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Secunda branch
January 2010, SAIMC
The Secunda branch activities for 2009 ended with a very well organised year-end function which, from feedback received, was enjoyed by everyone who attended. For our last site visit of 2009, NIC Instruments ...

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Durban branch
January 2010, SAIMC
The November technology evening for the Durban branch of the SAIMC was a most interesting one on process information system Historians. These have evolved significantly from the early days when their ...

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From the president's desk
December 2009, SAIMC
We often hear of the November/December period being referred to as the ‘Silly Season’. Well, with all the year-end functions and the rush to complete everything in time, I have to agree with this description. ...

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Durban branch
December 2009, SAIMC
Chairman’s message 2009 has been another very successful year for the SAIMC Durban branch. We have managed to grow our membership even in this recessionary environment, giving credence to those famous ...

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Secunda branch
December 2009, SAIMC
It is unbelievable that a year can pass so fast. 2009 has been a year filled with challenges in many fields and I am sure everyone will agree that the economic challenge was the greatest of all. It took ...

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From the president's desk
November 2009, SAIMC
The Annual Banquet to be held on 5 November is fully sold out with 220 seats. This year’s sponsoring companies in alphabetical order were:    * Beckhoff * Burkert Contromatic * EE Publishers * Endress+Hauser * ...

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Durban branch
November 2009, SAIMC
Forthcoming attractions:    Tuesday 27 October – Durban SAIMC Technology Evening: Johan Hamman, managing director of DesSoft Design Software will be discussing the necessity of plant documentation (company ...

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Zambia - Mufulira sub-branch
November 2009, SAIMC
Gabriel Kapumpe, chairman of the SAIMC Mufulira sub-branch in Zambia, reports: A technical study group from Mufulira visited the Indeni petroleum refinery in Ndola – Zambia’s largest oil refinery – ...

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Secunda branch
November 2009, SAIMC
The September Technology Evening was sponsored by WIKA, and Ralf Hesse gave us a presentation on thermowells. Many of us never realised the amount of work that goes into the design and manufacturing of ...

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From the president's desk
October 2009, SAIMC
It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of our vice president, Peter Zietsman. Peter was one of the founder members of the Secunda branch 15 years ago and has actively served as branch ...

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Secunda branch
October 2009, SAIMC
The August technology evening was sponsored by Extech Safety Systems. Gary Friend presented on a very interesting topic: ‘Reliable Foundation Fieldbus Systems’. We once again had a good attendance from ...

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Cape Town branch
October 2009, SAIMC
For the Cape Town branch of the SAIMC 2009 began with a history lesson taking us back to the basics of engineering approaches. This was thanks to Hendrik Keyzer of Real-Time Solutions who delivered a ...

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Durban branch
October 2009, SAIMC
At the Durban Technology Evening on 2 September, Ian Loudon of Omniflex gave an interesting presentation on ‘Bulk storage and tank management’ which included best practice integration of remote monitoring ...

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From the president's desk
September 2009, SAIMC
Our innovations committee headed by Johan Maartens is constantly tabling new ideas and proposals to help us work more efficiently, thus adding benefits to both our members and patrons. The 2009 Council ...

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Durban branch
September 2009, SAIMC
At the SAIMC Durban technology evening held on 5 August the enthusiastic turnout was treated to an interesting presentation by Cindy Montague of Schneider Electric on Schneider’s involvement in the Durban, ...

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From the president's desk
August 2009, SAIMC
We thank our Patrons. The SAIMC is the institute of choice for all persons and organisations working in the automation, measurement and control industry. Companies associated with this business; either ...

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Johannesburg branch
August 2009, SAIMC
Attendance has been on the up this year, largely thanks to some very interesting presenters – Gary Friend of Extech (on Foundation Fieldbus implementation); Conrad Mueller of Beckhoff on EtherCat; and ...

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Secunda branch
August 2009, SAIMC
The Technology Evening held in June was very successful. We all thought that the attendance would be down from previous months due to the very cold weather we have been experiencing on the Highveld. Much ...

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Durban branch
August 2009, SAIMC
At the Durban branch Technology Evening in August Dave Wibberley gave an entertaining presentation on alarm management coupled with a fascinating video on the value of data by Hans Rosling. Dave used ...

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From the president's desk
July 2009, SAIMC
Every time I sign into my e-mail there are new membership applications awaiting approval. We have had a flood of new applications over the past two months. Together with chasing up 2009 fees and processing ...

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