Electrical & Electronics
‘New boss’ Zest to grow Africa footprint
AS part of its ongoing growth plans, Zest WEG Group will continue to focus on opportunities in more African countries, according to its new chief executive officer, Siegfried...
Robotic platform with LiDAR sensor points way to warehouse of future
A SICK Automation LiDAR sensor was used to build a winning robotic platform in the prestigious Drexel University’s annual College of Engineering senior project design...
Load shedding: savvy investments to weather the storm
WITH small businesses already dealing with hikes in VAT and petrol, coupled with decreased consumer spending, load-shedding is a bridge too far, particularly for...
Process values at a glance
THE E30443 IO-Link master display from IFM is an excellent choice for displaying process values for sensors which do not have a display, which are difficult to access or are...
Coega a springboard to the rest of Africa
IN an effort to encourage growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows for the Sub Saharan region, the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has dedicated much of its long-term...
Phone brand poised for top ‘Honor’ as Durban service store opens
JUST three months after quietly slipping into South Africa, smartphone brand Honor has almost doubled its brand awareness and is poised for a mainstream launch with the...
Energy management heavyweight racks up another award
DIGITAL transformation of energy management company Schneider Electric has won the ‘Hyper-convergence Innovation of the year category at the SVC Awards 2018, for the second...
New tech promises to destroy illegal copper resale market
South Africa is experiencing almost 200 instances of cable theft per day. The scourge costs the country an estimated R10 billion per year loss in lost productivity. Although...
Simplified safety compliance testing
COMTEST is offering what it says is a unique tester, one that sources both AC and DC steady-state voltage for Hi-Z and Lo-Z instruments, thus simplifying safety compliance...
Upgrade makes building management system even ‘smarter’
JOHNSON Controls has just released version 9 of its Metasys Building Management Systems (BMS), one it describes as one of the most advanced and feature-rich on the market....
Diesel to electric conversion for mining telehandler a ‘world-first’
BATTERY Power Industries (BPI) provided the battery drive system for Manitou Southern Africa’s first electric telehandler. Manitou’s battery driven telehandler, the first of...
Interference-free data transmission
THE Leuze DDLS 500 optical data transceiver, available from Countapulse Controls, has a high optical transmission of 100 Mbit/s. This photoelectric sensor allows data...
