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Seven-day trial version of TwinCAT 3 available as free download from the Beckhoff website
November 2012, Beckhoff Automation
The innovations that TwinCAT 3 provides for automation technology range from support of new programming environments for modular engineering concepts to a high-performance runtime that actively supports ...

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Full programme at next Energy Efficiency Convention
November 2012
The 7th Southern African Energy Efficiency Convention (2012SAEEC), to be held on 14 and 15 November 2012 at Emperors Palace, promises to draw a host of stakeholders and decision-makers in the energy industry. The ...

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Hannover Fair organisers support new SA trade show
November 2012
Exhibition Management Services (EMS) has announced the launch of a European-style trade event based on research they have been conducting for the last three years. Designed as an umbrella event for African ...

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South African Flameproof Association Symposium
November 2012
SAFA Symposium 2012 SAFA will be hosting its annual Awards Dinner and Symposium in Johannesburg this year. The theme is ‘Technology and legislation – an update for hazardous areas’. The outstanding programme ...

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Honeywell signs 10 year agreement with QAFCO
November 2012
The Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) has renewed a contract with Honeywell to provide safety and automation systems for its existing plants, expansion projects and future projects. The agreement – one ...

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Becker Mining showcases its strengths
November 2012
Becker Mining South Africa’s high-tech stand at this year’s Electra Mining exhibition showcased the company’s commitment to investing in the latest technology in every aspect of its business. “Most of ...

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Bytes Systems Integration developer gets global biometrics certification
November 2012
Barry Jacobs, a solutions developer at Bytes Systems Integration, has become one of only six people in South Africa, and 1000 in the world, to achieve the Certified Biometrics Professional (CBP) certification ...

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Actom and Schneider Electric sign partnership agreement
November 2012, ACTOM Electrical Machines
Local electrical engineering group Actom and Schneider Electric recently finalised a partnership agreement formalising and extending their existing co-operative arrangement to cater to the requirements ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Organisational structures and the world of the future
November 2012
The swarm and the pyramid These ideas are summarised from an insightful cover story by Robert Moran in the September 2012 MENSA Bulletin. Robert is Head of Insights in the Americas for the Brunswick ...

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From the editor's desk: Emerson unleashes a Technology Tornado in California
November 2012, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Hosted in Anaheim California from 8-12 October, Emerson Exchange 2012 showcased another outstanding year for the company, achieved under less than ideal operating conditions. Emerson Process Management ...

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Metso puts one-of-a-kind valve model generator on the cloud
October 2012, Valmet South Africa, Flow Control
Metso’s new RapidDraw3D valve model generator is a free automated valve assembly model generator that allows users to quickly create realistic, to-scale, 3D valve assemblies and export them to any CAD ...

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ABB to electrify Norwegian platform
October 2012, ABB South Africa
ABB has won an order from Statoil to install high voltage subsea cables to supply power to the Troll A gas platform off the western coast of Norway. The Troll A concrete deep water structure is the world’s ...

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SKF signs deal with Volvo
October 2012, SKF South Africa
SKF has announced a seven-year contract with Volvo Car Corporation for the delivery of rear wheel and front suspension bearing units for the newly launched Volvo V40 model. It has developed rear wheel ...

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The world's longest wind turbine rotor blades
October 2012, Siemens South Africa
Siemens has produced the world’s longest rotor blades at a length of 75 metres each. Transporting these Titans is an impressive logistical feat. In early August, the world’s biggest fibreglass components ...

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MESA SA 'Adapt or Die' 2012 Conference
October 2012
MESA SA has announced that the 2012 MESA Conference is scheduled for 13 and 14 November at the Indaba Hotel, Fourways. The theme this year is ‘Adapt or Die’. On the first morning, the organisation will ...

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Lapp Kabel puts its faith in open innovation
October 2012, LAPP Southern Africa
The Lapp Group is looking to involve its customers more closely in the development of new products in the future. In doing so, the company is embarking on a new and unusual path for b2b markets: it is ...

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South African Flameproof Association Symposium
October 2012
SAFA Symposium 2012 SAFA will be hosting its annual Awards Dinner and Symposium in Johannesburg this year. The theme is ‘Technology and legislation – an update for hazardous areas’. The outstanding programme ...

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TIA User Forum to focus on productivity and efficiency
October 2012, Siemens South Africa
Through globalisation, the world is becoming increasingly more interconnected, not only through technologies, but also in economical and logistical terms. To hold their own in global competition, African ...

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Diamond Jubilee for Temperature Controls
October 2012, Temperature Controls
Temperature Controls reached a milestone in the local process automation industry with the celebration of its diamond jubilee this year. Founded in 1952 by John Chamberlain Royce, Temperature Controls ...

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DirectLogic Automation appointed distributor for Automationdirect.com
October 2012, DirectLogic Automation
Atlanta-based Automationdirect.com, the current global distributor of the Koyo range of DirectLogic PLCs, has appointed DirectLogic Automation (DLA) as its distributor for Africa and the Middle East. ...

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