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Calibration of thermometers paramount

10th July 2020 Industrial pressure gauge manufacturer and distributor SA Gauge director and founding member Chris du Plessis tells Engineering News that the company can calibrate infrared forehead thermometers to within manufacturers’ specification, normally 0.2 ˚C or 0.3 ˚C, regardless of the make or model.... →

New monitoring system introduced into market

10th July 2020 Engineering components provider BMG’s Light Materials Handling division has introduced a new condition monitoring system, the Plast iCOF, which has been developed to automatically monitor the coefficient of friction in bottling or canning lines, ensuring consistently high productivity levels. The... →

HALL MONITOR The Plast iCOF has been developed to automatically monitor the coefficient of friction in bottling or canning lines

Home automation add-on launched

10th July 2020 Global electrical and digital building infrastructure specialist Legrand has launched its Arteor-with-Netatmo which is a simple home automation solution that uses traditional house wiring and is controlled through WiFi. The company explains that it expanded on its Arteor range of wiring devices,... →

PLUGGED IN Legrand has add to its home automation solutions that use traditional house wiring and is controlled through WiFi

Monitor for food and beverage industry launched

10th July 2020 Process automation company Endress + Hauser launched its innovative Liquitrend QMW43 device that helps ensure food safety and increases food quality in March. “This compact multivariable device can be used to detect the continuous build-up of liquids and can also be used to measure conductivity,”... →

New piezometer boosts existing safety standards

By: Halima Frost 10th July 2020 The installation of South Africa’s first Slimline vibrating wire piezometer, which is distributed by geotechnical service provider GeoGroup, is set to take place when the current Covid-19 lockdown regulations allow. The company says the piezometer will be instrumental in ensuring accurate... →

GeoGroup director Grant Rijsmus discusses the company’s Slimline Vibrating Wire Piezometer. Camerawork: Kutlwano Matala. Editing: Nicholas Boyd. Recorded: 10.06.2020

Accessories developed to complement range

31st January 2020 A range of communications accessories has been developed to complement electrical and digital building infrastructure supplier Legrand’s three uninterruptible power supply (UPS) ranges. These devices include network interfaces for real time control of the UPS and for managing numerous events that... →

MORE UPS THAN DOWNS The Legrand UPS range is complemented by the recently launched communications accessories

Flowmeter continues to offer control solutions

By: Halima Frost 31st January 2020 Instrumentation, solutions and services supplier Endress + Hauser’s Promag H 100 electromagnetic flow meter has been widely adopted by the South African food and beverage, as well as life sciences industries, since its introduction to the market. Promag H 100 is a multivariable measurement... →

PRO FLOW The Promag H 100 controls the flow of materials through proven sensor technology and ultra-compact transmitter electronics

Blue Cube Systems

31st January 2020 Blue Cube Systems is a technology company focused on real-time in-line instrumentation for the mineral processing industry. It provides analysers that deliver consistent benefits for mineral processing plants. The Mineral Quantifier in-line, or MQi, Analyser technology is based on diffuse... →

Successful installation creates further opportunities

By: Halima Frost 31st January 2020 Subsequent to the successful installation of an automated control solution at a confectionary manufacturer, in KwaZulu-Natal, engineering solutions provider Hybrid Automation has seen an uptick in demand for control systems in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. “The need for the upgrade was... →

PERFECT PANEL The installation included control panels, which offered a new human-machine interface

SA Gauge turns up the heat with new temperature laboratory

By: Cameron Mackay 12th July 2019 Industrial pressure gauge manufacturer and distributor SA Gauge’s investment in establishing a South African National Accreditation System- (SANAS-) accredited temperature laboratory complements the company’s existing SANAS-accredited pressure laboratory. The latest addition will allow for... →

MERCURY RISING SA Gauge’s new temperature laboratory has met the management and technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 and is technically competent to produce valid calibration results

New combustion emission monitoring equipment offered to Africa

By: Cameron Mackay 12th July 2019 Mining, industrial and processing solutions provider RTS Africa Technologies is the exclusive supplier of laser-based online gas analysers and monitoring recording equipment, from Norwegian company NEO Monitors; as well as, more recently, a range of both multiple channel and portable instruments,... →

IAN FRASER South Africa needs to grasp the new wave of global automation more firmly

Flexible modular drive system added to range

By: Cameron Mackay 12th July 2019 Automation solutions provider Schneider Electric has added the new Altivar Process Modular (APM) drive system to its range of Altivar Process variable-speed drives (VSDs), which were displayed at the company’s stand at the Africa Automation Fair, held in Johannesburg last month. “This is a... →

DRIVE FOR FLEXIBLE LOADS The APM drive system provides flexibility for end-users in terms of late changes to the load in the design and installation phase of a project

Roadshow highlights motion control products to industry

By: Halima Frost 18th January 2019 Electrical solutions provider Magnet Group hosted a roadshow with about five of power management company Eaton’s technicians in October to highlight Eaton’s DILM range of contractors, circuit breakers and overload relays to Magnet clients and end-users. The roadshow, which visited the Durban,... →

ON SHOW The DILM Range was highlighted at the recent roadshows held by Magnet

Engineering firm changes name

18th January 2019 Engineering consultants SMC Pneumatics South Africa has changed its name to SMC Corporation ZA, which reflects the growing range of non-pneumatic components being developed by SMC globally, owing to its continued focus on research and development (R&D). With the objective of producing cutting... →

SO CONTROLLING SMC ZA motor control devices are distributed globally

Companies to boost cobot industry

By: Halima Frost 18th January 2019 Electronics company Omron Corporation and collaborative arm robot manufacturer Techman Robot have provided collaborative robots, or cobots, that can be used for a variety of applications such as electronics assembly, product testing and inspection. This comes after both companies signed an... →

ARMING THE FUTURE Collaborative robots are the way of the future, working in conjunction with people, rather than replacing them

BMG’s solar inverters used in agricultural irrigation

31st August 2018 Technical solutions provider BMG’s Motoline P19000 solar inverters aid in agricultural irrigation and water feed systems, for rural domestic and municipal water supply, as well as for ponds and dams. →

Brady provides automatic label formatting

31st August 2018 Power distribution system supplier Magnet Group is dedicated to enhancing its extensive range of electrical equipment, industrial instrumentation and automation systems, to meet market requirements. →

Company invests in quality control equipment and software

31st August 2018 Plastic fabrication company Vesconite Bearings is ensuring that machined components are produced to specification for their clients, through quality control equipment and software. →

New Hydrotechnik range for BMG

31st August 2018 Technical solutions provider BMG has been appointed as exclusive distributor of the Hydrotechnik range of analogue and digital test and measurement equipment in Southern Africa. →

RANGE DISTRIBUTED BMG supports the Hypertechnik range with a technical advisory, back-up and repair service throughout Southern Africa

Radar Optiwave aids measurement

31st August 2018 Industrial instrumentation solutions manufacturer and supplier Khrohne says the use of radar has expanded into various sectors. →

Cabling system enables increased data transfer

By: Evert Wasserman 31st August 2018 French industrial group Legrand designed its latest system to ensure high-performance, through structured cabling systems and a high quality cabling system called Legrand’s Cabling Solutions (LCS³). →

Company expands offering through IoT partnership

By: Paige Müller 16th March 2018 Industrial automation software developer and supplier Adroit Technologies has expanded its offerings through its partnership with Internet of Things (IoT) network provider SqwidNet. Adroit Technologies MD Dave Wibberley says the global industrial automation industry is robust and growing... →

CHETAN GOSHALIA, RESHAAD SHA, DAVE WIBBERLEY, GRANT JOYCE, JOHAN NIEUWENHUIZEN Adroit Technology recognises the Internet of Things as a rapidly growing local market which has resulted in its recent partnership with Internet of Things network provider SqwidNet

Increased demand for user-friendly measuring equipment

By: Paige Müller 16th March 2018 Optimass Coriolis mass flowmeters supplied by industrial process instrumentation manufacturer and supplier KROHNE, now all include Entrained Gas Management (EGM’s) algorithm technology. The EGM algorithm has greatly improved flowmeter capabilities, says KROHNE national sales manager Clayton... →

OPTIMASS CORIOLIS FLOWMETER The entire KROHNE Optimass Coriolis flowmeter now incorporates KROHNE’s patented Entrained Gas Measurement algorithm

New IoT suite launched

16th March 2018 Network solutions and Internet of Things (IoT) provider Ruckus Networks, an Arris company, announced the launch of the new Ruckus IoT Suite last month. Launched on February 21, the company states that, the Ruckus IoT suit enables organisations to readily construct a secure IoT access network that... →

RUCKUS IOT SECURITY Security concerns top the list of factors that contribute to IoT solution deployment delays

PQ Box 150 meets user-friendly measuring equipment demand

By: Paige Müller 16th March 2018 There has been notable consumer demand for the supply of reliable and more user-friendly industrial measuring equipment, says electrical solutions engineer and supplier Magnet Group’s a.eberle sales engineer Tjaart van der Walt. “Industry automation and digitisation are becoming increasingly... →

ANALYSIS SOFTWARE The PQ Box 150 analysis software automatically generates reports adhering to IEC 61000-2-2 standard

Blue Cube Systems

16th March 2018 Supplier of real-time, in-line instrumentation for mineral processing Blue Cube Systems designs, manufactures, distributes and supports a range of analysers for the measurement of composition in dry, solution and slurry process streams. Based in Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, Blue Cube... →

University upgrades electronic engineering laboratory equipment

By: Paige Müller 16th March 2018 Process control equipment solutions provider Comtest has recently completed the refurbishment of Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT’s) Electrical Engineering Department’s Electronic Engineering laboratory. The refurbishment project, which was finalised and fully functional by the second... →

NEWLY UPGRADED Tshwane University of Technology’s Electrical Engineering Department has recently undertaken a major refurbishment on its laboratory

Advanced lighting technology boasts significant improvements

1st September 2017 Advanced lighting technology from electrical solutions provider Magnet Energy has significantly improved light levels, enhanced safety and contributed to energy savings at the Centurion Mall parkade in Pretoria. →

TRADITIONALLY COMPLEX Lighting solutions for parkades are complex projects, as most of the installation work needs to be done outside of normal business hours

Extended component and solutions range ensures management and control

By: Simone Liedtke 1st September 2017 Engineering consumables and components distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) has extended its range of power management solutions provider Eaton’s hydraulic components to include Eaton’s advanced conveyor solutions, which are designed for safe and efficient electrical power management and control. →

DISTRIBUTION VALUE The new distribution agreement is valued at R6-million in the first year

Level measurement probe an alternative to traditional systems

By: Simone Liedtke 1st September 2017 The Level Transmitter Mining-2 (LTM-2) level measurement probe from Pretoria-based measuring instrument supplier Instek Control aims to be an alternative to traditional measurement systems, as it provides accurate level measurement in various difficult and sometimes seemingly impossible measuring... →

PRODUCT APPLICATION Level Transmitter Mining-2 probes are typically installed in flotation banks, tanks, individual flotation cells or in columns and sumps

Load banks allow for variable power factor loading

1st September 2017 The combined Asco Froment load bank (resistive/inductive) with Sigma load control and instrumentation hardware, allows for fully variable power factor loading and can test generators up to 800 kVA at 80% load, says Southern Africa Asco power switching and control components electric motor... →

FROMENT LOAD BANK Asco Froment load banks offer efficient power test solutions and also reduce the harmful effects of ‘wet stacking’

Manufacturer to improve efficiency through software and sensors

By: Simone Liedtke 1st September 2017 With industry moving towards embracing the technology advancement of Industry 4.0, manufacturing company DMG MORI aims to improve machine tools operation efficiency through remote maintenance, operation status management and accurate failure prediction for machines using networking, software and... →

DMU210P The DMU210P is available with up to 5-axis and is valued at about €1.2-million

Range of radar level transmitters extended

1st September 2017 Process instrumentation solutions supplier Krohne has added six new 24 GHz and 80 GHz transmitters to its Optiwave series of frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar level transmitters, which are aimed at liquid and solid applications in a range of industries. →

RADAR LEVEL MEASUREMENT Each device has a particular target area of application

Solutions specially designed for protection of data

1st September 2017 South Africa-based electrical and digital infrastructure product supplier Legrand Electrical’s extensive range of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems have buttons and light-emitting diode, known as LED, signalling that provide real-time control of the status of the UPS systems. →

COMPACT UPS These compact microprocessor-controlled UPS systems have an electronic automatic voltage regulator

Victor Industrial

By: Zandile Mavuso 1st September 2017 Electrical connectors manufacturer Victor Industrial – a subsidiary of Victor Group – supplies a range of products across industries for instrumentation and control. →

New controller increases memory and processing power

By: Victor Moolman 17th March 2017 Machine manufacturer Hurco Machine Tools’ Max5 control console, using WinMax software, is a forerunner in memory capacity, processing power and design in the machine tools industry in South Africa, says Hurco export sales manager Peter Guy. →

HIGH SPEED MACHINING The Hurco controls enable the machines to complete projects faster

Recent aquisition enhances firm’s product quality

By: Victor Moolman 17th March 2017 Following filtration technology company Freudenberg Filtration Technologies’ acquisition of technology producer Alphasorb in the second quarter of 2016, the quality of Freudenberg’s gas-control products has increased greatly, says Freudenberg market segment manager for sub-Saharan Africa Pooven... →

DANGEROUS Corrosive gases are usually by-products of industry processes and can be flammable

New system expands product range

17th March 2017 The condition monitoring equipment range from technical solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) has been expanded by the newly launched portable SPM Leonova Diamond Aligner (SPM Leonova) system. →

COMPLETE PACKAGE The SPM Leonova Diamond Aligner system comes in a complete package

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