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E-commerce platform for coatings

25th February 2022 A newly launched business-to-business e-commerce platform tailored towards retailers and contractors, is designed to streamline trade retail of coatings products. The Plascon Store was conceptualised and developed to improve existing communications with the company’s existing retailers, provide a... →

Smart, green infrastructure set to accelerate the energy transition

17th February 2022 An integrated suite of solutions is being introduced to support green urbanisation, electric mobility and counter the causes and effects of climate change. The new approach is set to create modern, sustainable, efficient, resilient and inclusive urban infrastructure, accelerating global... →

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Schneider Electric aims to help build infrastructure for a sustainable future

Inventory for sugar manufacturers

31st January 2022 The latest edition of the ABB Ability Sugar Library has been released, enhanced with new functionalities to serve as a control engineering inventory for sugar manufacturers. The library aims to help reduce engineering costs and development timelines, simplify expansions, eliminate errors in... →

App links tradespeople to new customers

26th January 2022 A new free-to-download application (app) is designed to be a one-stop business management tool, allowing on-call trade specialists to access job requests. “The TOD Hero app really is like an Uber for people who need plumbers, handymen, locksmiths and electricians in real time,” says TOD CEO and... →

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The TOD Hero app connects on-call trade specialists to customers

Collaboration expands field design applications

26th January 2022 A global software company has partnered with consulting and engineering specialists to provide an enhanced service to its client base of global asset operators. Data visualization company FutureOn, provider of state-of-the-art visual engineering for the energy sector, has formed a strategic... →

Visual workflows for early-stage subsea engineering work

Innovative monitoring solution for data cables

21st January 2022 SPONSORED POST (Virtual Showroom): Predictive maintenance is a vital part of avoiding unplanned machine downtimes and LAPP has introduced a state-of-the-art tool to ensure continuous productivity. The new Etherline Guard monitors the service life of a data cable at risk of failure in... →

Image of the Etherline Guard from LAPP that monitors data cables at risk of failure

The Etherline Guard from LAPP monitors data cables at risk of failure

Powerful new tool in field of reality capture

21st January 2022 A US-based robotics startup has unveiled a new real-time colourised point cloud visualization on a handheld light detection and ranging (Lidar) scanner. Exyn Technologies says that its ExynPak tool is a world’s first, allowing users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional (3D) models 20... →

Imag of ExynPak tool that llows users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional models

ExynPak allows users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional models

Live car tracking app simplifies safety

14th January 2022 A progressive web application (PWA) platform from Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, offers an easier, more efficient way for customers to track vehicles. The MyNetstar PWA is said to be quicker to install, more environment friendly to run and uses less phone memory than traditional applications... →

Netstar has launched its MyNetstar mobile tracking service

AI assistant for improved online meeting experience

15th December 2021 A virtual assistant that provides a conversational interface and offers custom skills, a chat user experience (UX), and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities is now available for use on the Microsoft Teams platform. The Infor Coleman Digital Assistant was previously available on a web... →

The Infor Coleman Digital Assistant is now available for Microsoft Teams

Focus on digital education in schools

19th November 2021 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) is working with the private sector to roll out programmes that enable broad based digital education in schools across the country. Project Liberate envisions a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) hub that focusses on education and... →

Macrocomm Group are working with government to provide broad based digital education to learners

Software updates improve Cloud solution offerings

18th November 2021 Technodyn International, the sub-Saharan Africa partner for enterprise software development company IFS, has announced the latest update to IFS Cloud. A host of new features have been added, including functionality that speeds up time to deployment in system application deployment and advanced... →

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Technodyn International has announced updates to IFS Cloud

Green solutions for sustainable IoT

29th October 2021 An increasing number of industries are focussed on ensuring an environment-friendly approach to daily operations, and technology- and Internet of Things- (IoT-) based industries are similarly challenged to operate in a more sustainable way. Global IoT communication service provider Sigfox offers... →

Image of lightbulb to illustrate Global IoT communication service provider Sigfox offers a combination of low-cost and low-power technologies that aim to help the IoT industry go green.

Sigfox offers technologies that help the IoT industry go green

Super app offers a single point of entry and payment platform

29th October 2021 A new mobile application (app) that is designed to enable consumers to make payments, play online games and order takeaway items, has recently been launched by Vodacom. The VodaPay Super App, designed in collaboration with Alibaba Group-owned fintech services platform Alipay, offers consumers a... →

The VodaPay Super App is now available

CAD software now SANS accredited

29th October 2021 Autodesk’s latest version of AutoCAD, the Plant 3D 2022 Toolset, has been accredited to South African National Standards (SANS) and is available on the applications (app) library. AutoCAD is computer-aided design (CAD) software used by architects, engineers and construction professionals to... →

Autodesk’s latest version of AutoCAD allows users to create and edit P&ID’s and 3D model

Smart software revolutionises pneumatics

22nd October 2021 Quickly activated motion applications (apps) are said to be revolutionising pneumatics by increasing flexibility and energy efficiency, and accelerating production processes. The Festo Motion Terminal VTEM combines digitalisation and pneumatics and aims to make filling containers, such as... →

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Smart software solutions revolutionise pneumatics

Free software for mine ventilation solutions

14th October 2021 A newly updated interactive mine ventilation network simulation tool is now available free to the industry. Mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling engineering consultants, BBE Group, highlights that its VUMA-network software has been upgraded to 64-bit computing with a supercharged graphics... →

A graphic visualisation of ventilation networks from VUMA network

New software for civil and infrastructure design

14th October 2021 Autodesk, the multinational developer of software products and services for architecture, engineering, construction and other sectors, has announced the 2022 release of its Civil 3D and InfraWorks software. Distributed across Southern Africa by WorldsView, the new software capabilities and... →

Civil 3D and InfraWorks software enables more complex and accurate designs

Extending digitisation to underground mining

7th October 2021 As the mineral sector seeks safer and more automated operations in line with the ‘smart mining’ vision, digital technology is being increasingly used to streamline operations and drive down unit costs. “Progress in applying Wi-Fi technology to underground mines is allowing us to introduce a range... →

Image illustrating Murray & Roberts Cementation applies Wi-Fi technology to underground mines and introduced a range of digitisation initiatives

Murray & Roberts Cementation applies Wi-Fi technology to underground mines and introduced a range of digitisation initiatives

Wireless control solution for sports lighting applications

1st October 2021 A mobile application- (app-) based lighting control system offers site managers a wireless platform for managing lighting infrastructure. The Schréder ITERRA app from BEKA Schréder is designed to provide a user-friendly, easy-to-install wireless control solution for sports lighting applications.... →

The Schréder ITERRA app from BEKA Schréder is a wireless control solution for sports lighting applications

AI technology to overcome language barriers in South Africa

23rd September 2021 A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform that translates speech into text from English and local languages, has a unique ability to interpret South African accents. The technology could have a far-reaching impact on education, health and business sectors. The platform, called izwe.ai, was... →

Image of people on computers, illustrating a new artificial intelligence platform has been unveiled by Telkom, in collaboration with Enlabeler

A new artificial intelligence platform has been unveiled by Telkom, in collaboration with Enlabeler

Software monitors concrete strength

3rd September 2021 Concrete strength can be difficult to estimate, as it does not always develop at the same speed – with temperature and weather conditions affecting how fast or slow the strength of a structure develops. Having insight into the strength of concrete helps contractors determine when the concrete can... →

Image of CHRYSO’s Maturix software solution that enables the maturity of concrete to be measured on site

CHRYSO’s Maturix software solution enables the maturity of concrete to be measured on site

Integrated electric automation solutions for a complete drive system

3rd September 2021 A new complete drive system, consisting of servo drive and servo motor, aims to ensure seamless connectivity in hardware and software, in order to bolster the optimal functioning of machines. The servo drive CMMT-AS/ST and servo motor EMMT-AS from Festo are connected by means of a one-cable... →

Image of the Festo servo drive CMMT-AS/ST and servo motor EMMT-AS

The Festo servo drive CMMT-AS/ST and servo motor EMMT-AS offer an integrated solution

Global Communications’ Kenwood NEXEDGE NXDN digital mobile radios offer user flexibility

2nd September 2021 Kenwood's NEXEDGE® NXDN, dPMR and multi-protocol NX-5000 and NX-3000 Series Digital in-vehicle mobile radios, like their hand portable counterparts, are available for operation on VHF and UHF frequencies. →

Monitoring drivers’ health saves lives and reduces costs

26th August 2021 A cloud-based platform that utilises automation, artificial intelligence, integration capabilities, advanced features and smart algorithms to measure the state of a user’s wellbeing aims to help companies reduce driver-related accidents and incidents. The Valecus platform is supported by... →

The Valecus wearable device monitors drivers' health data

Panel builder programme supports accelerated business growth

26th August 2021 An interactive and intuitive panel builder programme aims to encourage transformative projects within a company’s energy management ecosystem. Recently launched by Schneider Electric, the platform is designed to enable the company’s partners to meet customers’ requirements, while also achieving... →

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The mySchneider panel builder programme supports accelerated business growth

Global Communications’ Kenwood NEXEDGE NXDN digital hand portable radios offer multiple benefits

4th August 2021 NEXEDGE® was the first system of its kind with the ability to communicate with both analogue and digital handsets, providing a cost-effective solution to customers migrating from legacy analogue systems. →

Business intelligence platform gives companies a competitive edge

28th July 2021 A new artificial intelligence- (AI-) driven data analytics solution is designed to empower businesses to surface precise and actionable insights through self-service data preparation and augmented analytics. The end-to-end self-service BI Platform, which combines a newly-launched augmented... →

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Zoho Corporation’s Business Intelligence (BI) Platform can be used for a range of data insights

New evaluation and development kits for automotive and industrial automation

28th July 2021 A series of evaluation and development kits targets fast and easy development for a range of applications in automotive and industrial automation. RS Components, a trading brand of Electrocomponents, a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, announced the new range of kits... →

Infineon’s AURIX TriCore from RS Components

Software application upgraded for improved architectural, engineering and construction productivity

28th July 2021 The commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application for architecture, engineering and construction, AutoCAD, has been upgraded. Developed by software engineers Autodesk and distributed across Southern Africa by WorldsView, AutoCAD 2022 enhancements include the AutoCAD Web... →

Image of AutoCAD 2022 with pull away drawing windows to display side-by-side or on multiple monitors

AutoCAD 2022 incorporates pull away drawing windows to display side-by-side or on multiple monitors

More CAD models added to free-to-use PCB design suite

14th July 2021 SnapEDA provides free access to the essential building blocks for electronic design, including schematic symbols, PCB footprints and 3D models created using proprietary creation, verification and translation technology. As the industry’s only vendor agnostic search engine, it helps over 750 000... →

Image showing SnapEDA integrated into RS Components DesignSpark PCB

RS Components has integrated the SnapEDA electronic component library and search engine into its DesignSpark PCB

Software tackles Zoom fatigue

9th July 2021 A survey conducted by UK-based employee recognition company Achievers, showed that at least a third of the workforce feels disconnected from their company culture, due to remote working and a lack of interpersonal interaction with colleagues. New software has been developed by video conferencing... →

The Video Window platform encourages informal communication between employees

Global Communications offers the mining sector uninterrupted two-way communication with Kenwood radios

30th June 2021 Kenwood NEXEDGE digital radio systems provide a reliable, convenient and effective means of communication in mining applications as they allow cost-effective, instant and simultaneous communication with individuals and groups of people. The Kenwood range of two-way radios is characterised by its... →

Free online training tackles youth unemployment

24th June 2021 A free online vocational training platform to help young South Africans build skills to find or create jobs, has recently been launched. Created in response to the high rate of youth unemployment in South Africa and the continent, the platform will focus on empowerment through educating and... →

The Trace Academia online platform is aimed at educating and training young people

Innovative app breaks down language barriers in fight against Covid-19

23rd June 2021 A local mobile application (app) aims to improve the communication of safety protocols and other vital information related to Covid-19, by bridging the language divide evident on many Web-based platforms. Numerous campaigns have been launched worldwide to raise awareness about the pandemic but... →

The AwezaMed app has been developed to disseminate Covid-19-related information

New app simplifies hydraulic inspection and servicing

17th June 2021 A new smart inspection application (app) is set to revolutionise hydraulic inspection and servicing, allowing reports for hydraulic systems to be completed by means of cell phone or tablet and emailed to the relevant maintenance or section engineer in real time. Developed by Hytec, the Smart... →

A Smart Inspection app has been developed by Hytec South Africa, in collaboration with Bosch Mining

Online marketplace gives corporates access to digital solutions

17th June 2021 A digital solutions marketplace platform that offers both Web applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) has been launched. The OneHub platform from Standard Bank is described as an online mall for digital solutions, designed to help corporate clients to enhance efficiencies and... →

Virtual meeting room solution

11th June 2021 A video conferencing meeting room solution that supports Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meetings is said to allow almost any space to be used as a virtual meeting place. South Africa-based software and infrastructure services company Argantic explains that it has partnered with Logitech to... →

Data protection solution reaches one-million mark

11th June 2021 Data backup solutions company Veeam recently celebrated one-million active installations of its Backup & Replication solution at its annual user event, VeeamON 2021. The company asserts that it delivers the most advanced data protection solutions for cloud, virtual, SaaS, Kubernetes and physical... →

Veeam Software delivers backup and data protection solutions

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