Electricity + Control September 2016

CONTROL SYSTEMS, AUTOMATION + SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Schneider Electric offers fieldbus modules which facilitate seamless integration into the main automation architectures. Fieldbus modules include protocols such as EtherNet/ IP and Modbus/TCP Dual port and Modbus serial links. There are also Standard Modbus and Ethernet protocols, connection of configuration and runtime tools, control and the supervision of the Altivar Process in process architectures (controllers, SCADA, HMIs,) in industrial networks (read and write data), diagnostic, supervision, and fieldbus management functions as well as Ethernet services mainly in the form of SNMP, SNTP, BootP and DHCP, IP v6, cybersecurity services, FDR versus Open Ethernet topologies. There is numerous configurable I/O as standard to facilitate ad- aptation to specific applications intuitive commissioning using the graphic display terminal. Altivar Process VSDs further ensure local and remote access and monitoring using the embedded Web server. Energy saving and protection of the grid by means of integrated harmonic filters as well as installation EMC conformity by means of integrated EMC filters which culminate in optimised energy efficiency.

confidence for the user because the devices are interoperable and performance levels are guaranteed. Once the automation implementation is chosen, the customer will have an adequately precise framework, alongside the catalogue and specific guides, to select the requisite automated functions and devices. Schneider Electric automation and control products and solu- tions cover the breadth of the industrial, infrastructure and building sectors through the capable technology of controlling simple ma- chines to complex process control applications across all industrial, infrastructure and building sectors.

• More and more, human intervention is becoming less necessary in automated systems. • The less humans are involved the more confidence in the system is critical. • Modern control and automation systems are built to provide confidence and reliability.

Conclusion Control systems must encompass solutions that provide simplified choice of automation systems therefore providing peace of mind and

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Quality measurement for food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries German-based GHM Messtechnik GmbH, recently opened a dedicated South African subsidiary in Alberton, Gauteng, offers Ger- man-quality measurement instrumentation technology suited to meeting the specific requirements of the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. GHM’s technology does. The media used, to be processed or created in the food in- dustry often changes properties in regard to density, consistency, conductivity and temperature. Boilers, tanks and similar containers are filled with the widest range of media to which cleaning processes must be adapted andmodified.We supply devices that offer safe and reliable measurement for all of these processes,” said Grobler. in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, and are European Hygienic Engi- neering and Design Group (EHEDG) certified. “Our sensors offer wide ranges of length and diameter, with our transducers being configured to customer requirements. The correct configuration can be achieved by the customer by using the GTL programming tool” said Grobler. Enquiries: Jan Grobler.Tel. +27 (0) 11 902 0158 or email info@ghm-sa.co.za

Jan Grobler, Managing Director of GHM Messtechnik SA, said: “The South African food and beverage and pharmaceutical sec- tors require measurement technology that offers precision and reliability while comply- ing with stringent local hygiene regulations. “GHM Messtechnik (GHM) provides complete technological solutions through the consolidation of four companies. We believe that food hygiene processes can only be safeguarded by the producer when the measurement technology utilised in this industry comprises a hygienic design and conforms to all applicable laws, which

The use of materials that come into con- tact with media is well documented by the FDA and 3A. All GHM’s sensor parts that come into contact with media and close to the process are capable of withstanding the cyclical cleaning and sterilisation tempera- tures as outlined by the abovementioned standards associations. GHM offers more than 30 different basic designs in their new GTL temperature sen- sor series, all of which are suited for use

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