Wireless communication and control of electro-pneumatic manifolds and IO Second Quarter 2022, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC analysed the control of manifolds-in-motion, where the physical removal of communications cables is desirable. Applications include manifolds mounted on robot gripper assemblies or rotating tables. ...
Pneumatics and digital transformation: overcome what’s holding you back Second Quarter 2022, Emerson Automation Solutions, Pneumatic systems & components While IIoT offers the promise of a revolutionary impact on manufacturing, implementation of the technology has its challenges. What holds us back from a broader embrace of digital transformation, especially in pneumatics? And how do we move past the challenges to embrace the opportunity for real improvement in productivity and efficiency?
The world’s smallest electric subsea valve actuator Second Quarter 2022 The actuator minimises energy consumption and is geared toward delicate ecosystems and installation and operating costs are reduced. When the SVA R2 is used in subsea factories at a depth of up to 4000 metres, ...
Reduced costs for packaging process Second Quarter 2022, SICK Automation Southern Africa , Other technologies To address Tetra Pak’s requirements, SICK recommended the utilisation of its sHub sensors with EDS/EDM35 feedback system. This motor feedback system incorporates an acceleration sensor and enables comprehensive ...
Festo Process Automation solutions for all production levels Second Quarter 2022, Festo South Africa, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
The first leg of the campaign creates an analogy between the human heart and its Process Automation solutions. The heart is at the centre of the vascular system, which is a network of blood vessels ...
Cobot boosts production by 15% First Quarter 2022, Omron Electronics, Robotics & Mechatronics Topcustom is situated in central Italy and bases its success on the entrepreneurial tradition of the Le Marche region. Topcustom International was formed in 2018, in partnership with Nicos International ...
How smart pneumatics enhances machine safety and operation First Quarter 2022, Emerson Automation Solutions, Pneumatic systems & components Pneumatics and safety
Machine manufacturers and end-users have always used pneumatic devices to provide cost-effective and efficient motion and actuation on a wide range of systems; pneumatics has also ...
The ‘P’ in predictive maintenance represents progress, not pain First Quarter 2022, SMC Corporation South Africa, Pneumatic systems & components
There are three main types of maintenance: reactive, preventative and predictive. But how do you make sense of these terms? Human health can provide an analogy to machine health. Take diabetes, for ...
Digital prototyping grows sales 500% First Quarter 2022, Siemens South Africa, Other technologies “Solid Edge has enabled us to enter a new world of product design and manufacturing,” says Reid. “With its 3D design and sheet metal capabilities, we can now design equipment that is far more functional ...
From the editor's desk: Another dimension First Quarter 2022, Technews Publishing It is with great sadness that I am communicating the news of the passing of my colleague Steven Meyer, who was the editor of our sister publication, SA Instrumentation & Control. It was a privilege ...
Condition monitoring on offshore oil platforms First Quarter 2022, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
The steel structures of an offshore platform are exposed to extreme environmental conditions throughout their entire service lives. Difficult sea conditions ranging up to freak waves and aggressive ...
Insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings First Quarter 2022, Robotics & Mechatronics
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for conventional ...
Handling the heat First Quarter 2022, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
For more than 20 years, Columbus Stainless has worked with Nidec Control Techniques to ensure operations run smoothly. Most recently, the Nidec team used their expert engineering capabilities to upgrade ...
More parts for less cost First Quarter 2022, Axiom Hydraulics
Dura-Bar’s continuous cast ductile iron bar is a cost-saving alternative to low-medium carbon steels. It has similar strengths but with superior machinability and without the defects associated with ...
The top three reasons cylinders fail Fourth Quarter 2021, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Cylinder operation requires precise fluid pressure on both sides of the piston. If a seal breaks down and allows fluid to leak from one side of the piston to the other or out of the cylinder altogether, ...
Rugged, reliable electro-hydraulics Fourth Quarter 2022, Axiom Hydraulics From simple switching valves to sophisticated closed-loop control, Sun’s line of E-H products powers your most demanding applications.
What you should know about air preparation Fourth Quarter 2021, SMC Corporation South Africa Compressed air quality has three potential problem areas to consider: particles, water and oil. • Dust and other airborne particles: The compressed air leaving the compressor room, which has already ...
Superconductivity for aircraft Fourth Quarter 2021, Other technologies
In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes found himself preoccupied with one question: what happens to the electrical conductivity of pure metals at very low temperatures? During an experiment, ...
Yaskawa steps into the future Fourth Quarter 2021, Robotics & Mechatronics Crackett says that Yaskawa Southern Africa has installed more than 2500 Motoman robots. The company’s main target market is automotive, having cut its teeth here when Terry Rosenberg first started up ...
Cool move for rotor hubs Fourth Quarter 2021, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
At the company’s new Mechatronic Competence centre, machine houses and rotor hubs are produced for the entire Enercon range of products. After painting, the large volume cast bodies of the rotor ...
