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Schneider Electric strengthens its solar business
October 2013, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric is supplying the first 20 MW of specialised photovoltaic (PV) equipment to South Africa’s independent power producer (IPP) programme. According to solar business manager, James Shirley, ...

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Rockwell Automation University
October 2013, Rockwell Automation
At Rockwell Automation’s recent Automation University for the SADC region, senior Rockwell Automation executives from across the globe described the business risks facing mining and how Rockwell Automation ...

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Industrial Control Specialists
October 2013
Industrial Control Specialists is a consultancy that provides end users with professional advice and assistance in the selection, application, maintenance and sales of industrial process control equipment. According ...

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Festo Didactic commits at eLearning Africa 2013
October 2013, Festo South Africa
The recent eLearning Africa 2013 conference and exhibition was aimed at exploring the latest innovations and issues in the fields of technology and education. It provided the opportunity for educators ...

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Bosch Rexroth improves workstation ergonomics
October 2013
With an estimated R52 billion loss to the South African economy since the year 2000 due to sickness and absenteeism, Bosch Rexroth is finding ways to improve workstation ergonomics and limit the risk ...

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Energy Training Foundation accredited by EWSETA
October 2013
The Energy Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) has accredited Energy Cybernetics as a provider for its training division, the Energy Training Foundation (EnTF). EnTF is the approved ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Disruption in the classroom, disruption in the markets
October 2013
End of the traditional university Publishing, music, shopping, journalism – all have been revolutionised by the Internet. Education is next. Now world-class tuition is free to anyone, anywhere in the ...

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The first 400 bar inert gas filling plant in Africa
1 October 2013, Alien Systems & Technologies
The first production filling plant on the African continent for gas fire suppression cylinders up to 100 litre capacity is now open. Last year, Alien Systems & Technologies embarked on a project to revolutionise ...

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Heads-up from Emerson Global Users Exchange 2013
1 October 2013, Nidec Control Techniques
SA Instrumentation and Control attended Emerson’s Global User Exchange again this year. We will report more on the event itself in the November magazine, but in order to give you a heads-up on everything ...

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SAFA Symposium 2013 – Back to Basics
1 October 2013
The South African Flameproof Association will be holding its annual symposium on 7 November at the Gateway Hotel in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. SAFA is once again inviting its members to submit nominations ...

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From the editor's desk: The manufacturing Internet of Things will change the face of production
October 2013
First the steam engine, second the conveyor belt, third IT, and now, the Internet of Things. Industry futurists are calling it the fourth industrial revolution and it is set to change the face of our ...

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ABB to build electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure in the Netherlands
September 2013, ABB South Africa
ABB has been selected by Fastned to supply chargers to more than 200 electric vehicle fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, bringing an EV fast charger within 50 kilometres of all of the country’s ...

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SKF wins service orders of SEK 200 million in Latin America
September 2013, SKF South Africa
SKF recently won a number of long term contracts to provide companies in Latin America with services ranging from machine lubrication to condition monitoring. One of these, a five-year contract worth ...

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Massive mechanical animals at Les Machines de l’Ile
September 2013
Les Machines de l’Ile is an unprecedented artistic project. Born out of the imagination of two artists, it is a blend of the imaginary world of Jules Verne and the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci. ...

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Letter from Gary Friend
September 2013, Extech Safety Systems
Dear Editor, I recently submitted a paper on Intrinsic Safety in zone 2 using Exic, which was published in the July 2013 issue of SA Instrumentation and Control. In the third paragraph I asserted: “When ...

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Johannesburg science teacher selected for Honeywell space academy
September 2013
Nikki Candy, head of natural sciences at Dainfern College was selected to join a group of mathematics and science teachers from around the globe to participate in the Honeywell Educates @Space Academy ...

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Yokogawa wins contract for one of the UK’s largest onshore gas storage facilities
September 2013, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa United Kingdom, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by SSE Hornsea for the upgrade of one of the UK’s largest onshore ...

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Eaton and Cooper unite at SPE Offshore Europe 2013
September 2013
Eaton has announced it will demonstrate a range of diverse solutions to enhance safety, reliability and efficiency at the international upstream industry exhibition, SPE Offshore Europe from 3-6 September ...

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Formation of Wonderware User Group Committee
September 2013
Invensys has announced the formation of the Wonderware South African User Group Committee (UGC) for 2013. Elected at the Invensys X-Change 2013 User Conference, the UGC appointed its office bearers and ...

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Sasol renews LV motor supply contract with Zest Electric Motors
September 2013, WEG Africa
Sasol has renegotiated a longstanding contract for the supply of low voltage electric motors with Zest Electric Motors, part of the Zest WEG Group. The contract, first awarded in 1997, has been renewed ...

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