Electricity + Control October 2018

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION

Combining Siemens mining expertise with leading digital technologies

Participating in the biggest Mining and Industrial tradeshow in Afri- ca, Siemens presented its Digital Mining solutions at Electra Min- ing 2018. As a leading provider of efficient, sustainable and class leading equipment to mining companies in Africa, the company offers solutions tailored to the region’s needs. Siemens is a trusted mining partner, with solutions that help customers to meet their challenges, enabling them to set new benchmarks within the industry. Siemens offers well-proven elements from other industries for the specific challenges of the mining industry with three stand out solutions: Firstly, end-to-end process automation and instrumen- tation; As well as our engineering and application software Co- mos for completely digitalised production; and finally a software platform called XHQ that collects data from a number of sources to give decision makers and management a real-time condensed overview of all information. Some of the highlights at the booth included: • Process Automation – Visitors could discover how our engi- neering and plant management software COMOS enables the complete planning of all major disciplines of a plant. • Virtual Reality – Experience COMOS Walkinside where com- plete plant data can be visualised in 3D, offering the possibility of a virtual tour through the plant. • Learn how our Operations Intelligence Software XHQ collects and aggregates all relevant plant-, process and business data in real time, to enable fast decisions based on facts and fig- ures. • The TIA Portal Cloud Connector – TIA Portal Cloud Connector serves as a communication tunnel and enables central man- agement of engineering software

• Design thinking and Product technology workshops • Mindsphere – Siemens’ cloud-based, open IoT operating sys- tem from Siemens that connects products, plants, systems, and machines, enabling customers to harness the wealth of data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT) with advanced analytics. “With our integrated approach, solutions for the digitalisation of plants and processes, and profound industry expertise, we can help improve overall plant performance and secure long-term competitiveness,” says Ralf Leinen, VP for Digital Factory and Pro- cess Industries and Drives, Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa. Enquiries: Keshin Govender.Tel. +27 (0) 11 652 2000 or email keshin.govender@siemens .com

Bright and flexible tower light from Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation has introduced the Al- len-Bradley ControlTower 856T 70 mm Tower Light system to market. This new system incor- porates brighter LED illumination and a broad offering of visual and sound technologies, all in nal DIP switches inside the light and sound mod- ules that enable engineers to easily configure op- eration modes. Engineers can choose from a range of sounds that helps alert operators on a machine’s status or condition. These sound options include multi-tone piezoelectric and multi-tone transducer technologies.

a 70 mm diameter housing. The ControlTower 856T is capable of accommodating up to seven mod- ules in the same stack, offering users the ability to monitor more machine and process conditions in a single device. This new modular design allows the ControlTower 856T system to meet the wid- est range of signalling ap- plications with a reduced number of components. The tower light fea- tures push-in terminal blocks in the base and inter-

The ControlTower 856T system also includes non-stackable, beacon-shaped light modules for ap- plications that require a low profile signalling device but want to use the same mounting infrastructure of the tower light. The IP66/67-rated system can be used in tough environmental conditions and in an extended op- erating temperature (up to 70° C). To meet global requirements, the system is available in 24V ac/dc and 120/240V ac. The product line is available as separate components or as a pre-configured, facto- ry-assembled stack light for optimal flexibility. Enquiries: Adrian vanWyk.Tel +27 (0) 11 654 9700 or email avanwyk@ra.rockwell.com

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