Electricity and Control February 2021

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

4 Data centres could become a critical utility service Vertiv 6 The Industrial Ethernet protocol for I/O networks Darrell Halterman, Emerson Automation Solutions 8 Products + services

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVRIONMENT

10 The future of energy for independent power producers Aytek Yuksel, Cummins 12 REDZ in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Mercia Grimbeek, South African Wind Energy Association 13 Gas-to-power options emerge in SA Nicola Rump, Principal Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting 14 Products + services

SENSORS + SWITCHES

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18 Sensors support traditional crispbread production in Sweden An ifm application report 20 Hygiene under high pressure Claudia Homburg, VEGA Grieshaber 21 Products + services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT

23 Monitoring mission-critical electrical equipment at Natref Ian Loudon, Omniflex 24 Products + services

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Regulars

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If you fail to plan…

3 Cover article ecomatPanel robust, multifunctional input module 29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Graduating wind turbine service technicians 30 Engineering the future A new collaboration for hydrogen-fuelled trucking 31 Cybersecurity Securing IoT devices and networked machinery 32 Write @ the back The ‘Terra Carta’ – mainstreaming sustainability in business

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