Electricity and Control May 2024

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION

4 Streamlining panel building Kovilan Chinnathambi, Schneider Electric

7 Products + services

DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR

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10 Global standards in local mechatronics assembly Leigh Darroll spoke to Werner Engelbrecht and Robert Fletcher at SEW-EURODRIVE

13 Products + services

SENSORS + SWITCHES

16 Products + services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT

18 Maintaining efficient steam systems in the dairy industry Associated Energy Services

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20 A new approach to testing insulation on HV equipment Falk Werner, Doble Engineering Company

22 Wireless telemetry for widespread water networks Ian Loudon, Omniflex

23 Products + services

Regulars 1 Comment The value of planned maintenance 3 Cover article Motors and drives for all industry sectors 26 Reskilling, upskilling + training New in education and training for industry

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Transitioning from the NQF to OQSF

28 Engineering the future Industrialisation starts with focused R&D 30 Cybersecurity Turning the browser into a security endpoint

31 Events in Energy 2024

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Enlit Africa 2024, and more

32 Write @ the back Battery system bridges power outages to secure water supply

2 Electricity + Control MAY 2024