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June 2008, Endress+Hauser South Africa
In addition to a comprehensive process instrumentation range, Endress+Hauser offers a host of services to complement its offering, including consulting. “As industry managers, we offer our expertise ...

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Tyco opens new branch
June 2008
Tyco Valves & Controls Distribution has announced the opening of its new branch in Cape Town, with a view to providing better support to customers in the Western Cape and growing the installed base of ...

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Automation University
June 2008, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation will once again be hosting its biennial Automation University. The event provides industry players with the ideal platform to gain insight into the trends and developments in the automation ...

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Comprehensive new catalogue
June 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering’s 2008-2009 Sensor Products Catalogue delivers new sensing products and applications in an improved design. The full-colour catalogue showcases Banner’s extensive industrial product ...

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EtherCAT robots win German open
June 2008, Beckhoff Automation
The soccer robots of the Dutch Team Tech United Eindhoven won the RoboCup German Open in Hanover, Germany. In the finals it took a penalty shoot-out to beat the current number three in the world ranking, ...

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Booyco collaborates with Des-Pro
June 2008
Safety remains the primary concern for all within the mining sector. The first collision warning system was designed to warn pedestrians of the presence of moving equipment. As a natural evolution the ...

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IFM has new contact details
June 2008
ifm electronic has a new national telephone number with immediate effect. The new number 0861 IFM RSA (436 772) will direct customers to the head office in Centurion, as well as branches in Durban, ...

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Best plants conference
June 2008
IIR will be hosting this upcoming conference from 13-15 August 2008 at the Garden Court, OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The event is expected to attract some 21 000 visitors from a diverse ...

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Fieldbus Foundation supports FDI solution
June 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced its support for efforts by the Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) Cooperation Team (ECT) and Field Device Tool (FDT) Group to develop a single, unified ...

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Science exhibition
June 2008
INSITE 2008, the biennial International, Science, Innovation and Technology Exhibition, undertaken by The Department of Science and Technology (DST), takes place from 15 to 17 September 2008 at the Sandton ...

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Appointments
June 2008
Shorrock Automation has announced the appointments of Danie Burger as sales engineer at its Cape Town branch and Karl Schlaphoff as sales engineer at its Port Elizabeth branch.       Honeywell Building ...

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Productive partnerships
June 2008
Elquip Solutions, a local supplier of electrical and automation equipment has embarked on a growth strategy that targets key clients as a means of accessing channels to broader market segments. “This ...

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Management changes
June 2008, Temperature Controls
Les Friend, managing director, who has played an instrumental part in Temperature Controls since 1969, has now decided to start semi-retirement but will continue to assist Temperature Controls on the ...

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Power products
June 2008
K-TEK AFRICA’s regional sales manager for the Africa region, Leon Botha, is confident that when it comes to automating the handling of difficult materials in the power generation industry, its range of ...

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Extending the range
June 2008, Bürkert South Africa
In addition to the already existing ultrasonic, guided microwave and point level program, Bürkert has released its new 8136, 8137, and 8138 continuous non-contact radar level transmitters. The addition ...

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Factories and fairs
June 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
I was invited recently to participate as a delegate to an overseas event arranged by the South African branch of Siemens Automation and Drives. The itinerary included two days of visits to the company’s’ ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Price wars and young bloods
June 2008
China low-ball pricing In the early 1990s, China was merely a low cost place to make labour-intensive products. Now the country with the world’s largest population has become the most powerful force ...

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IICI calls for members
May 2008
The Industrial Interoperability Compliance Institute (IICI), has issued a call for membership. IICI is founded on the concept that industrial interoperability standards allow manufacturers to build lean ...

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Schneider sponsors consortium
May 2008
The Schneider Electric North American Operating Division has announced a $500 000 contribution to become a Platinum Level sponsor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the ...

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Packaging applications laboratory
May 2008
Schneider Electric has launched a new technology centre focused exclusively on the automation, control and power needs of the packaging machinery business. The Packaging Technology and Solutions Center ...

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