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National Instruments releases 2012 embedded systems outlook
May 2012
National Instruments has released its 2012 Embedded Systems Outlook report which shares the company’s conclusions about the direction of the embedded systems market. The report lists technology and business-level ...

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Siemens establishes customer services division
May 2012, Siemens South Africa
As part of its drive to help industrial customers increase productivity, Siemens has created a customer service division with a portfolio that includes product-related services and innovative service ...

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City of Cape Town innovates through technology with help from SSI
May 2012
The recently completed Fisantekraal waste water treatment works in Durbanville features use of today’s most innovative and up-to-date electrical, control and instrumentation technology. The plant is an ...

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Supplier award for SKF
May 2012, SKF South Africa
SKF South Africa’s Automotive Division was the recent recipient of an award in ‘Supplier of the Year 2011’ from MAN Truck and Bus SA. There were three categories, with SKF falling into ‘Service Parts ...

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European business award for Siemens
May 2012, Siemens South Africa
Strategy consultants Roland Berger has presented the seventh ‘Best of European Business’ awards with the focus on successful and sustainable corporate strategy in Africa. “No other German company has ...

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Tectra assists with the development of RAS technology
May 2012
Tectra Automation has joined forces with the Mechatronics, Automation and Design Research Group (MADRG) of Stellenbosch University’s Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering to help conduct ...

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Fieldbus Foundation co-sponsors field communication lounge at Hannover Fair
May 2012
The Fieldbus Foundation joined the FDT Group, HART Communication Foundation, PI (Profibus and Profibus International) and the OPC Foundation, to host the second co-sponsored Field Communication Lounge ...

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SA market for Invicta vibrating motors grows strongly
May 2012, WEG Africa
The recently introduced Invicta 8-bolt BL78 frame is one of many innovations developed in response to local market demands in the wake of the 2008 appointment of Zest Electric Motors as the African distributor ...

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Pneudrive challenge 2012 bridging the gap between businesses and engineering students
May 2012, SEW-EURODRIVE
The PneuDrive Challenge Student Engineering Design Competition, sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive and Festo, recognised the need to bridge the gap between business and student engineering more than four years ...

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Vaal University of Technology launches French-South African Schneider Electric education centre
May 2012, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric South Africa has teamed up with the French Ministry of Education and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to launch a centre aimed at developing programmes to train technicians in ...

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Invensys announces alliance with Microsoft to deliver cloud-based manufacturing solutions
May 2012
Invensys Operations Management has announced an alliance with Microsoft for migrating some Invensys applications to the Windows Azure cloud. By bringing together industrial thought and technology leaders, ...

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Windiest spots could optimise alternative energy for South Africa
May 2012
The recent release of the Wind Atlas for South Africa, a joint project by the CSIR, SANERI, SAWS, UCT and Riso DTU, is a boon to the development of renewable energy within South Africa. Barbara Thompson, ...

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Siemens awarded process gas chromatography agreement by Shell
May 2012, Siemens South Africa
Shell and the Siemens Industry Automation Division have concluded a single source supply contract in the field of gas chromatography. The term of the agreement is five years. Over the full term of the ...

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Yaskawa Europe announces acquisition of Robotic Systems SA
May 2012
Yaskawa, a leading manufacturer of industrial robots, machine controllers and servo and inverter products, has announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Robotic Systems SA headquartered ...

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R&C Instrumentation supports local community
May 2012, R&C Instrumentation
   R&C Instrumentation recently made a donation of R40 000 to the North Coast Orphan Fund. Seen at the presentation ceremony (l to r): Rashina Ramnarain, Sylvia and Steve Edwards, Rose Stevenson (Orphan ...

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RET Automation appointed distributor for Adelsystem
May 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
RET Automation Controls has been appointed an authorised distributor for Adelsystem. Based in Italy, Adelsystem has over 20 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of switch mode power supplies. ...

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Endress+Hauser honours its inventors
May 2012, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Curiosity, thirst for knowledge and inventive spirit have made the Endress+Hauser Group a world leader in measurement engineering and automation solutions. Now almost 60 years after the establishment ...

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Belden showcases wind farm management solutions at Hanover
May 2012
Belden offers an innovative range of products for wind energy management comprising the Belden, Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation brands, for effective cabling, networking and connectivity. At the Hanover ...

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Application for SAEE bursaries opens this month
May 2012
The Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) annually awards three bursaries to deserving students in their second or third year of study in the built environment, environmental and engineering ...

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Industrial standards both drive and inhibit wireless potential in process manufacturing
May 2012
The prospect of adding wireless devices to the process automation architecture is a compelling one from the perspective of tangible business benefits and incremental operational improvements. Availability ...

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