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SAIMC: From the President’s desk
October 2018, SAIMC
We are nearing the end of the year at a rapid pace. Festive decorations are up in the supermarkets and we are preparing for the last weeks left in the year. During September, the SAIMC hosted the Automation ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
October 2018, SAIMC
At the last technology evening hosted by Comtest, Steve Sidney, director and honorary treasurer of The National Laboratory Association (NLA), gave a presentation on the role of the technical infrastructure ...

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SAIMC: Tshwane branch
October 2018, SAIMC
Technology evenings At the last technology evening, Marita van den Bergh from Proconics spoke about “An introduction to SIL and common misconceptions”. As always, at these meetings, bring your technical ...

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SAIMC: Secunda branch
October 2018, SAIMC
The July technology evening was presented by Charles Matthews from BCX on the topic “Virtualisation within industrial control systems”. Virtualisation is a hot topic that has moved from being discussed ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
October 2018
The August technology evening was presented by Deon Lottering from SICK Automation. Deon has been in the industry since 1977 and has worked for Sasol, AECI, Safripol, and Chevron Nigeria before joining ...

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SAIMC: Durban branch
October 2018, SAIMC
Technology evening       At the September technology evening, Beckhoff Automation managing director Kenneth McPherson presented to a record crowd on the topic ‘PC-based Control – the basis for the 4th Industrial ...

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SAIMC: Zambia branch
October 2018, SAIMC
The Zambia branch helped launch the MCTC Mufulira sub-ranch on Friday 17 August. MCTC is a mining training institution, which encompasses an instrumentation school under Mopani Copper Mines. This is part ...

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SAIMC: From the President’s desk
September 2018, SAIMC
We have reached spring and a gorgeous time of renewal in nature. In industry, companies are busy with their automation and digitalisation journeys, pursuing their own ‘seasonal’ change in order to stay ...

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SAIMC: Secunda branch
September 2018, SAIMC
Golf day It was a case of mixing business with pleasure at the 2018 Secunda branch annual golf challenge held recently at the Walker Park Golf Club. The day was an overwhelming success despite the weather ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
September 2018, SAIMC
At the last technology evening, Kenneth McPherson, managing director of Beckhoff Automation South Africa, presented on the topic ‘EtherCAT as an Enabler for Smart Technologies’. EtherCAT (Ethernet for ...

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SAIMC: Tshwane branch
September 2018, SAIMC
For the July technology evening, the branch was fortunate to have Lloyd Townsend from WIKA present on ‘Calibration – necessary evil or quality driver?’ The presentation covered how important the subject ...

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SAIMC: Durban Branch
September 2018, SAIMC
Student award The branch has decided to sponsor three R5 000 awards per semester, one each at UKZN, DUT and MUT, with the aim of promoting automation and control engineering by rewarding outstanding ...

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Annemarie van Coller takes over the SAIMC presidency
August 2018, SAIMC
SA Instrumentation and Control recently had the opportunity to talk to incoming SAIMC president, Annemarie van Coller. Her predecessor, Oratile Sematle, joined us as well. We quizzed them about personal ...

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SAIMC: From the President’s desk
August 2018, SAIMC
Technology is developing at a staggering pace and the current education system has not been able to cater for all these dynamic changes and disruptive technologies. The result is that graduates completing ...

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SAIMC: Tshwane branch
August 2018
Technology evening The branch was fortunate to have Rob Burns and Frederik Langenhoven from Pepperl+Fuchs provide an overview of Industry 4.0, its influence on existing plant structures and the advanced ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
August 2018, SAIMC
The last technology evening was hosted by WIKA Instruments where product specialist, Lloyd Townsend, presented on ‘The Basics of Temperature Measurement’.    Lloyd covered a wide range of topics such ...

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SAIMC: Durban branch
August 2018, SAIMC
Technology evening    The July technology evening was held at the Durban Country Club on 4 July, but nobody seemed interested in celebrating American Independence Day. We did, however, have a record attendance ...

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SAIMC: Secunda branch
August 2018, SAIMC
The technology evening for July was presented by Frederik Langenhoven from Pepperl+Fuchs on the topic ‘Keeping up with the demand for high-speed communication in modern process plants’.    There are two ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
August 2018, SAIMC
Technology evenings    The May technology evening was hosted by WIKA where product specialist Lloyd Townsend presented on the purpose and significance of calibration. Lloyd discussed the purpose and significance ...

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SAIMC at the forefront of the Digital Industrial Revolution in South Africa
Technews Industry Guide: Industrial Internet of Things & Industry 4.0, News
   The Digital Industrial Revolution (DIR) – aka 4-IR or Industry 4.0 – will profoundly shape our efforts to promote industrial development. The scale, scope and complexity of this new technological ...

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