Electricity + Control September 2016

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Control systems, automation + systems engineering 4 Mobility, Big Data and The Cloud: Opportunities or commodities? … Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware (certified member of the Control System Integration Association – CSIA) 6 Technology … in the driver’s seat … Information provided by Schneider Electric 8 Round UP

Drives, motors + switchgear 14

Physics of a Motion Control Move … Glyn Craig, Techlyn

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Plant maintenance, test + measurement 24

Peak Demand Management: Facility Case Study… Hannes Roets, Power Optimal

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Round UP

Sensors, switches + transducers 32

Additive manufacturing technique extends life of sensors … Markus Wolf, OR Laser

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How to work smarter, not harder … Jan Gerritsen, Endress+Hauser

Energy + enviroFiciency 40 Comparing apples with apples when offsetting carbon emissions … Silvana Claassen, CES South Africa 43 Round UP

FEATURES: • Control systems, automation+ systems engineering • Drives,motors+ switchgear • Plantmaintenance, test+measurement • Sensors, switches+ transducers • Energy+ enviroFiciency

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1 Comment 31 Cover Story 44 A sense of Africa 45 Light+Current 47 Social Engineers 48 Clipboard

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