by IDX Team | Oct 11, 2011 | Articles, Data Exchange, Data Migration, IDX HDLC Gateway, Products, PROFIBUS, Solutions
The integration of legacy systems and modern technology is sometimes a challenge in the creation and maintenance of robust industrial environments. The maintenance cost and shortage of spare parts for old equipment create a financial burden and production risk that...
by IDX Team | Oct 10, 2011 | IDX News, Training
IDX hosted a breakfast at Blandford Manor, Johannesburg, on Wednesday 7th September. The presenter was Dennis Van Booma, General Manager of PROCENTEC and Chairman of Working Group “Training” at PROFIBUS International. The company PROCENTEC, based in The Netherlands,...
by IDX Team | Oct 10, 2011 | Articles, IDX StarNET, Modbus, Products, PROFIBUS, Technologies
We have recently designed a gateway for one of our clients that allows them to use their old GEM80-400 PLC to control PROFIBUS devices. Their upgrade procedure requires the old system to run in parallel with the new system so they needed a gateway that was completely...
by IDX Team | Oct 7, 2011 | IDX News, Training
The PROFIBUS Competence Centre (PCC) travelled down to Richards Bay in September to give two consecutive Troubleshooting and Maintenance courses at Mondi. This training was organised by Cube Technologies who has partnered with the PCC to facilitate Profibus Training...
by IDX Team | Oct 7, 2011 | IDX News
IDX recently attained the Gold certified status from PROCENTEC. So many of you may think “What does this mean?” PROCENTEC rewards companies for attaining a level of excellence by auditing their distributors according to a variety of standards that they have felt are...