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Regulars
Control systems + automation
4
Smart cities: Real-time infrastructure control systems
Tim Sowell and Johanne Greenwood, Schneider Electric
10
Smart Identity System connects ERP and shop floor
Shane Novacek, Beckhoff Automation
12
Round UP
Hazardous areas + safety
20
Utilising hazard studies in plant safety
Willie Coetzee, Actus Holdings, and Chris Potgieter, BFluor Chemicals
25
Understanding Lock Out/ Tag Out procedures
Hayley Arnesen, North Safety Products
27
Round UP
Plant maintenance, test + measurement
28
Tips for mitigating harmful harmonics
John Mitchell, CP Automation
30
Industry must maintain transformers
Andre Man, WEG Transformers Africa (division of Zest WEG Manufacturing)
32
Round UP
Temperature measurement
36
Water vapour in factory air… costly maintenance
Brian Abbott, SMC Pneumatics
38
Evolution of temperature measurement
Steve Edwards, R&C Instrumentation
39
Round UP
Energy + enviroFiciency: Focus on Drives + motors
42
Computer control of a small lathe: A mechatronics case study
Glyn Craig, Techlyn
46
Round UP
With safety at the heart,
Schnei-
der Electric
has continued to in-
novate with not only the introduc-
tion of finger safe terminals, but
influencing the safety standards
for contactors too.
Read more on
page 17.
FEATURES:
• Control systems+ automation
• Hazardous areas+ safety
• Plantmaintenance, test+measurement
• Temperaturemeasurement
• Energy+ enviroFiciency: Focus onDrives,motors+ switchgear
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17 Cover story
50 A sense of Africa
51 Light + Current
51 Bizz Buzz
54 Social Engineers
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