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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
March 2012, SAIMC
The AGM for the Johannesburg branch was held on 8 February and attended by over 40 members and guests. The financial statements were presented followed by feedback from the 2011 chairman, Debbie Scott. ...

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SAIMC: From the president's desk
February 2012, SAIMC, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
2011 has come and gone and while the world did not come to an end, in some areas of Japan it must have seemed that way as the world watched in horror and the destructive forces of nature humbled us all. Something ...

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SAIMC Durban branch
February 2012, SAIMC
The Durban branch held its last Technology Evening of 2011 on 7 December at the Westville Country Club. It was attended by key members and senior staff from Durban’s learning institutions and was hosted ...

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SAIMC Zambian branch
February 2012, SAIMC
On 8 Dec last year, Johan van Jaarsveldt and I travelled to Zambia to attend the branch banquet in Kitwe in the province of the Copper Belt. It was a remarkable journey in many ways. Since we had been ...

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SAIMC From the president's desk
January 2012, SAIMC
It is with a degree of sadness that I took note of the passing of 2011. Some of my good intentions never materialised and neither did some excellent goals that the SAIMC set for itself. We did achieve ...

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SAIMC attends the International Field Networking Conference
January 2012, SAIMC
I recently had the opportunity to attend the first International Field Networking Conference which was held in Boksburg. This event was very well attended and organised. At the end of the two days the ...

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SAIMC Durban branch
January 2012, SAIMC
The Durban branch of the SAIMC held its November Technology Evening at the Westville Country Club as usual. This month it was kindly sponsored by NIC Instruments who tied it in with a visit from principals ...

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SAIMC From the president's desk
December 2011, SAIMC
Myth busting    Myth: Albert Einstein did not fail mathematics in school, as is commonly believed.    Truth: Upon being shown a column claiming this fact, Einstein said “I never failed in mathematics... ...

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SAIMC Durban branch
December 2011, SAIMC
At the October technology evening, which was kindly hosted by Honeywell, account manager Tony White took us through ‘Virtualisation in industrial control’. We learnt about the key benefits and value that ...

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SAIMC Secunda branch
December 2011, SAIMC
David van Eeden from Proconics presented a topical discussion on the different flowmeters and their applications in industry. David is a design engineer and his presentation highlighted a number of practical ...

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SAIMC Banquet
December 2011, SAIMC
Members spent an enjoyable evening at the prestigious Rand Club where they were wined and dined in style. The guest speaker was Dr Anthony Turton, an expert on water resource management, who was named ...

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SAIMC Cape Town branch
December 2011, SAIMC
The Cape Town branch felt at the beginning of the year that in order to deliver a good service to members it needed to fill key vacant positions within the existing leadership. The nomination and voting ...

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SAIMC From the president's desk
November 2011, SAIMC, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
What is the use?M This month, I found myself having to answer a very challenging question received in a letter from one of our members – “What is the use of my SAIMC membership?” It is not a question ...

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SAIMC Secunda branch
November 2011, SAIMC
At the last Technology Evening, Peter Sheppard from Wika presented on the topic ‘3D Pressure gauge principles’. The pressure gauge is a ubiquitous piece of equipment often taken for granted, but without ...

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SAIMC Durban branch
November 2011, SAIMC
At the September technology evening, Miles Weidlich from Alpret Control Solutions presented on the subject of ‘Overall vibration trending for vibration monitoring’. The evening was kindly sponsored by ...

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SAIMC Johannesburg branch
November 2011, SAIMC
At the September technology evening, Dr Kelvin Kemm, recipient of the Lifetime Achievers Award by the South African National Science and Technology Forum, talked about ‘Nuclear power as a future main ...

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Secunda branch
October 2011
At the last Technology Evening, Ludy Groenewoud from CCC in the Netherlands presented an introduction to turbo-machinery control, emphasising the negative effect of poor compressor control. He explained ...

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From the president's desk
October 2011, SAIMC
I am of the opinion that the education system in our country is not equipping the youth well enough to take their place in a new global economy. It is exactly the same with training in our industry. People ...

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Johannesburg branch
October 2011, SAIMC
At the Johannesburg branch’s August Technology Evening, Endress+Hauser’s Lita Mpahlwa presented on the principles, challenges and application solutions offered for level measurement and control. The two ...

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Secunda branch
October 2011, SAIMC
At the last Technology Evening, Ludy Groenewoud from CCC in the Netherlands presented an introduction to turbo-machinery control, emphasising the negative effect of poor compressor control. He explained ...

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