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Launch of asset excellence initiative
April 2006
The launch of Yokogawa Electric's VigilantPlant asset excellence initiative is aimed to apply the Yokogawa VigilantPlant vision to plant asset management in order to achieve operational excellence and ...

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Passion drives business
April 2006, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Moving on Something of a sudden move to many - I will be leaving Technews Publishing shortly (officially at the end of May) - so my last contributions to SA Instrumentation and Control will likely be ...

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Photo IC replacement for photoconductive cells
22 March 2006, Hamamatsu Photonics UK, Opto-Electronics
Hamamatsu has released a new range of linear output photo-ICs to replace traditional photoconductive cells (also known as LDRs) which have for many years been used in visible light sensor products. As ...

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Hannover Messe 2006
March 2006
Hannover Messe 2006 embraces 10 leading international trade fairs

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Rockwell Automation balances neatly between politics and reality
March 2006, Rockwell Automation
One wonders what the Rockwell Automation management team was thinking when they invited Engler to address a large group of journalists (predominantly non-US) on one of his favourite subjects. If they were hoping that the governor would stir up some controversy and some thought-provoking discussions, then they certainly succeeded.

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OEE is worth the fuss
March 2006
OEE is a culmination of three factors: availability, performance and quality

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Throughput Technologies distributors for Phoenix Digital
March 2006, Throughput Technologies
Local industrial communications and networking company, Throughput Technologies, was recently appointed as the southern African distributor for Phoenix Digital Corporation. Phoenix Digital manufactures ...

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Indutronica appointed as Fuji Electric distributor
March 2006
Indutronica, a Cape Town-based industrial control system integration company, is expanding its products by the official appointment as Fuji Electric Factory Automation distributor. A comprehensive range ...

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Protea awarded Ashcroft agency
March 2006
Ashcroft has appointed Protea Automation Solutions as its distributor for southern Africa. Situated at Wynberg-Sandton, Protea Automation Solutions has experienced staff and a comprehensive stock holding ...

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Numatics appointed sole Ultraline distributor
March 2006
Numatics South Africa has been appointed the sole southern African distributor for Ultraline rodless cylinders. Ultraline rodless cylinders are assembled in South Africa and are available in bore sizes ...

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Hach purchases Danfoss Analytical
March 2006, PREI Instrumentation
Hach Company represented in South Africa by PREI Instrumentation, has purchased the Danfoss Analytical Business Division. The full range of Danfoss water quality analysers is now available in South Africa ...

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Chinese petrochemical maintenance contract for Yokogawa
March 2006, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has concluded a long-term maintenance contract with CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC) under which it will maintain the instrumentation equipment at CSPC's ...

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Techno tour to Hannover Messe 2006
March 2006, Festo South Africa
Pneumatics specialist, Festo, will once again be hosting its annual Techno Control Tour to Germany, culminating in a visit to the Hannover Messe in April this year. The Hannover Messe is the world's leading ...

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Scada developer wins Editor's Choice Award
March 2006
Control Engineering magazine (USA) has selected the Wonderware eCompliance Solution for its 2005 'Editor's Choice Award'. Since 2000, Wonderware has received five of these awards for a variety of industry-leading ...

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Appointments
March 2006
Festo has recently appointed Deon Vermaak as sales engineer and Dennis McKenna as process industry manager.       Keith Barclay has been appointed Praher Valve product specialist at OMSA Valves and Instrumentation ...

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Endress+Hauser Ubuntu BBBEE Trust
March 2006, Endress+Hauser South Africa
A new Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) trust has seen the light in the form of the Endress+Hauser Ubuntu Trust, now owning 33,3% of Endress+Hauser South Africa. The Ubuntu Trust is comprised ...

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SAP interoperability certification achieved
March 2006
Wonderware Enterprise Integration Application 2.0 has completed certification as part of the SAP 'Interoperability Certification' programme, which recognises applications that integrate industry standards ...

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Comprehensive automation portfolio on show
March 2006, Products & Solutions
ABB introduced its comprehensive portfolio of products, systems and services to industry in the Eastern Cape for the first time. At its stand (B25 and B26) at the Eastern Cape Industrial Technology Exhibition ...

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What they do when not at work ...
March 2006
Steve Herbst, group director of PREI Instrumentation, who at one-time raced F1 power boats, has now built up a Chevrolet Comaro and races this ~450 kW red rocket in the GT2 class of Wesbank V8 Supercar ...

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Calibration matters
March 2006, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
After reading the 'UniTemp now open for calibrations' news item in our last issue (February 2006), Steve Sidney, manager of the National Laboratory Association raised some concerns in a letter to the ...

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