Electricity + Control February 2019

CONTENTS

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Features

CABLES + ACCESSORIES 4 Cables to the crater Bernd Müller for LAPP

8 Round UP

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION 12 Recognising optimisation potential in electrical engineering

16 Round UP

SENSORS, SWITCHES + TRANSDUCERS 20 Accurate tank level management in dairy production

22 Tooling up for improved efficiency

24 Flexible automation system for mini pilot hydropower plant Vishal Bachoo, ifm electronic (SA)

27 Round UP

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TRANSFORMERS + SUBSTATIONS 30 Integrated electrical make-up for Cullinan’s diamond processing plant

32 Transformer design: changing for a better tomorrow Aaron Rost, Trafo Power Solutions

38 Round UP

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Regulars

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Comment

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Cover article Light+Current

Engineering the future

Write @ the back

2 Electricity + Control

FEBRUARY 2019