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Learning versus training – the power of know- how
August 2015, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Process engineering is anything but simple: how can we impart information that is hard to digest in an easily accessible manner? For the process automation sector, it is not only difficult to find suitably ...

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Nick Denbow's European report: Drones for remote inspection
August 2015, Editor's Choice
The first serious use of a helicopter drone for inspection duties on a petrochemical plant in the UK was reported around five years ago, from Cyberhawk, based in Edinburgh, and initially focused on the ...

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Using next generation embedded control and monitoring tools for building smarter machines seminar
August 2015
In an effort to build smarter machines and manufacturing equipment, machine builders are finding ways to improve their control architectures with embedded systems that help them optimise performance and ...

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Yokogawa training courses accredited for CPD points
August 2015, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa South Africa has announced the accreditation of its training courses by the Society for Automation Instrumentation Measurement and Control (SAIMC), for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) ...

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Fluke maintenance workshop
August 2015, Comtest
Comtest will host a Fluke maintenance workshop at Comtest House, Linbro Park, on Tuesday 15 September. The workshop is aimed at electricians and maintenance/electromechanical technicians and will address ...

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From the editor's desk: Manufacturing software and drone technology – two to watch
August 2015, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Knowledge is the basis of any manufacturing endeavour. Therefore, when process nous is lost through the bulk retirement or resignation of skilled workers, one of the inevitable results is a drop in productivity. In ...

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Lower oil price is changing the outlook for distributed control systems
July 2015
IHS says that the growth of the world DCS market was flat in 2014, after a recovery in 2013. Growth in the market for DCS in the refining and petrochemical, oil and gas, and pharmaceutical sectors were ...

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ABB helps European cities convert waste to energy
July 2015, ABB South Africa
ABB has won orders from Hitachi Zosen Inova, the Swiss-based waste-to-energy engineering, procurement and construction contractor, to supply a complete electrical and control solution for the new Severnside ...

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The installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation
July 2015
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation reached 10.3 million in 2014. The number of wireless IoT devices in automation ...

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Schneider Electric introduces select club to electricians and contractors
July 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has introduced an exclusive programme to southern African registered electricians and contractors: Club SElect. The programme is designed to drive benefits for its members by linking ...

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Endress+Hauser reflects on good year
July 2015, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Endress+Hauser has stood its ground in the market in an uncertain economic environment. The Swiss Group increased net sales in 2014 by 11% to €2.013 billion and achieved a net income of €192 million. ...

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Bearing Man Group expands distribution and engineering facilities
July 2015, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
The R350-million expansion of BMG’s distribution and engineering facilities in Johannesburg is well under way. BMG Park will be renamed BMG World to reflect the company’s ability to supply integrated ...

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Mitech exports to Philippines
July 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Mitech is a local manufacturer of a wide range of valves, actuators and related equipment and has recently exported a stepped valve to the Philippines. The valve had to fit existing piping with a very ...

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Pepperl+Fuchs celebrate SA opening
July 2015, Pepperl+Fuchs
Pepperl+Fuchs celebrated the opening of its South African office with a ribbon cutting ceremony, lunch and presentations which was attended by dignitaries and clients from the industry.      

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Zest WEG Group secures major contract at platinum mine
July 2015, WEG Africa
The Zest WEG Group’s EnI Electrical, one of Africa’s largest electrical construction companies, has secured a major contract at the WBJV Project 1 (Maseve) mine for client DRA, the main EPCM contractor ...

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Industry and government support for Electra Mining Botswana
July 2015
Leading local and international suppliers to the industrial and mining sectors will gain valuable exposure to the southern African mining market at Electra Mining Botswana 2015. Exhibitors at the show ...

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Siemens earns Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment status in South Africa
July 2015, Siemens South Africa
Siemens is now one of just two companies in its peer group to achieve Level 2 BBBEE. It has the highest rating for a German company operating in South Africa. The Level 2 ranking was calculated by Empowerdex ...

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Magnet appointed as distributors for Lapp
July 2015
Magnet has been appointed distributor for the Lapp Group in southern Africa. “Magnet’s carefully structured expansion programme encompasses a strategy to extend the product range to meet exact market ...

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Set Point Group achieves level three BEE status
July 2015
Set Point Group and its seven divisions recently achieved a level 3 BEE status, a great breakthrough for the group that offers analytical solutions, mining manufacturing support and fluid handling products. ...

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Schneider Electric announces new company strategy
July 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric introduced its new company strategy to South Africa’s online and traditional media representatives at its annual media forum. Called ‘Schneider is On’, it focuses on five key priorities ...

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