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Pepperl+Fuchs’ explosion protection equipment website
September 2014, Pepperl+Fuchs
Under the new theme-focused website, www.explosionprotection.com, Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced its comprehensive portfolio of equipment for distribution, control and signal transmission in hazardous areas ...

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Festo flies at IFAC
September 2014, Festo South Africa
From da Vinci to the Wright brothers, man has always been fascinated with flight. Whilst we may have achieved this goal, we are still intrigued by the way birds fly and the energy efficiency and natural ...

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Student engineering competition now calls for business acumen and real-world skills
1 September 2014, Siemens South Africa
The popular Cyber Junkyard competition, an annual highlight in the academic engineering calendar, has called on young students with engineering prowess to demonstrate their business and selling skills ...

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From the editor's desk: IT in manufacturing stand outs this issue
September 2014, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Cognitive computing Sustainable manufacturing, as defined by the US Department of Commerce, is the creation of manufactured products using processes that minimise negative environmental impacts, conserve ...

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Building the future of South Africa one robot at a time
August 2014, Adroit Technologies
The Industrial Instrumentation Group (IIG) of South Africa is proud to announce that it has donated R100 000 to the FIRST Tech Challenge in South Africa that was launched by Johannes de Vries of the Tshwane University of Technology in May this year.

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Metso automation technology selected for UK energy from waste plant
August 2014, Valmet South Africa, Flow Control
Metso has signed an agreement with Babcock & Wilcox Vølund to supply automation for a greenfield energy from waste plant in Peterborough, UK. The new plant will be operated and maintained by Viridor, ...

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Honeywell sees record attendance at Americas User Group
August 2014
Honeywell Process Solutions has announced a record number of attendees at its annual gathering of customers from across the Americas. More than 1300 customers, distributors and Honeywell leaders and engineers ...

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Schneider Electric supports Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
August 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric was a ‘Diamond’ partner for the 2014 edition of Solar Decathlon Europe held in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles during June and July. Launched in 2002 by the US Department ...

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Registering with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
August 2014
South Africa is the second largest economy in Africa and remains rich with promise. Having been admitted to the BRIC group of countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2011, confirms South Africa’s ...

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Endress+Hauser a world leader in the identification of new technologies
August 2014, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Which companies are true champions when it comes to identifying new technologies? This is a question which the German Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT has tried to answer. More than ...

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SKF South Africa celebrates 100 years
August 2014, SKF South Africa
SKF South Africa first opened its doors as Skefko Ball Bearing Company in Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, on 12 April 1914. Swedish holding company, SKF AB, founded in 1907, upholds the motto, ‘Equipping ...

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Dave Wibberley to chair IIG
August 2014, Adroit Technologies
Adroit Technologies’ managing director, Dave Wibberley, has been elected as chairman (2014/2015) by the Industrial Instrumentation Group (IIG) of South Africa.    The IIG is made up of senior representatives ...

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Eaton announces collaboration with EMC to deliver VSPEX ­integrated power management solutions
August 2014
Power management company Eaton has announced its integrated power management solutions suite is EMC validated to operate with VSPEX Proven Infrastructure Solutions, a reference architecture designed to ...

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Magnet distributes Mitsubishi Electric automation products
August 2014
Magnet has been appointed distributors in KwaZulu-Natal for Mitsubishi Electric’s factory automation products, which are designed for optimum productivity on the factory floor. “The portfolio of Mitsubishi ...

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Siemens grows the business through strategic partner business initiative
August 2014, Siemens South Africa
In the first annual Siemens partner golf day, Siemens’ strategic partners from all over Africa were treated to a day of golf at the Serengeti Golf Estate outside Johannesburg.    Part of the proceedings ...

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Belden introduces new EMEA-wide network certification programme
August 2014
Belden Inc has introduced an EMEA-wide certification programme to help ensure that customers’ industrial networks are reliable, adaptable and able to support growing control and information needs. “We ...

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75 years of Krohne Inor
August 2014, Mecosa, KROHNE
Temperature is one of the oldest and most widely used measurements in the process industry. This year, one of the companies that had early influence on the development of industrial temperature measuring ...

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Fieldbus Foundation announces enhancements to technical specifications
August 2014
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the latest updates to its open, non-proprietary Foundation fieldbus technical specifications. The specification updates (Version 2014.1) will further enhance Foundation ...

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Conlog targets African growth
August 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa
Building on its synergy with Schneider Electric, prepaid electricity meter manufacturer Conlog is focusing on aggressive growth in the African market. “We understand the African context and our products ...

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Appointment
August 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Garth Toughey as sales engineer at its Johannesburg branch.   

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