Electricity + Control October 2017

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Features

Analytical instrumentation 4 ‘Our Instruments are Ready for IIoT; Are Your Pro- cesses Ready?’ Susan Buitendag, Endress+Hauser 8 Round UP Control systems + automation 12 PC Worx Engineer: Adaptive Software Platform Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Frank Walde, Phoenix Contact Elec- tronics GmbH 14 Round UP • 14 The IIoT can make a major impact on Africa Bradley Hemphill, EES Live • 15 New cyber security system for oil and gas industry Davinder Harcharan, Siemens • 16 Future of manufacturing Mike Vincent, Deloitte Consulting • 18 Powering Nigeria’s global ecoconomic rise Information provided by Siemens

Cables + accessories 24 Rotating and Turning Frank Rothermund, Lapp GmbH 26 A Cable Gland with a Virtual Thread Eldon Kruger, Pratley 28 When E-Chains Carry Sensors Harald Nehring, igus 31 Round UP

Earthing + lightning protection 32 Earthing for South African Conditions Information provided by the Copper Development Association Africa (CDAA) 36 Comparison Between ac and dc in Power Trans- mission Nikhil Naidoo, Ensight Energy Solutions 40 Round UP Pressure + level measurement 42 4 Common Pressure Calibration Pain Points Information provided by Fluke Corporation 44 FTIR Spectroscopy For a Variety of Industrial Appli- cations Nenne Nordström, Gasmet Technologies

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7 Cover Article 52 Light+Current 54 Appointments 54 New Faces & Places 55 Social Engineers 56 Not to be missed 56 Brain Block 56 Write @ the back

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