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Honeywell wins Six Sigma excellence award
January 2008
Honeywell was awarded the Novel Idea Six Sigma Excellence Award in September for running the best Black Belt Project in Transactional Processes. The project driven by Francien de Kock, business analyst ...

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Ethernet automates mining sites
January 2008, RJ Connect
Moxa has announced the release of a new automation successes story in China. The Zhangji coal mine in Anhui Province is using Moxa's Ethernet technology to form a reliable network backbone for its monitoring ...

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New CAN product guide available
January 2008
CAN in Automation (CiA) has published a new CAN Product Guide. The online catalogue specialises in (controller area network) CAN products that by topic do not belong in the CANopen or the J1939 Product ...

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SA's growing Lean community makes summit a success
January 2008
The recent Lean summit Africa has spearheaded the formation of the Lean Enterprise Africa (LEA), which will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and expertise in Lean thinking. Originally developed by ...

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Fieldbus Foundation releases temperature transducer specification
January 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the availability of an additional FOUNDATION fieldbus specification addressing temperature transducer blocks. This new release includes features enabling automation ...

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ISA's International Instrumentation Symposium to be held in Pensacola Beach
January 2008
The 54th annual ISA International Instrumentation Symposium, recognised as the leading forum for discussion of new and innovative instrumentation techniques and applications, will be held 5-8 May 2008 ...

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Penmac plans changes for 2008
January 2008
Many instrumentation users in the outlying areas rarely get an opportunity to visit the industrial showcases staged in major centres. The vast distances often prove too costly and time-consuming to provide ...

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Frost & Sullivan says vision needed for automation
January 2008
Core technology drivers such as electronic miniaturisation, advancements in camera technologies and imaging techniques as well as enhanced processing power drive the computer vision market. Vision systems ...

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Appointments
January 2008
Honeywell South Africa has appointed Clinton Shanley as sccount manager Industrial Security, effective from October 2007.    Peter Vieira has been appointed as new account manager for southern Africa ...

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The year ahead
January 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Well, here we are in a new year with opportunities for new beginnings. What we can expect in 2008 as I&C practitioners. What should we be looking out for and where should we be directing our attention this ...

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RS Components: ready for growth
January 2008, RS South Africa
Posting a 27% growth rate for the last year was a substantial achievement for RS Components. The company ascribes its success to the work done over the past few years in raising the level of service it ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Acquisitions and challenges
January 2008
Whom will GE acquire? You know the expression, 'A rising tide floats all boats'. Well most industrial automation companies are doing well now, and this signals the distinct possibility that more major ...

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News digest
December 2007
International news digest Rockwell Automation recently supplied FactoryTalk ProductionCentre software to Ryobi Die Casting, a supplier of cast aluminium parts to the automotive market. The system was ...

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Minister opens renewable energy plant
December 2007
A 4,2 MW independently owned biogas to electricity plant has just been launched at the state-owned gas-to-liquids refinery, PetroSA, located in Mossel Bay. The facility is unique in South Africa as it ...

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New Springbok supporter joins Adroit
December 2007
Springbok rugby has been given an additional boost since Dave Wibberly, managing director of Adroit Technologies and wife Lisa, announced the birth of new son Ryan. Congratulations from everyone at Technews ...

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Endress+Hauser South Africa appoints new MD
December 2007, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Process instrumentation specialist Endress+Hauser has announced the appointment of Rob MacKenzie to the position of managing director, effective from 10 December 2007. Rob will be replacing Tony Jacobsen ...

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HAW opens Pinetown branch
December 2007, Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse
Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse (HAW), a member of the Hytec group of companies, has announced the opening of a branch in Pinetown. The new office was established to accommodate the increasing demand ...

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exida.com announces South African subsidiary
December 2007
In order to fulfil the needs of a growing customer base in southern Africa, exida has announced the formation of a new subsidiary, exida South Africa will enable the company to provide a broader support ...

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Autovalve relocates to new premises
December 2007
Autovalve has announced its relocation to new premises in Kempton Park. Its new location is alongside OR Tambo International Airport and is accessible from the R21 highway. The details are as follows:- Physical ...

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Skills development promotes plant design software
December 2007, DesSoft
DesSoft's design tool, 1Des, provides a versatile platform for generating electrical and instrumentation design documentation. DesSoft has developed a range of software tools that support data importation ...

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