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Process 4.0 Breakfast Seminar Series 2019

September 2019 News

Beckhoff Automation, in partnership with VEGA, are proud to present the second South African Process 4.0 Seminar for industry.

The 2019 seminars are aimed at industry segments such as oil and gas production, petrochemicals, chemicals, water and wastewater management, food and beverage, metals, mining, plastics, woodworking, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and pulp and paper.

Beneficiaries of this series include process plant operators, systems integrators, plant planners, and all-round enthusiasts in process automation, especially with the global explosion-proof certification requirements.

You are cordially invited to attend a Process 4.0 Seminar at any of the convenient venues. It’s being held for the first time in Port Elizabeth and again in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg on the following dates:

• 11 September: Port Elizabeth – The Plantation.

• 13 September: Durban – The Oyster Box.

• 17 September: Cape Town – D’Aria Wine Estate.

• 19 September: Johannesburg – The Fairway Hotel.

Schedule of events

6:45 – Registration/Table-top Exhibition

7:15 – Welcome Address (Kenneth McPherson and Frikkie Streicher)

7:30 – Cold Breakfast/ Table-top Exhibition

7:45 – 1st Presentation (Benjamin Bruns/ Beckhoff)

9:15 – Hot Breakfast/ Table-top Exhibition

9:45 – 2nd Presentation (Mustapha Tayebi/VEGA)

11:15 – Interactive Beckhoff/VEGA Demonstration

11:45 – Q&A

12:00 – End of Seminar

For more information contact Michelle Murphy, Beckhoff Automation, +27 11 795 2898, michellem@beckhoff.com, www.beckhoff.co.za or Leandi Hendrikse, VEGA Controls SA, +27 11 795 3249, leandi.hendrikse@vega.com, www.vega.com



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