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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 Conferences ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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It is with deep sadness that we notify you of the death of our dear friend and much esteemed colleague, Andrew Ashton. He passed away on 18 June following a five-week fight with cancer. Andrew’s integrity ...
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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 ...
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