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First Penmac event in 2004
March 2004
4 February 2004 was the first show of the year and the venue was in Milnerton, Cape Town. Two previous shows have been held in Stellenbosch, and this year the plan was to get closer to the centre of the ...

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'Hero of US manufacturing' to speak at scada user conference
March 2004
X-CHANGE 2004, Futuristix-Wonderware's 12 User Conference will be held at Sun City 9-12 May. One of the keynote speakers this year is Peter Martin, hailed by Fortune Magazine as a "Hero of US Manufacturing". ...

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Appointments
March 2004
AspenTech Africa has appointed Cecil Lourens as staff engineer and Rudi Dreyer has been promoted to ACOS project service manager.         

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25 years of people-focused instrumentation business
March 2004, WIKA Instruments
WIKA Instruments honoured its customers and celebrated its 25th Anniversary by hosting a dinner at the Sandton Sun on 5 February. The Master of Ceremonies for the formal affair was actor Anthony Fridjhon, ...

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Profibus user group awards at Joe Cool's
March 2004, Products & Solutions
On 29 January SA Instrumentation & Control was invited to a Profibus User Group award ceremony. The function was hosted at Joe Kool's on Durban's beachfront by James and Hanli Kritzinger of élancommunications ...

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Competition winner
March 2004, Protea Automation Solutions
Frik du Plooy from Sasol was the latest winner in the Protea Automation Solutions' competition hosted on the Technews website. The answer to the February question is 128 transducers, linked, using Modbus ...

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No automatic control on the quality of new homes
March 2004
Michael Brown has for quite some time been sounding the alarm that there is a chronic lack of appreciation for the importance of properly setting up the control systems of plants. I have experienced another ...

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Moeller group acquired by new investors
February 2004
A group of pension funds advised by Advent International Corporation, of Boston in the United States, has acquired 100% of the shareholding of the Moeller group of companies

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Thermo Electron acquires Siemens' Electronic Dosimetry business
February 2004, Transport (Industry)
Thermo Electron Corporation Radiation Measurement and Protection has acquired the Siemens Electronic Dosimetry business. Both companies are represented locally by OEN Enterprises. Siemens Electronic Dosimetry ...

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Automation provider recognises 20 years of support
February 2004, Protea Automation Solutions, Integrated Solutions
Protea Automation Solutions recently presented a special recognition award to Herman Jansen van Rensburg and Theo Moelich of Columbus Steel.    This award was specifically for the AP1 and AP2 upgrade, ...

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Citect Connect User Conference 2004
February 2004
Taking place from 24-25 March 2004, Citect Connect User Conference 2004 is an open event to all Citect Customers and Integrators. This practical conference is a 'must attend' event for people with an ...

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Radiometric measurement supersedes legislation
February 2004, Endress+Hauser South Africa, Products & Solutions
New legislation, changing to stay in touch with evolving technology, is a constant requirement that the majority of businesses support. However, the impact of ever more stringent stipulations on equipment ...

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Securex - still SA's largest and only comprehensive trade exhibition of its kind
February 2004, Security Services & Risk Management
Securex 2004, South Africa's leading international security, protection and safety exhibition, will take place from 3-5 March at Sandton Convention Centre. The show will once again feature top quality ...

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Petroleum plants upgrade to reduce sulphur content
February 2004, Endress+Hauser South Africa
A new European regulation, aimed at reducing the air pollution caused by diesel motor emissions, stipulates a significant reduction in the amount of sulphur present in diesel oil. The sulphur residual ...

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Extended customer service capability for combustion industry
February 2004, Security Services & Risk Management
In any business, customer satisfaction can be made or marred by the level of aftersales service provided. This is particularly true in the combustion industry where customers' expectations of service ...

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Southern African Scada Conference 2004
February 2004, Integrated Solutions, Security Services & Risk Management
IDC Technologies, together with some of South Africa's leading engineers and technicians, are proud to present the Southern African Scada Conference 2004. The event will be held in Johannesburg at the ...

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Reflecting on 2003 Roadshows
February 2004, Products & Solutions
The New Year is upon us and it is again time to schedule the upcoming events with direction gained from a past year of successful one-day exhibitions hosted at various locations around the country. It ...

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Appointments
February 2004, Integrated Solutions, Security Services & Risk Management
Nevin Turner started as the new business development manager for Citect with effect from 5 January 2004.       Protea Automation Solutions has appointed Barry Moore as engineering manager.    Stephen Wessels ...

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SA telemetry developer launches its DNP-3 protocol
February 2004
SSE, a leading telemetry company in South Africa, is the first and only South African-based telemetry development company to implement DNP-3 protocol down to level 3. During the last 10 years SSE grew ...

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Calibration facilities extended to meet customer demand
February 2004, KROHNE
Seven state-of-the-art calibration rigs costing more than £500 000 have been installed at Krohne's Coriolis mass flowmeter worldwide manufacturing and service facility in Wellingborough, UK, to meet the ...

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