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CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION 4 Ensuring precision in automotive ‘shrinker’ machines SEW-EURODRIVE 5 Technology convergence is rede ning competitive advantage World Economic Forum 6 Ef ciency and traceability in feed production Adroit Technologies 8 Smart milling – ef ciency, consistency and competitiveness Bühler Southern Africa 9 Products + services News from Beckhoff, and Leibinger RENEWABLE ENERGY + INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY 10 Diverse energy sources meet growing global demand International Energy Agency 11 24/7 renewables outcompete fossil fuels on costs International Renewable Energy Agency 12 EPC selection is critical for new energy projects Claude Peters, RenEnergy 14 Countering rising energy costs and carbon taxes Anja Visagie, Sustainable Power Solutions 16 Tracking South Africa’s energy market transition Shailin Moodley, EXSA 18 Global Wind Report 2026 Global Wind Energy Council 19 Products + services News from 7Second Solar, Mulilo, Richards Bay Minerals MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION 21 Measurement as the foundation for governance NMISA and NRCS 22 Products + services News from Endress+Hauser, GEMÛ, ifm, and Vepac Electronic s TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + THE GRID 24 Powering South Africa’s industrial revival Mervyn Naidoo, ACTOM 25 Digital substations – modernising the grid Mohamed Hosseiny, Hitachi Energy Africa 26 AI enabled smart grids and the clean energy shift Global Data 27 Products + services News from ABB, Doble, LH Marthinusen, Schneider Electric, Trafo Power Solutions
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SA’s young scientists compete with the best
3 Diary dates
Upcoming events 30 Reskilling, upskilling + training
Volunteering can be a step towards career progress 31 Write @ the back Middle East tensions chokehold global helium supply
2 Electricity + Control JUNE 2026
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