Electricity and Control February 2020

CONTENTS

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT 4 Opportunities in the 4IR space Leigh Darroll interviewed Yanesh Naidoo, Sales & Design Director at Jendamark

8 A unified network for future Smart Manufacturing John Browett, General Manager, CLPA-Europe

10 Products + Services

ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT 13 Aiming for 100% renewables in breweries SAB and AB InBev Africa, with additional reporting by Leigh Darroll 15 Electricity supply options for industry Hendrik van Huyssteen, Managing Director, Energas

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16 Products + Services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT 21 Seven strategies to maintain electrical distribution equipment Schneider Electric

22 Stress corrosion cracking on induction motor rotor Boris Breganski, Electrical Engineer, LH Marthinusen

24 Products + Services

SENSORS + SWITCHES 28 Photoelectric sensors for precision edges ifm 30 From the product developers’ perspective Endress+Hauser

32 Products + Services

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Regulars

1 Comment Eskom and the art of bicycle repair 3 Cover article The PMD profiler: accurate contour detection for inline quality checks 33 Reskilling, upskilling + training Workplace training programme for engineering students 34 Engineering the future Using vehicle fuel cells for power generation 35 Cybersecurity Honeypot tests industrial control systems’ vulnerabilities 36 Write @ the back Recycling plastic energy chains – a world first 36 Diary dates Conferences, exhibitions + events

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2 Electricity + Control

FEBRUARY 2020