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Sasol challenge for solar powered cars
December 2012, Siemens South Africa
The Sasol Solar Challenge is a gruelling two-week endurance race for solar powered cars over 5000 km of some of the most demanding terrain in South Africa. Held every two years under the auspices of Motorsport ...

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Invensys Operations Management acquires Spiral Software
December 2012
Invensys Operations Management has announced that it has acquired Spiral Software, a privately held company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Founded in 1998, Spiral Software provides integrated ...

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Junior Cyber Junkyard Challenge
December 2012, Siemens South Africa
Siemens South Africa’s Cyber Junkyard Challenge now has a new leg. Following the success of universities competing in the challenge since 2003, Siemens and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) ...

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Tectra Automation passes Rexroth technology audit
December 2012
Tectra Automation was the first company outside of German drive and control technology specialist, Bosch Rexroth, to pass its stringent ‘Technology Audit on Electric Drives and Controls’. The three-day ...

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Fieldbus Foundation releases system engineering guidelines
December 2012
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the release of a major revision to its AG-181 system engineering guidelines. AG-181 is a comprehensive guide that includes best practices and recommendations for ...

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Moxa launches IES application for iPads
December 2012, RJ Connect
To showcase its industrial Ethernet solutions and complement the Industrial Ethernet Solutions Brochure, Moxa has launched the IES Brochure App that allows users to access the brochure anytime, anywhere ...

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AST Africa saddles up
December 2012, Alien Systems & Technologies
Alien Systems & Technologies has announced its support and sponsorship of three South African show jumpers: Warrick Sithole, Isaac Sibanda and Amos Siriba.    Warrick, Isaac and Amos all work as grooms ...

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Endress+Hauser commemorates Women's Day
December 2012, Endress+Hauser South Africa
With the help of the organisers of the Women’s Day programme at Endress+Hauser, the Durban team was able to touch 38 women of the ABH Home in Chatsworth through the delivery of gift hampers. The ABH Foundation ...

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PV and wind energy training course by Lapp
December 2012, LAPP Southern Africa
The latest PV solar and wind energy training at the Lapp Training Centre was hosted by Solar Con on the 27 October and was attended by participants from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...

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Schneider Electric lights up lives in the Eastern Cape
December 2012, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric SA has provided lighting to 80 households within a powerless village in Mount Frere, one of the poorer regions in South Africa. According to VP Jason Ullbricht, the company’s intention ...

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Appointments
December 2012
ACDC Dynamics has appointed Paul Jackson as internal sales manager in Edenvale.       SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Anslin Phillips as assembler in the Cape Town branch.    SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Herman ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: The 3D printing revolution and other technology trends
December 2012
3D printing is now reaching the inflection point, when it is moving from sophisticated early adopters to people who just want to print something in 3D for the obvious benefits. It will not be used for ...

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Emerson reaches one billion hours of wireless operation
December 2012, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson Process Management has announced that more customers than ever have confidence in and have adopted wireless technologies for not only hard-to-reach, extreme applications, but also for critical, ...

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From the editor's desk: School's out
December 2012, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
There is a definite end of term feel in the air, the holiday season is upon us again and it is time to wind down and take a well-earned break from the daily stresses of e-mail and the workplace. For SA ...

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Power and Electricity Mozambique
November 2012
3-6 December 2012    Girassol Indy Congress Hotel & Spa, Maputo, Mozambique    Web: www.powermozambique.com    For more information: [email protected]       Description: IQPC in partnership with the Coal Mozambique ...

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Fastest robot on earth
November 2012
Engineers at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have set a new land speed record for a four legged robot, which is capable of speeds of up to 29 kmph. This shatters the previous ...

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China's cyber-attack fears spark defence spending
November 2012
China’s concerns over the safety of its power infrastructure will result in astronomical security spending over the next decade, states the latest report by international business analysts GlobalData. The ...

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Emerson integrates gauging system and wireless for tank farm automation
November 2012, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson Process Management has integrated its Rosemount Raptor tank gauging systems and Smart Wireless technology for tank farm automation. System installation costs can be reduced up to 50% by wirelessly ...

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Metso valves for Algiers refinery
November 2012, Valmet South Africa, Flow Control
Metso has won an order from Technip to supply the latest generation of its automated on-off valves and actuators to the Algiers Refinery. Metso’s high-performance on-off valve and actuator solutions were ...

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SA universities in the final straight of the PneuDrive Challenge
November 2012, SEW-EURODRIVE
The PneuDrive Challenge is drawing to a close. The sponsors, SEW-Eurodrive and Festo, have begun gearing students up to make the final design and business proposals in order to meet the submission date ...

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