Electricity and Control November 2020

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION 4 The new normal: automation in food manufacturing Omron Industrial Automation

6 Products + Services

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DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR 10 The drive as a sensor for condition monitoring Norbert Hanigovszki, Jörg Dannehl, Sanjeet Kumar Dwivedi - Danfoss Engineering

13 Products + Services

SENSORS + SWITCHES 18 Laser-line triangulation technology Pepperl+Fuchs

20 Controlling cobots on the production line SICK Automation

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22 Products + Services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT 23 Optimising boiler performance Jan-Hendrik Fourie, Bureau Veritas Technical Centre Africa

26 Using digital twin technology in plant maintenance Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering

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28 Products + Services

Regulars

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What have we learned?

3 Cover article Magnetic-inductive volumetric flow meters 30 Reskilling, upskilling + training Solar PV training courses 31 Cybersecurity Managed cybersecurity services 32 Write @ the back Lean in to the new normal

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