Automation + Control

With CNC HMI Base (TF5310) and CNC HMI Simulation Server (TF5320), the TwinCAT 3 automation software from Beckhoff offers two new function libraries for CNC-specific user interfaces. These have been used to create an advanced, intuitive HMI application specifically for CNC purposes and to simulate part machining using real-time data.

Referro Systems, a sales and distribution company for many of the world’s leading industrial automation, electrical control and instrumentation brands, recently announced that it will act as an intermediary in a new strategic partnership with Sulzer, a global leader in fluid engineering and industrial solutions.

Construction is time-sensitive and needs to be tightly managed. No project is perfect. Delays or other problems arise – and construction managers and their teams need to be flexible and inventive. They cannot afford serious mistakes due to inexperience, nor fail to keep pace with their timelines.

Iritron, a leader in industrial automation and control system integration, and Oculus, a specialist in advanced video wall and information display technologies, are combining their expertise to deliver next-generation integrated control and operating centre solutions in South Africa and further afield.

On September 16, Hans Beckhoff received the 2025 German Mechanical Engineering Award (Preis Deutscher Maschinenbau) at the 15th German Mechanical Engineering Summit (Deutscher Maschinenbau-Gipfel), held in Berlin. This follows on Hans Beckhoff being presented with the Rudolf Diesel Medal in July this year.