SAIMC: Vaal branch October 2021, SAIMC After some scheduling problems resulting in missing a monthly technical evening, the Vaal branch hosted SICK Automation to discuss ‘Dust and gas measurement principles’. Our presenter for the evening ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch October 2021, SAIMC The virtual branch event held in August was all about switching technology.
Today, so much is being done and discussed around how to bring objects, things and yesterday’s technology into a digital ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch October 2021, SAIMC Last month’s technology evening was hosted online and presented by Jaco Markwat and Leonard Smit of Element 8. The theme ‘Where’s my data?’ related to improving communication between different organisational ...
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO July 2021, SAIMC, News The Identification of Engineering Work that has been in the making since 2000, was eventually gazetted in March this year. People now have roughly three years to comply – depending on your surname.
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SAIMC: Durban branch July 2021, SAIMC, News The Durban branch held its latest technology meeting via Zoom on the first Wednesday of June. Bryan Baxter explained the importance of effective cybersecurity for industrial networks – something which ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch July 2021, SAIMC, News First hybrid meeting
Following lockdowns, shutdowns and the second wave, the Johannesburg branch rolled out a combined/online meeting for May, hosted by Adroit Technologies.
Dave Wibberley spoke on ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch June 2021, SAIMC An integrated geared unit that combines the recently launched Nord IE5+ synchronous motor and a single-stage helical gear unit offers optimum system efficiency.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO June 2021, SAIMC It was interesting to see the comments around Cuban engineers being imported to do engineering work in South Africa. This brings me to the Identification of Engineering Work and Professional Registration ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch June 2021, SAIMC Steam turbine control was the subject of the last technology evening presented by Moore Process Controls.
A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurised steam and uses it ...
SAIMC: Zambia branch June 2021, SAIMC SAIMC Zambia held customer training sessions via Zoom with VEGA Controls of South Africa, presented by Chris Van den Heever. The sessions tackled were as follows: 1. Radar basics on Vegapuls 64: applications ...
SAIMC: Durban branch June 2021, SAIMC ‘IIoT Ecosystem – from sensors to digital services’ was the topic of the May technology evening. Held via zoom and open to all branches throughout the country, it attracted record attendance from an attentive ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch June 2021, SAIMC, News This month, the branch was privileged not only to have an international speaker, but two presenters. The presentations were done by Garrett Bywaters and Martin Brand, both from WEG. Attendees had the ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch June 2021, SAIMC n integrated geared unit that combines the recently launched Nord IE5+ synchronous motor and a single-stage helical gear unit offers optimum system efficiency.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO May 2021, SAIMC In my last letter, I discussed the lack of skills available to operate and maintain our infrastructure. This month, I present a more specific look at the critical skills required in manufacturing, which ...
SAIMC: Durban branch May 2021, SAIMC The branch held its April (virtual) technology evening on 7 April where SAIMC CEO, Johan Maartens, discussed the new skills trust fund initiative: how it works, how we will all benefit from it and how ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch April 2021, SAIMC We had an interesting presentation last month given by Allan Pead from Microsoft on the open source platform from Microsoft Azure Sphere – a secure IoT platform.
Allan is currently an Xamarin ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch April 2021, SAIMC The technology evening was once again hosted virtually and this time it was the turn of Albert Louw from ifm electronic, presenting on the topic: Systems for mobile machinery.
One could ask the question, ...
SAIMC: Durban branch April 2021, SAIMC Members and visitors were treated to a Zoom presentation that had the understated title: Introduction to ultrasonic flow measurement, by Marco Lopes of NIC KZN. Marco was ably backed up by Howard Lister, ...
SAIMC: Durban branch March 2021, SAIMC The branch held its first virtual technology meeting of the year on 10 February, where John de Castro (a long-time friend of the Durban SAIMC) gave us some insight into his experiences working abroad. ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch March 2021, SAIMC Vaal University of Technology: new qualifications and phasing out of others
Since 1994 the South African education sector has gone through many transformative and structural changes. These have focused ...
