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Making the most of exhibitions
November 2002
The logical discussion after any exhibition, be it visitor or exhibitor, centres on their personal judgement of the effectiveness of the event. As few definitive measures exist to make this evaluation, ...

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New blue IQ business event for 2003 to attract investors
October 2002
Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs, Jabu Moleketi and Blue IQ CEO, Pradeep Maharaj recently announced plans for Blue IQ's business outreach programme, Blue IQ Means Business Week 2003. The Week, ...

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50% locally manufactured cylinders boost delivery performance
October 2002, Festo South Africa
As much as 50% of cylinders sold by Festo South Africa today are locally manufactured, due mainly to fast delivery times and the flexibility allowed by the company's custom-design capabilities. A combination ...

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CBI receives SMT certification from CEBEC
October 2002
August 2002 saw the visit of Ronan Marquestiau, MD of CEBEC Belgium to CBI.    The purpose of the visit was to hand over the Supervised Manufacturer Testing (SMT) certificate.    CEBEC is responsible for ...

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Port Elizabeth focus on control
October 2002
This year the Port Elizabeth weather was good to the 'Vaalies', and apart from a few well-timed windy moments when Phoenix Contact needed to assemble its outside awning, the day was very pleasant. On ...

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Purchasers of M-housing-sensors to benefit from Wenglor visit
October 2002
Managing director of ASSTech Process Electronics & Instrumentation, Anastas Schnippenkötter, visited, and spent several days at Wenglor in Tettnang, in the south of Germany. Negotiations between ASSTech ...

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Nicolet purchases Optim Electronics
October 2002
Nicolet Instrument Technologies has completed the acquisition of Optimum Electronics, Maryland, USA. The Optim product family provides a natural complement to the Nicolet range of data acquisition and ...

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10-year anniversary for first industrial non-glass pH sensor
October 2002
The Industrial Measurement and Control business of Honeywell is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of its Durafet pH sensor - the first industrial non-glass pH electrode. In 1992, ...

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New appointments for Festo
October 2002
Adrian Buddingh has been appointed technical manager.       Edwin Brussow has been appointed systems technician, and Samson Masia has been appointed cylinder manufacture foreman.       Heimo Spreng is Festo's ...

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New appointments: Schneider Electric
October 2002
Marc Russel is channel & e-business manager, and Wally Springorum, regional manager central RSA.       Nela Uskokovic has been appointed business development manager - key accounts, and Ian Crook assumes ...

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From the Sandton summit, to clear air
October 2002, Protea Automation Solutions
Now that we can move about Sandton without falling over a policeman, being mesmerised by a myriad of police cars, or sneezed at by a horse, it would be well to reflect on the outcome of all the chats ...

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Siemens and Wyrcom partnership a first for South Africa
November 2002
Siemens Southern Africa and Wyrcom Signals have concluded a unique partnership that sees the establishment of the first black-empowered train control systems manufacturing company in South Africa. The ...

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ABB South Africa sells 20% share of local group operation
November 2002
ABB in South Africa, part of the international power and automation technology group, has announced that it has concluded a partnership with Women's Investment Portfolio Holdings (WIPHOLD), a women-run ...

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Siemens Southern Africa acquires Turborep
November 2002
Siemens Southern Africa has acquired Turborep, a leading turbine machinery company in South Africa, in a groundbreaking deal that will now enable Siemens to service all of its compressors locally. The ...

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Instralec appointed ABB reseller for KZN
November 2002
ABB has appointed Instralec as a value-added reseller in the KwaZulu-Natal region. Products included in this arrangement include ABB field instrumentation, recorders and controllers. For more information ...

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Shell upgrades its Island View facility
November 2002
Shell's Durban-based Island View substation is the bulk distribution point for 12 million litres of total product per day. When Shell decided to upgrade its technology, the installation of new scada and ...

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AspenTech dispels rumour of sale
November 2002
Aspen Technology has issued a statement discrediting an article that appeared in an Internet newsletter covering process automation, which stated that AspenTech was for sale. "It is our normal policy ...

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Eskom circuit breaker contract awarded to Siemens
November 2002
In a groundbreaking move for Siemens and its relationship with Eskom, Siemens' power transmission and distribution (PTD) division has been awarded a multimillion rand two-year contract for the supply ...

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Optical sensor specialist revamps its corporate branding
November 2002
Early this year, Telco established a close working relationship with the Danish branding firm, Kunde & Co in order to assist Telco with its mission of corporate branding. Telco has reinvented its logo ...

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New telephone number for Phoenix Contact, Cape Town
November 2002
The new telephone number for Phoenix Contact, Cape Town, is 021 930 9666.   

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