Electricity and Control June 2022

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT 4 Letter to the editor: Optimising complex manufacturing systems Dr Michael D Grant, DataProphet

6 Tackling sustainability in a tech hungry world Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital

7 Products + services

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT 10 Renewable energy is supporting the grid Asante Phiri, Enel Green Power South Africa

12 Mitigating harmful harmonics John Mitchell, CP Automation

13 The benefits of wheeling – a new energy market for SA David MacDonald, SolarAfrica

14 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION 19 Measuring water content in natural gas Sam Miller, Endress+Hauser

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20 Products + services

TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + CABLES 24 Safety and reliability in transformers for mines David Claassen, Trafo Power Solutions

26 Centralised monitoring of remote substations NovaTech Automation

28 Products + services

Regulars 1 Comment

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Alternative energy

3 Cover article Global demand for industrial automation – Iritron makes its mark! 29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Equal opportunities in the technical workplace 30 Cybersecurity Common cyber threats in the industrial environment 31 Engineering the future Anglo American’s hydrogen-powered mine haul truck 32 Write @ the back Manufacturing Indaba returns as a live event

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