Electricity and Control October 2023

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

4 Migrating to the cloud? beware of the hurdles Benjamin Coetzer, Routed

6 Setting tomorrow’s battery industry in motion CLPA - Europe

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7 Products + services

ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

10 Power plant OEMs can help address SA’s electricity crisis Thava Govender, Babcock Engineering

12 Regulating solar system providers Werner Fortuin, SolarAfrica

14 85% efficiency in trigeneration plant Stephan Ziegler, Beckhoff Automation

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15 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION

19 Products + services

SAFETY OF PLANT, EQUIPMENT + PEOPLE

25 Products + services

Regulars

1 Comment Making best use of the energy we do have

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3 Cover article Phoenix Contact is celebrating its 100th anniversary

29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Africa needs more engineers to advance its gains on SDGs

30 Engineering the future Empowering local energy communities in clean energy transitions

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32 Write @ the back Remote monitoring of water reservoirs in rhino sanctuaries

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