Index
-
Coding to learn, self-paced studying and more: how STEM students can up their skills game in 2020
March 18, 2020 0 comment
Stephane Marouani, country manager at MathWorks ANZ, tells us what new trends will dominate in STEM education and how aspiring employees will be required to adopt new learning methods. The importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) skills to business development and the future of work has been widely talked about for a few years … Continue reading Coding to learn, self-paced studying and more: how STEM students can up their skills game in 2020
-
Autonomous processing emerges as Metso joins forces with Outotec
March 3, 2020 0 comment
Metso and Outotec are on the verge of combining into a minerals processing powerhouse. Ben Creagh explores what this, along with Metso’s vision for autonomous mineral processing, means for mining. Metso is gearing up for a transformational year in 2020 as the company moves through the final stages of combining with Outotec. In July last … Continue reading Autonomous processing emerges as Metso joins forces with Outotec
-
Making production sustainable and efficient
February 25, 2020 0 comment
Food and beverage production needs high volumes of energy and produces large amounts of waste. What are the best ways for companies to be environmentally sustainable while maintaining economic efficiency? PACE talks to Total Construction’s James Bolton and Rob Blythman. Food and beverage processing is highly energy intensive. Producing the heat required for industrial production, … Continue reading Making production sustainable and efficient
-
Moving predictive maintenance from theory to practice
February 12, 2020 0 comment
Philipp H. F. Wallner, Industry Manager, Industrial Automation & Machinery, MathWorks, discusses four common hurdles that need to be overcome before tapping into the benefits of predictive maintenance. These days you keep hearing about predictive maintenance and how valuable it is. It’s the utopia where equipment operators can anticipate impending malfunctions, pre-emptively schedule repairs, minimise … Continue reading Moving predictive maintenance from theory to practice
-
Getting the edge in industrial automation
February 3, 2020 0 comment
Over the last two years, APS Industrial has been the master distributor of Siemens industrial low-voltage electrical and automation products in Australia. PACE speaks with Justin Farrell from Siemens and Simon Kearney from APS Industrial to discuss the recent trends in industrial automation technology. Coming under the broad umbrella of “Industry 4.0”, recent trends in … Continue reading Getting the edge in industrial automation
-
Energy chains versus motor cable drums
January 23, 2020 0 comment
Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of two industrial energy supply systems with Treotham Automation. Whenever design engineers have to guide hoses and power and data cables in moving applications with long travels (more than 100 metres), the question arises of which energy supply system is the most efficient, especially considering such factors as reliability, maintainability, … Continue reading Energy chains versus motor cable drums
-
BSC continues to build customer confidence
December 17, 2019 0 comment
In the water and wastewater segment, operations tend to be risk adverse. This is because there is little, if any, room for mistakes, says BSC National Accounts Manager Wayne D’Souza. “It’s a segment where all eyes are on it. A mistake could mean the pollution of rivers, or oceans. Or it could mean that the … Continue reading BSC continues to build customer confidence
-
Getting the most out of belts and drives in tertiary wastewater treatment
December 17, 2019 0 comment
Tertiary treatment is the final stage of the cleaning process undertaken at a wastewater treatment plant, improving effluent quality before it is reused, recycled or discharged into the environment. This stage of treatment removes remaining inorganic compounds, organics, turbidity, nitrogen, phosphorus, metals, and pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. The process usually involves physicochemical … Continue reading Getting the most out of belts and drives in tertiary wastewater treatment
-
LogBox Connect and IIoT
December 17, 2019 0 comment
NOVUS Automation has recently launched a new data logger family – the LogBox Connect. It provides wireless connectivity to field signals and devices while offering ease of integration. The LogBox Connect comes in three different versions – 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy. These can fulfill connectivity and data acquisition needs of any application. Each … Continue reading LogBox Connect and IIoT
-
Bearing up in corrosive wastewater conditions: Schaeffler’s FAG Black Series and Split SRB
December 11, 2019 0 comment
Secondary wastewater treatment removes soluble organic matter and suspended solids that remain following primary treatment. This stage involves biological processes aeration for the decomposition of solids and the use of chlorine to disinfect the liquid. During different stages of secondary treatment, the level of oxygen in the wastewater is altered to create aerobic and anaerobic … Continue reading Bearing up in corrosive wastewater conditions: Schaeffler’s FAG Black Series and Split SRB
-
Robust bearings for primary wastewater treatment
December 10, 2019 0 comment
The initial stage of wastewater treatment – the primary treatment stage – involves the removal of solid material from water by the processes of screening, comminution, grit removal, and sedimentation. Clarifiers, or settling tanks, enable the removal of the solids through sedimentation. While sewage flows through the tanks, the solids gradually sink to the bottom. … Continue reading Robust bearings for primary wastewater treatment
-
Powering the factories of the future
December 9, 2019 0 comment
As battery storage technology becomes more affordable, more companies are turning to renewable energy as a means of cutting down on energy costs. PACE talks to Total Construction’s James Bolton and Rob Blythman about what needs to be considered when transitioning to solar power. With high power costs looking likely to remain a norm, Australian … Continue reading Powering the factories of the future
-
The KNX Elevator Speech
December 4, 2019 0 comment
By Ian Richardson, Chairman at KNX National Group Australia People in management and marketing often promote the virtues of the ‘elevator speech’ or ‘elevator pitch’. This brief, usually one-sided conversation is designed to provide a short description of a product, company or idea is such a way that the listener can gain an understanding in … Continue reading The KNX Elevator Speech
-
Smart engineering directly in the cloud
December 4, 2019 0 comment
PC-based control offers a central, open and comprehensive machine control platform ideal for delivering highly efficient, IoT-based automation strategies. It enables machines, plants and production lines to be connected in ways that unlock their full efficiency potential across entire processes. In this context, TwinCAT Cloud Engineering adds a new dimension by providing users with an … Continue reading Smart engineering directly in the cloud
-
Mining and the Industrial Internet of Things
November 27, 2019 0 comment
Mining is making strides in the implementation of digital data-driven systems and processes. PACE talks to Endress+Hauser’s global mining and metals industry manager, Andrew Reese, about how mining is managing its move into the world of the Industrial Internet of Things. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming industries across the world. The mining … Continue reading Mining and the Industrial Internet of Things
-
Three challenges of IIoT implementation
November 25, 2019 0 comment
The benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are becoming well known: enhanced productivity, increased efficiency (including energy efficiency), faster decision-making, greater asset and supply chain visibility, decreased downtime. And more and more companies are looking to take the advantage by implementing advanced data-driven solutions. But not every company is in a position to … Continue reading Three challenges of IIoT implementation
-
Digitising oil and gas
November 20, 2019 0 comment
PACE catches up with Craig Segers and David Turner from Rockwell Automation at the company’s recent TechEd on the Gold Coast to talk about the challenges that face the oil and gas sector in carrying out digital transformations. With operations spanning multiple and often remote regions, with heavy capital investment and vast supply chains, the … Continue reading Digitising oil and gas
-
Lowest prices ever on Pfannenberg cooling units
November 19, 2019 0 comment
For a limited time only on selected Pfannenberg DTS and DTT cooling units, “Beat-the-heat” and save with never-to-be-repeated prices. Pfannenberg’s selection of cooling systems combine the latest in intelligent electronics for optimal energy-efficiency and are available in both wall mounted and roof mounted options. The DTT 6000 series of cooling units by Pfannenberg are 100 per … Continue reading Lowest prices ever on Pfannenberg cooling units
-
Feeding the USB port for wireless applications out of the control cabinet with optimum protection
October 30, 2019 0 comment
With the new CU8210-M001 cabinet dome, the USB port of an Industrial PC can be fed out of the control cabinet and still be well protected. In this way, reliable and powerful wireless connections to the control computer can be established without having to use attenuation-prone antenna cables. When combined with the appropriate CU8210-D00x USB … Continue reading Feeding the USB port for wireless applications out of the control cabinet with optimum protection
-
Protecting the quality of your food and beverage production
October 23, 2019 0 comment
ifm is introducing some very technically advanced and quite revolutionary products to ensure the safety and quality of your valuable food and beverage products during manufacture and clean-in-place (CIP). Glenn Thornton, national product and brand manager at ifm, explains. ifm has recently introduced new technology with a new approach to protecting your product with our … Continue reading Protecting the quality of your food and beverage production