From Warnings to Answers
New industrial AI platforms are beginning to tell maintenance teams not only that a machine is failing, but also what is failing, why it is happening and what should be…
A physical pump (left ) and its digital twin (right)
Don’t Let the Digital Twin Drift from Reality
As the metaphor goes: “You can’t make good wine from bad grapes,” a digital twin is only as good as the data it is provided with; it must be an…
AI-powered Maintenance: the Key to Efficiency, Resilience and Sustainability in Future-ready Data Centres
By Canninah Dladla The data centre marketplace is facing a conundrum of sorts; on the one hand, operators are now investing heavily in infrastructure to meet AI’s growing demands, on…
The World’s Largest OEM-Agnostic Autonomous Mine
Epiroc AB, a leading partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has successfully converted - from manual to fully driverless - all 78 mining haul trucks at Hancock Iron Ore’s…
A turbine at an Eskom's Power Generation Plant in South Africa (Pic: Eskom)
Why Turbomachinery Should Break Free from Vendor Lock-in
"The ability to integrate new and emerging technologies from multiple vendors gives organisations access to fantastic advancements in turbomachinery. This fosters continuous improvement and competitiveness in rapidly evolving marketplaces." By…
From Resistance to Readiness
The cost of a cyberattack is colossal: loss of millions in revenue due to downtime of mission-critical machinery, huge sums paid in ransom, and a tarnished reputation among customers and…
Discrete Manufacturing Through Digitalisation
"By integrating Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors, smart data loggers, and blockchain-enabled tracking platforms, manufacturers can transform disjointed supply chains into agile ecosystems." By De Wet Joubert South Africa’s discrete manufacturing…
