Durban branch March 2009, SAIMC The Durban branch of The Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control (SAIMC) are offering an Award for Excellence for the best control and instrumentation project implemented anywhere ...
From the president's desk February 2009, SAIMC I hope that by the time you read this you have managed to clear out your inbox!
The famous inbox is the worst part about going on leave, you get back and there are literally 100s of mails to respond ...
Secunda branch February 2009, SAIMC The Secunda branch held its Annual General Meeting on 15 January and will introduce the new committee in a later edition.
Our first technology evening will be held on 12 February, with invitations being ...
From the president's desk January 2009, SAIMC Welcome back from your well deserved break in December. I would like to wish you all a year filled with health, wealth and happiness.
I look forward to our economy out-performing the European and American ...
Secunda branch January 2009, SAIMC The committee wishes all our members a very happy and prosperous new year.
Briefly looking back at last year, we had the following topics presented during our technology evenings: Wireless technology ...
Zambian branch January 2009, SAIMC On 24 September 2008 SAIMC vice-president, Johan Van Jaarsveldt and Bill Steenberg, SAIMC general secretary, flew to Ndola in Zambia where they were met by Jones Kalela and driven to Kitwe to present ...
Durban branch January 2009, SAIMC At our branch meeting on 3 December the topic of a quad rotor flying object (QRFO) was presented by Isak du Preez and was very well attended, particularly in view of the large number of other enjoyable ...
From the president's desk December 2008, SAIMC Finally, it is my favourite time of the year!
I received some compliments from you on my October issue insert, thank you. I am glad to see that someone apart from me reads the column. I hope that you ...
Cape Town branch December 2008, SAIMC Johan van Jaarsveldt from Endress+Hauser was our last technology evening guest speaker at the Eskom marketing centre on 23 October titled: 'Can tank gauging be used in RSA as legal metrology?' Johan is ...
Johannesburg branch December 2008, SAIMC Our last Technology Evening for 2008 was on 8 October 2008 and presented by Paulo Da Silva, Honeywell field solutions regional sales leader on: 'Corrosion monitoring on-line as a process variable'.
Paulo ...
An exclusive event December 2008, SAIMC Every year the SAIMC hosts an exclusive formal banquet that is a highlight on the calendar of the instrumentation industry in South Africa. This year the event once again lived up to its grand reputation.
Once ...
Kings and Queens December 2008, SAIMC The 2008 Durban branch annual dinner was a well supported success that filled the entire Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest.
SAIMC chairman, Paulo da Silva, was greeted with roars of approval when he opened ...
From the president's desk November 2008, SAIMC Following on from my column last month, it is amazing how quickly things can change. If you recall I was making mention of how great it was to see so much upgrading going on in the Johannesburg area. ...
Durban branch November 2008, SAIMC In October the two highpoints for the Durban branch were the outstanding achievement of J.J. Troup who earned the SAIMC award for the highest marks obtained by a student during the previous semester. ...
From the president's desk October 2008, SAIMC I have decided not to talk about the SAIMC this month – just for a change – so here comes something new from me……
Is it not great to see the upgrading of our highways going on in Johannesburg? Finally ...
Cape Town branch October 2008, SAIMC At our Technology Evening on 28 August Tony Farah presented ‘A look at pressure measurement technologies through the ages’. This was an interesting presentation especially for those who arrived in the ...
Durban branch October 2008, SAIMC At our last meeting on 3 September we held our third technology evening of 2008. Our speaker for the evening was Alex Willemse Jnr, Alpret Control Specialists product specialist on asset optimisation, ...
Johannesburg branch October 2008, SAIMC The speaker for the Technology Evening on 10 September 2008 was Leon Langenhoven, Systems and Solutions Business Driver for E+H, directly responsible for bus integration (Profibus, Hart and FF) and currently ...
Secunda branch October 2008, SAIMC The last two technology evenings in Secunda were allocated to control valves. Pete Underhill from Alpret presented the technology. Our process colleagues learnt the importance of the correct data on process ...
From the president's desk September 2008, SAIMC It is amazing what you can achieve by having committed people in a team.
I have worked in some teams where there was a lack of commitment from some members. In these types of teams the end goal is truly ...
