Feb 7, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings
THE Association of Rotational Moulders of Southern Africa (ARMSA) has announced the publication of a South African National Standard: SANS 1731:2017 for polyethylene chemical and water storage tanks, developed in conjunction with the South African Bureau of Standard...
Feb 7, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
SUMITOMO Rubber South Africa (SRSA) has been selected as the sole tyre supplier for the latest Toyota Hilux Black Edition and Toyota Fortuner 18 inch derivatives. The OE agreement comes after several months of consultation between the two parties which included close...
Feb 7, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Transport & Logistics
DURBAN’S international cargo volumes in quarter 3 of 2017 increased by 13.7% when compared to the same period the previous year; this on the back of the highest ever recorded cargo throughput during the months of October and November 2017, which exceeded the 1700...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
Everyone wants high speed fibre connectivity and providers are jostling to get fibre into the ground and to the door of businesses and residential customers. The fastest route to a return on these fibre investments is to allow open access, enabling multiple ISPs and...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
OF the industrial companies that participated in the IT Security Risks Survey, every fourth company has faced a variety of cyberattacks. Worryingly, one of the fastest growing types of threats, among the multitude targeting industrial organisations in 2017, was...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
THE powerful new O8 sensor from IFM is – according to the company – an optimum choice for applications where space is at a premium such as assembly and robotics. “It might be small, but the sensor achieves very long ranges. Moreover the background suppression...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
INSTROTECH is offering the Siko MSC500, which it describes as the latest stage of development in its ultra-compact magnetic sensors for industry as well as machine and plant construction. Common applications for these new compact sensors include linear actuators, stop...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
EMERSON, a global automation technology and software company, has been named the Industrial IoT Company of the Year by IoT Breakthrough. The award recognizes Emerson’s extensive innovation and leadership in driving Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and...
Feb 6, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News
COMBILO in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, specialises in the import, export, packing, storage, shipment, and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. With the help of a vision system and delta robots supplied by Omron, EasyPack Technologies has automated how...
