Electricity and Control December 2021-January 2022

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

4 Robotics in SA’s food and beverage industry Linda Eales, ABB South Africa 6 Cobots assist with intricate assembly details Omron

7 Products + services

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

10 Halving CO 2 emissions by 2030 – it can be done Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider Electric

12 Looking to the next decade of growth in wind energy Mercia Grimbeek, SAWEA

DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR

14 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION

16 Selecting an ac power supply for test applications An Ametek White Paper

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18 Products + services

SAFETY OF PLANT, EQUIPMENT + PEOPLE

20 Ultrasonic sensors for safety applications Matthias Sollmann, Pepperl+Fuchs

22 Products + services

TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + CABLES

26 A transformer is a transformer – right? Trafo Power Solutions

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29 Products + services

Regulars

1 Comment What can we learn from the past year?

3 Cover article Quality is key to high-performance automation solutions

32 Write @ the back Financing South Africa’s Just Energy Transition

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2 Electricity + Control DECEMBER 2021-JANUARY 2022