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Field bus modules for coolant and food sectors

15th October 2024 Specialised housing materials and high ingress resistance, meeting IP 67 or IP 69K specifications, make ifm field bus modules specifically suited for use in coolant applications or used directly in wet areas in the food industry. The ecolink technology enables reliable, permanently... →

Backup power key to securing IT systems

2nd August 2024 There is a growing demand for backup power that will ensure critical IT appliances continue operating during unexpected power outages, reducing the risk of losing data and preventing potential cybersecurity threats during downtime. Power management company Eaton has launched its 5P Gen 2... →

Eaton's 5P Gen 2 uninterruptible power supply

Telemedicine expands access to healthcare

31st May 2024 Telemedicine is starting to emerge as a potential solution to provide access to advanced medical assistance to communities in remote areas or with a lack of access to healthcare as a result of infrastructure deficits, high costs and population distribution. The Guardian Eye AVA Higo medical... →

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Guardian Eye AVA Higo medical devices

Mobile security systems bolster defence against cybersecurity attacks

17th May 2024 The growth in mobile-powered businesses has seen a related increase in security risks such as spyware, phishing and ransomware. Future-ready attack protection provider Cybereason says the exponential increase in mobile devices and apps has led to an ever-evolving attack surface, with access to... →

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Spike in cyber threats demands increased mobile security

S Africa’s first artificial intelligence support bot

5th April 2024 A new artificial intelligence (AI) robot, or bot, designed to offer information technology (IT) support is said to be the first of its kind in the country. Dial a Nerd asserts that its digital companion, called ‘Dan’, is set to revolutionise IT support for clients. The company explains that it... →

Dial a Nerd's artificial intelligence support bot

Ensuring cybersecurity for backup power management systems

12th January 2024 A new network card for uninterruptable power supply (UPS) units features a range of enhanced capabilities aimed at helping organisations meet cybersecurity challenges. Features of the Gigabit network card include web-based monitoring and alerts, and tools to monitor and control power systems.... →

Eaton offers cybersecurity for backup power technologies

New workstation meets demands of complex projects

22nd November 2023 A cutting-edge desktop workstation designed to meet the needs of virtual production, three-dimensional (3D) rendering, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning has recently been unveiled. The latest addition to HP’s Z collection, the HP Z6 G5 A HP includes the highest number of cores in... →

The HP Z6 G5 A

Online shipping helps small businesses

6th November 2023 A new automated e-commerce capability designed to support e-commerce merchants across sub-Saharan Africa aims to help small businesses to efficiently manage shipments online. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, has enhanced its FedEx Ship Manager (FSM) solution to allow businesses... →

FedEx Ship Manager supports online retailers

Online purchasing portal for industrial products

27th October 2023 SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has launched an online purchasing platform to streamline procurement for its customers. The company’s training manager Zander Claassens says the portal allows customers to order products and parts and access documentation and computer-aided design, or CAD, data. The... →

SEW-EURODRIVE’s online purchasing portal

Software tool to promote health & safety on mines

20th October 2023 Mine ventilation and refrigeration specialist BBE recently launched its software package designed to streamline ventilation and occupational hygiene reporting functions. The VUMA HUB software system was specifically developed for underground mines and uses industry-approved standards, stores... →

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VUMA HUB software tool from BBE

Automation for industry

10th August 2023 Automation projects for plants, factories and warehouses can be designed and implemented using SEW-EURODRIVE’s Maxolution offering. According to the company’s works manager: mechatronics Werner Engelbrecht the process is focused on combining all aspects of production including hardware and software. →

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Automated Guided Vehicles featuring Maxolution from SEW-EURODRIVE

Online solutions support portable equipment

22nd July 2023 Atlas Copco Power Technique has developed a portfolio of online solutions to support its portable range of generators, air compressors, light towers, pumps and hand-held tools. The solutions are aimed at helping customers to connect remotely with machines and equipment, access essential product... →

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Atlas Copco Power Connect portal links customers to machine spare parts catalogues

Workstations for flexible, hybrid work

11th June 2023 Lenovo recently unveiled its latest solutions which it says are designed to run sophisticated workloads while maintaining the reliability, usability and configurability needed across a variety of industries. The ThinkStation and ThinkPad workstations allow end-users to configure tailor-made... →

The ThinkStation P3 Tiny from Lenovo

Three-phase modular UPS for small and medium data centers

26th May 2023 A three-phase modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solution with 50 kW live swappable power and static switch modules has recently been introduced to the market. The Easy UPS 3-Phase Modular from Schneider Electric is said to offer best-in-class power protection designed to protect critical... →

Schneider Electric's Easy UPS 3-phase modular solution

New software tool saves sensor data

5th May 2023 A new backup and restore solution is said to secure and save data from out-of-service or replaced level sensors and pressure sensors. Measurement technology company VEGA notes that smartphones and tablets are now standard equipment in industrial plants and that almost 40% of its sensors for... →

VEGA provides software to backup data from sensors

Data platform enables accurate and reliable financial accounting

21st April 2023 An online data aggregation platform that scours 20 data sources through 160 search types, including those most commonly used by accountants, is designed to allows users to conduct live, accurate searches on individuals and companies and in-depth ‘know your client’ checks online. “Accountants are... →

Searchworks data platform allows users to conduct live, accurate searches on individuals and companies

Next-generation software for drilling professionals

11th April 2023 Global energy engineering consultancy and software provider AGR has launched new software that aims to give drilling professionals improved understanding of time, cost and risk when planning wells. AGR explains that its next-generation P1ANS application builds on the success of its field-proven... →

P1ANS is the latest addition to AGR’s iQx software portfolio

New group communications app ensures privacy

4th April 2023 A new messenger application (app) is designed to deliver messages to recipients in a group or community in a manner that is fast, effective and private. The Nova Messenger app is especially useful for group communication required by universities, schools and companies. Users are grouped... →

The Nova Messenger app designed for safe group communication

Advancing digital transformation in mining

3rd March 2023 A range of innovative geoscience software solutions designed to enable critical, strategic decisions across the lifecycle of mining operations, aims to foster digital transformation in the mining industry. Seequent says its software portfolio provides mining operations with new ways to solve... →

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Seequent’s Imago software can be used in the field

Online tool for wake frequency calculation

3rd March 2023 A wake frequency calculation is used to determine the required dimensions and suitability of a thermowell, which is the protective structure around a thermocouple probe or thermometer. The wake has a specific frequency, which is a function of the diameter of the thermowell and the fluid velocity. →

WIKA offers an online wake frequency calculation tool

Helping SMEs foster customer relations

24th February 2023 A low-cost Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) includes a range of new capabilities, including team pipelines, toppings, and developer center, to help SMEs manage customer operations. Global technology company Zoho Corporation has unveiled... →

Zoho Corporation offers Customer Relationship Management solutions for small businesses

World’s first explosion-proof 5G smartphone

3rd February 2023 A new smartphone is said to be the world's first ATEX and IECEx Zone 1/21 approved smartphone with widely supported 5G frequency bands and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. The IS540.1 from i.safe MOBILE includes a high-performance chipset from Qualcomm Technologies, 6-inch display, 48 megapixels (MP)... →

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The IS540.1 from i.safe MOBILE is suited for highly complex industrial scenarios

One cable for power and data

3rd February 2023 Motion plastics and cable manufacturer igus has introduced its new readycable hybrid cables, allowing one cable to be used for power and data, helping save installation space and weight. igus notes that so-called hybrid technology has become one of the major trends in cable planning. While servo... →

igus harnessed hybrid cables

Connecting data centers across Africa

27th January 2023 Nokia recently announced the provision of its 7250 IXR interconnect router platforms with 400G-enabled interfaces to Africa Data Centres, a division of Cassava Technologies. The solution aims to offer cost-effective, high-capacity interconnection services to customers in multiple African... →

Nokia interconnects data centers between countries in Africa

Industrial cellular routers connect remote assets

27th January 2023 An expanded range of industrial cellular routers is designed to provide resilient data communications for remote sites. Westermo says its new Merlin 4400 series of ultra-compact and rugged Long Term Evolution (LTE) Cat 4 wireless routers has been developed specifically to support extremely secure... →

The Westermo Merlin 4400 series LTE router

Use of private LTE networks advances mining and industrial sectors

20th January 2023 The increased implementation of mining and industrial private Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks is set to drive greater advances in automation, enabling improved productivity and efficiency on sites. Technological advances are said to have the potential to future-proof mines and factories... →

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Sedna predicts growth in mining and industrial private LTE networks

Connectivity solution for Africa

20th January 2023 A new software-defined cloud connectivity solution adapted for African data legislation and international sharing and privacy law, is said to be the first African-developed automated provisioning and routing solution. inq.’s Fabric is designed to isolate traffic from the public Internet and... →

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inq. Fabric cloud connectivity solution developed for Africa

Simulation software shortens HVAC prototyping time

20th January 2023 Simulation software shortens HVAC prototyping time Simulation software can help to significantly shorten product prototype development time in the heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) sector and Booyco Engineering says that it is using the technology to meet global standards. →

Booyco Engineering software used to determine structural vibrations within a roof-mounted HVAC system

Remote service passes for wireless gateway

11th December 2022 Remote service passes allow machine technicians to connect remotely to a machine to monitor machine behavior, debug, and update firmware. This helps reduce machine downtime and travel costs, while increasing cost savings. Mobile and industrial hydraulics, and electric powertrain systems global... →

Danfoss wheel loader with CS10 gateway remote service pass

Green premiums simplify carbon offsetting

2nd December 2022 Carbon offsetting aims to generate a net climate benefit that can be passed from one entity to another, enabling a consumer or company to counteract unavoidable carbon outputs. Negating the emissions of a product or activity can be achieved by investing in climate projects that reduce emissions... →

Curbon's e-commerce tool helps offset the carbon footprint of purchases

Locally-developed cashless parking solution

14th October 2022 A smart parking management software platform aims to provide a convenient and seamless cashless and ticketless solution for public and corporate parking. Parket founder and chief technology officer Joshua Raphael notes that the drive towards a cashless society and broader digitisation was... →

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Parket is a cashless and ticketless parking system

Careers for young women in technology

13th September 2022 Unemployment among young women persists in the information technology (IT) sector, despite technological advancements that have created a digital economy that continually develops new work forms. Some of the reasons for the underrepresentation of women in the IT sector includes lack of female... →

IYF provides young women with IT training opportunities

Virtual reality takes engineering training to a new level

8th September 2022 Digital technologies are creating various new opportunities in the learning environment and virtual reality (VR) tools are helping learners in engineering fields to understand schematics and diagnose faults on trackless mining machinery. According to Murray & Roberts Cementation education,... →

Virtual reality tools used in the Murray & Roberts Cementation Training Academy

Free tool helps address carbon emissions

13th August 2022 A freely available dashboard has recently been launched, allowing users to explore how carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions related to the production and use of bearings are distributed in different industries. The tool provides illustrative examples based on how emissions differ in various positions... →

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SKF has launched a tool to help industry address carbon emissions

Modular housing for data centres and IT facilities

26th July 2022 The integration of cyber secure, electrical power monitoring and infrastructure management software, either on premise or remotely, ensures clients have full visibility and control of their critical environment, says power management company Eaton. The company has introduced its xModular system... →

Eaton's xModular system is the latest addition to its critical systems portfolio

Integrated CAD library app launched

26th July 2022 Said to be the world's largest computer-aided design (CAD) library provider, Ultra Librarian has announced the release of a new application (app) on the Autodesk Fusion 360 app store. International software company Autodesk collaborated with Ultra Librarian to generate the Fusion 360-compatible... →

The Ultra Librarian app is now available on the Autodesk Fusion 360 app store

Updated market automation solution offers added value

21st July 2022 Supply-chain management company MACmobile provides end-to-end cloud-based value chain solutions to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector across central, eastern and southern Africa. The company has recently made a range of enhancements to the FIELDForce Web and mobile applications, which... →

MACmobile has updated FIELDForce with improved functionalities

Ensuring IT continuity during load-shedding

21st July 2022 A backup power source is seen as essential for business continuity and the protection of information technology (IT) critical equipment, storage and data – especially during periods of increased power outages or load-shedding. Eaton asserts that its Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) 2.0 provides... →

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Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager 2.0 has been updated

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