SAIMC: Memos from Ken Baker October 2023, SAIMC Ken Baker, a former president and long-time member of SAIMC, shares his memories of his career and his time with SAIMC.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO September 2023, SAIMC Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a crucial aspect of the formalisation of the engineering industry in South Africa. To facilitate CPD, ECSA has established two bodies: the CPD Licensed Body and the CPD Service Provider. SAIMC has successfully applied for and registered as a CPD Licensed Body with ECSA.
SAIMC Ladies Celebration September 2023, SAIMC The committee of the SAIMC Johannesburg branch recently hosted a Ladies Celebration to celebrate International Women’s Month.
SAIMC: Secunda branch September 2023, SAIMC The SAIMC Secunda branch held its monthly technology evening on 12 July 2023 at the Proconics Secunda office.
SAIMC: Zambia branch September 2023, SAIMC SAIMC Zambia branch recently held a technical presentation on variable frequency and variable speed drives for Copperbelt University students.
SAIMC: Durban branch September 2023, SAIMC The August technology meeting of the Durban branch of the SAIMC was kindly sponsored by Yokogawa. The topic of the evening was gas analysers and the environment, and was presented by Renier van Rooyen.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO August 2023, SAIMC In our world of ‘equal representation’, mathematical models of gender, race etc. are often used by those seeking the masses’ approval, without understanding the complexity of the issues they are dealing with. One of those are women in engineering.
SAIMC: Durban branch August 2023, SAIMC The Durban branch of the SAIMC held their monthly technology meeting on 5 July at the Premier Splendid Hotel, as always.
SAIMC: MESA Africa news July 2023, MESA Africa NPC At the annual general meeting of MESA Africa held on 7 June 2023, votes were taken on the election of officers, effective immediately.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: Another new engineering discipline July 2023, SAIMC In South Africa ECSA defines the various engineering disciplines within which professionals may register. These names may not always be the names that the industry would prefer. One of these names is ‘computer engineering’, which is quite misleading.
SAIMC: Durban branch July 2023, SAIMC The June technology meeting for the Durban branch of the SAIMC was held as usual at the Premier Splendid Inn in Pinetown. An intrigued audience listened attentively whilst Dhilkash Bahadur from ifm took everyone through his presentation on the evolution of vision systems and how it is shaping the next (fifth) industrial revolution.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: SAIMC Code of Conduct June 2023, SAIMC We often hear concerns that the SAIMC has members from various types of companies, including suppliers, and that this could lead to unethical practices.
SAIMC: Durban branch May 2023, SAIMC The Durban branch of the SAIMC held its monthly technology meeting as usual at the Premier Splendid Hotel in Pinetown. Jurie Weidemann, external sales engineer at Pepperl+Fuchs, presented to an interested audience on the topic of Ethernet APL.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: Will South Africa survive automation? April 2023, SAIMC The world is automating, and South Africa’s infrastructure is not ready for it, neither are its leaders. Automation is not the problem; it just highlights our problems – and they are not caused by technology.
SAIMC: Durban branch April 2023, SAIMC At the March technology meeting of the Durban branch of the SAIMC, Professor Ramsuroop, professional engineering technologist with ECSA, gave a very comprehensive overview of the challenges of the Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW).
Unplanned shutdowns are an insult to professionals April 2023, SAIMC Previously I wrote about companies caught off guard by needing to understand the legislation relating to professional engineering practitioners, and not understanding the responsibilities placed on employers. Engineers, technologists and engineers are now regulated to a greater extent than in the past. Here are some of the questions that may arise.