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LIGHT + CURRENT
Next-generation platform
for Advanced Control and
Estimation
Yokogawa and Shell have jointly developed Platform
for Advanced Control and Estimation, a software suite
that speeds up and simplifies the process of designing,
deploying, and maintaining advanced process control
applications. This software suite brings together the
advanced process control technology that Shell has
acquired by operating its plants and the real-time
control technology that Yokogawa has developed
as a control system supplier. This product will help
companies to improve their productivity. Advanced
process control systems improve product yield and
reduce energy consumption by not only maintaining
process values such as temperature, flow rate, and
pressure within a set range but also keeping them as
close as possible to their optimal set points.
Enquiries: Email
ERP – now in Africa
Cloud ERP has officially arrived on the shores of
Africa, the ERP revolution is here. This was the mes-
sage from Acumatica when it recently announced its
intentions to capture the ERP market in Africa. Busi-
nesses across all geographies and sizes are realising
the game changing benefits that a Cloud ERP with
integrated CRM brings to their growth strategy. Lo-
cally the company is partnering with One Channel.
It is important for companies to tailor their business
management applications to fit their exact needs, no
matter how specific their requirements. It empowers
people. Your business is not confined to four walls,
why should the people that impact your business be?
Enquiries: Email
Energy masterplan
improves lives
The KwaDukuza Municipality’s new energy master-
plan, developed by Aurecon, not only strengthened
existing electricity networks to enable economic
growth, but it also provided access to basic elec-
tricity supply for a number of residential dwellings
within the municipal boundary areas. The effect of
the Electricity Priority Projects (EPP) programme has
also spilled over to nearby suburbs and districts in
the region. The EPP programme has unleashed new
development potential within the Ballito Old Central
Business District, which was stagnating in growth. It
also enabled the Municipality to roll-out an extensive
Rural Electrification programme that has resulted in
many previously disadvantaged communities gaining
access to electricity.
Enquiries:
Email
Revised lightning protection guide launched
For three decades, the lightning protection guide from DEHN has been the
trademark for practice-oriented technical literature in the fields of lightning and
surge protection for buildings, installations and systems. Over time, the book
has been revised and enlarged, due to changes in standardisation and techni-
cal advances. Now the third revised edition of the English language lightning
protection guide is available.
The lightning protection guide provides expert knowledge for the practical un-
derstanding of lightning and surge protection, and spans almost 500 pages.The
topics covered by the book range from the characteristic lightning parameters
up to the practical application of lightning protection components and surge
protective devices. It documents the state-of-the art technology and recommen-
dations based on the IEC and EN 62305 standards.Wherever no international or
European standards exist, reference is made to pertinent German standards.The
book includes materials, components, devices and systems, standards, regula-
tions, design fundamentals and 34 practical solutions for specific applications.
Informative illustrations additionally explain the function of lightning and surge
protection systems and show possible application scenarios.
The lightning protection guide gives both non-specialists and experienced
experts an overview of normative, technical and practice-relevant aspects of
lightning and surge protection and offers support in the selection and sustainable
design of buildings, installations and systems.The Lightning Protection Guide
can be directly obtained from DEHN and is also available as pdf document at
.
Enquiries: Alexis Barwise.Tel. 011 704 1487 or
email
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