as a smart sensor for early detection of overheating of wire connections or cables... 

The Privacy-First Browser has Built-In Data and Activity Blockers to Protect Against User Tracking    Zoho, a global technology company, launched, Ulaa, a privacy-centric browser, built... 

This year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of safety solutions provider Sperosens. “We could not be more excited to celebrate all that Spero Sensors and Instruments has accomplished, alongside... 

Automation company Festo has further developed its compressed air technology to make its pneumatics sustainable, resource saving and energy efficient. While the production of tyres and wafers are... 

Modern agriculture, including in South Africa, has reached such a level of technological sophistication that it is now vulnerable to the effects of space weather, South African National Space... 

Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA) has launched the Eeco small panel van to add to the Super Carry bakkie in its business portfolio. Suzuki SA says the Eeco is a market leader in countries such... 

Water is an infinitely reusable resource and South Africa must pursue the treatment and reuse of its wastewater to unlock the benefit it will gain from having sufficient water resources available... 

The worsening energy crisis is having a devastating effect on South African agribusinesses. The record 5 761 GWh of load-shedding in 2022 – more than double the figure for 2021 – severely disrupted... 

WIKA is moving into the future with a new claim. It was presented to the public for the first time at the Hannover Messe. With “Smart in sensing” the WIKA Group underlines its corporate strategy... 

A new backup and restore solution is said to secure and save data from out-of-service or replaced level sensors and pressure sensors. Measurement technology company VEGA notes that smartphones and...