Do you have a blockchain strategy? 2nd Quarter 2018, Technews Publishing, News & events The other day I had some fun looking at Gartner’s top megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy. I loved the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. This is a fascinating ...
Read more...The next giant leap 1st Quarter 2018, Technews Publishing, News & events The adventure of the century
The thrill of space exploration never goes away, and the next stage could be the most exciting ever as plans are made to put people on Mars. Apart from stories on a 50 ton ...
Read more...Hyperloops and Supramotion 4th Quarter 2017, Technews Publishing, News & events One of the most iconic inventors and entrepreneurs of our time is South African-born Elon Musk, the creator of PayPal and Tesla. He has made history with radical projects such as SpaceX, and is now planning ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Do you have a digital twin? 3rd Quarter 2017, Technews Publishing, News & events Welcome to another bumper edition of Motion Control. The latest Technews industry guide from our sister publication, South African Instrumentation and Control, is Industrial Internet of Things 2017. Editor, ...
Read more...Forestalling the future 2nd Quarter 2017, Technews Publishing, News & events Amongst all the hype surrounding IIoT, there is a groundswell of change on the plant floor. One of the early killer apps has been machine maintenance, and condition monitoring is entering a new era. The ...
Read more...Digital disruption 1st Quarter 2017, Technews Publishing, News & events Firstly, a happy new year to all. I hope you have returned from the festive season refreshed and ready for whatever the next months hold, whether interesting or disruptive. African digitalisation
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Read more...Lean and mean 4th Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing, News & events Over the last year I have interviewed a number of companies about how they are handling the interesting times we are living through and adjusting to the huge challenges our country is facing on every ...
Read more...An evolution not a revolution 3rd Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing, News & events Welcome to another bumper issue of Motion Control.
Interest in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or more specifically Industry 4.0, is growing exponentially. The total amount of data worldwide ...
Read more...All spaced out 2nd Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing, News & events Welcome to our bumper edition of Motion Control.
We have an aerospace feature this issue and it was with aerospace in mind that I recently spent a fascinating afternoon at the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy ...
Read more...Some gamechangers 1st Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing, News & events The low number of women engineers in the workplace is a concern worldwide. In the UK, the proportion is only 6%, and in South Africa this is a key issue for ECSA; so something a little different for the ...
Read more...Our future 4th Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing, News & events There has been much talk about Industry 4.0, or Industrial IoT, and what it holds for the future of manufacturing. We have been covering this for a while and the question arises: “How does all this apply ...
Read more...Farewell Andrew 3rd Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing, News & events I would like to say farewell in this issue of Motion Control to my colleague and predecessor Andrew Ashton who tragically passed away on the 18th of June. When I took over from him as editor of Motion ...
Read more...The convergence of IT and OT 2nd Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing, News & events One of the themes arising out of Schneider Electric’s recent international media day held at its Paris headquarters, le Hive, was the increasing convergence of the worlds of information technology (IT) ...
Read more...The machines are talking: tomorrow’s manufacturing 1st Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing, News & events Best wishes for a prosperous and happy year to all our readers.
It’s always interesting at the start of a new year to see what the forecasts are. According to Forbes magazine, one of the most important ...
