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Sustainable Manufacturing – the way forward for South Africa’s manufacturers
August 2013
With the rapid industrialisation in Africa over the past couple of years, climate change and environmental issues have become dominant concerns for our future. Problems that we currently face in the manufacturing ...

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National Instruments LabVIEW developer events in Johannesburg and Cape Town
August 2013
National Instruments recently hosted its 2013 LabVIEW Developer Days, a series of free annual events providing a unique opportunity for new and existing LabVIEW users to learn about time-saving tips and ...

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Siemens Junior Cyber Junkyard back for its third year
August 2013, Siemens South Africa
Research has shown that there is currently a chronic shortage of engineers in South Africa. Mathematics and science education is a vital driver to ensure future viability and social development in South ...

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Fieldbus Foundation: ‘Project Gemstone’
August 2013
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced its new technology development initiative – Project Gemstone – intended to make the digital fieldbus automation experience easier than conventional analogue control ...

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ARTsolar investment pays dividends
August 2013
ARTsolar’s investment in a new cross-connector machine ensures consistently high quality standards during manufacture at the photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal. “This highly ...

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Vibrations and sounds of electric micro-drives
August 2013, Horne Technologies
There are specifications for large electric machines and drives that dictate how the noises and vibrations they produce should be measured and assessed. On its own, a micro-drive is considered to be ultra-silent ...

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Honeywell’s 25th Users Group conference
August 2013
Knowledge is the theme of this year’s Honeywell Users Group conference for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the 25th year the event has been held. It will be staged from the 4th to 7th November ...

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Invensys acquires SmartGlance Software
August 2013
Invensys has acquired the SmartGlance mobile reporting product of Sarla Analytics, a privately held company headquartered in Barrington, R.I. Founded in 2010, Sarla Analytics is part of The Sarla Group ...

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Zest WEG Group making progress in the SHE arena
August 2013, WEG Africa
The Zest WEG Group has made robust progress in aligning ISO 9001 standards with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and this alignment has elevated the group’s customer focus to ...

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Festo Didactic training in September
August 2013, Festo South Africa
Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111:    18–20 September Johannesburg       Pneumatics (2) Maintenance PN121:    18–20 September East London    25–27 September Durban       Pneumatics (3) Advanced PN122:    4–6 September Durban ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: The end of science and the progress trap
August 2013
Twilight of the scientific age Science is in decline. After centuries of great achievements, fatigue has developed in our culture and many others. Our society is saturated with knowledge, with very little ...

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Honeywell boosts OneWireless solutions for oil and gas safety and security
July 2013
Honeywell has announced three new member companies of the PKS Advantage program for its OneWireless Network and industrial wireless products and solutions: GasSecure, Redline Communications and Purelink. ...

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Technip selects Emerson as main control valve supplier
July 2013, Emerson Automation Solutions
Technip has selected Emerson Process Management as the main supplier of control valves for the Algiers refinery rehabilitation and adaptation project. The Algiers refinery is being revamped to increase ...

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Beckhoff Automation achieves turnover of €408 million in 2012
July 2013, Beckhoff Automation
In 2012 Beckhoff Automation achieved worldwide turnover of €408 million. That corresponds to a reduction in turnover of 12% compared with the previous year, in which the German based company achieved ...

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Metso wins Climate Action of the Year award
July 2013, Valmet South Africa, Flow Control
For the second time in a row, Metso’s innovative technology has played a major role in winning the Climate Action of the Year Award in Finland. This year, the Sustainability Forum of the Finnish Energy ...

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2012 a good year for Endress+Hauser
July 2013, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Endress+Hauser enjoyed strong growth in 2012 and achieved record figures in net sales, employment, profits and equity. Despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, the Group expects this positive trend ...

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Schneider Electric appoints new country president for southern African region
July 2013, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Eric Léger as country president for southern Africa, effective 1 April 2013. Previously country president at Schneider Electric Korea (Schneider Electric ...

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Curiosity Mars Rover on display at Process Expo 2013
July 2013
The Cape Town Science Centre displayed its latest Mars Rover replica on the SAIMC stand at the recent Process Expo held during May. Designed by 22-year-old UCT electro-mechanical graduate, Charlotte ...

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ARTsolar’s official opening
July 2013
ARTsolar, South Africa’s photovoltaic module manufacturer, officially opened its manufacturing plant in Pinetown during May. The company, established by local entrepreneurs, aims to provide long term ...

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