Electricity and Control May 2022

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION 4 Agile automation to support sustainable packaging Patricia Torres, Omron Industrial Automation Europe

7 Products + services

DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR 10 Driving innovation for Dutch brewing company Ferdie Fortuin, Danfoss Drives South Africa

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11 Resource-efficient irrigation Delta Drives

12 Products + services

SENSORS + SWITCHES 17 Reliable water level readings from remote areas VEGA

20 Products + services

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PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT 22 What can sport teach us about MRO procurement? Brian Andrew, RS Components South Africa

23 Field services – going beyond break and fix Choene Ramotshela, Schneider Electric

24 Numerical analysis for boiler systems across industries Steinmüller Africa

26 Products + services

Regulars 1 Comment

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It’s essential to keep learning

3 Cover article Rising electricity price drives demand for higher-efficiency motors 28 Cybersecurity Ransomware reaches new levels 29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Building technical skills in SA’s wind energy sector

30 Engineering the future Looking towards e-mobility in South Africa

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32 Write @ the back National Treasury launches Green Finance Taxonomy paper

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