Electricity and Control April 2024

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

4 Keeping edge data centres cool Jonathan Duncan, Vertiv

6 Products + services ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT 9 A considered view of Draft IRP 2023 Leigh Darroll spoke to Niveshen Govender at SAWEA

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11 Standby, prime or continuous - choose the right genset WEG Africa

13 Energy optimisation in the timber sector Dennis Williams, Associated Energy Services

14 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION

18 Monitoring power quality to minimise energy waste Comtest for Fluke

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20 Products + services

SAFETY OF PLANT, EQUIPMENT + PEOPLE

22 Hearing protection in the workplace TME

24 Products + services

Regulars

1 Comment

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Taking safety seriously

3 Cover article

Why measurement matters

29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Training gets under ways at IEPA’s new training centre

30 Cybersecurity Industrial cybersecurity – 2023 in review, outlook for 2024

31 Engineering the future Interventions now are critical for water security

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32 Write @ the back Deregulation in Africa’s energy sector is driving innovation

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