24th February 2016
There was a time when the PLC was the only viable option for control in industrial automation applications. Today engineers have more choice in the form of industrial PCs, soft PLCs and panel PCs offering similar functionality of the PLC/HMI combination. Engineers could even build their own custom controller around a Raspberry Pi board. […]
Read more22nd February 2016
Electrical energy savings in excess of 40% are achievable, by improving energy efficiency in drive systems is the statement made by CEMEP, the European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics. CEMEP has updated its 32-page guidance brochure of the same name, which is available from the Gambica website. The brochure shows […]
Read more19th February 2016
Mitsubishi Electric has introduced C-Connector, a PLC module that delivers data from plant-wide automation system directly to a user’s SAP system in real-time. The C Connector PLC module simplifies the linking of the plant’s automation systems to higher level databases, ERP applications and MES applications like SAP. Production data can be easily monitored and recorded, […]
Read more17th February 2016
Drives reduce labour costs and cut irrigation energy use 40% The cost of electricity means that for some South African farms, running their irrigation system is one of their largest operating expenses. To reduce electricity consumption, one the farm owner began looking for alternatives to the old irrigation system of running the […]
Read more15th February 2016
Magelis GTU | the fully configurable HMI The fully configurable Magelis GTU from Schneider Electric, allows users and OEMS to configure a high performance HMI to their exact requirements. The interchangeable display screen and control box are selected from a range of options and just snapped together. The high-resolution screens deliver […]
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