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Wireless standards
July 2008
The ISA100 standards committee on wireless systems for automation has created a new subcommittee to address options for convergence of the ISA100.11a and WirelessHART standards. This initiative is a key ...

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How old is your DMM?
July 2008
Comtest is celebrating Fluke’s 60th birthday by holding a competition to find the oldest functioning Fluke digital multimeter in South Africa. The competition is being held to coincide with a similar ...

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New energy alliance
July 2008
LonMark International (LMI) has signed a marketing agreement with the newly founded NewEnergy Alliance. The NewEnergy Alliance is comprised of a group of forward thinking companies aimed to forge a new ...

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Efficient power solutions
July 2008
ABB has won orders worth $74 million to provide power equipment for JSW Energy to maximise the reliability and efficiency of a new power plant in Ratnagiri, in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. ...

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Krohne appoints Navidex
July 2008, KROHNE
Krohne has appointed Navidex Industrial Automation as its Cape Region distributor. The Krohne product range, as cited by Wayne Toms, was a vitally missing link in the company’s portfolio of offerings. ...

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SCADAgroup hosts seminar
July 2008
A seminar for system integrators was held in Johannesburg recently to introduce the latest SCADAPack E-series RTUs as well as the features of the latest version of wClearSCADA HMI product. Two system ...

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Re-branding
July 2008, Iritron
Local system integrator, Iritron, has introduced a corporate logo. Managing director, Alwyn Rautenbach explains: “Every three years we look at the business from a strategic point of view and with the ...

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Profitek has new contact details
July 2008
Profitek Industrial Communication has moved and the company's new details are as follows: 145 Monument Ave, Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, 0157 Telephone: +27 (0)12 664 4998/4922 Fax: +27 (0)12 644 4981 The Post ...

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Power Electronics distributorship for Ana-Digi Systems
July 2008, Ana-Digi Systems
Ana-Digi Systems has recently secured the exclusive rights to market and distribute the Power Electronics inverter and soft starter range of products in South Africa. Power Electronics' head office ...

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Experion selected at steel plant
July 2008
Honeywell has announced a $2 million contract to implement its Experion Process Knowledge System with a Process, Machine and Drives (PMD) Controller at a Tornio, Finland production plant operated by Outokumpu, ...

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Open for tender
July 2008
Ref No 2861274    ORG: Ministry Of Electricity    LOC: Iraq    DESC: Supply of Flow control valve, etc.    BOD: 4 July 2008    BT: Global (ICB)       Ref No 2854831 ORG: Ahwaz Water & Wastewater Company Financier ...

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Adroit launches new software
July 2008, Adroit Technologies
Adroit Technologies has announced the release of its next-generation product across all three of its globally supplied software lines. Dave Wibberley, managing director of Adroit Technologies says, "Adroit ...

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X-CHANGE in the Drakensberg
July 2008
Over 340 industry professionals attended X-CHANGE 2008, Wonderware Southern Africa’s 16th annual User Group Conference, held this year at the Champagne Sports Resort. This year the focus was on manufacturing ...

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LeCroy appoints Comtest
July 2008, Comtest
US-based LeCroy Corporation, a leading provider of oscilloscopes, protocol analysers and related test and measurement solutions, has appointed Comtest as its sole distributor in southern Africa. Francesco ...

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Industrial Technology Roadshow
July 2008
International expert Steve Mackay is visiting the region to provide engineering training on the latest trends and technologies in industrial data communications, process control, earthing, surge protection ...

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New website for Varispeed
July 2008, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading)
Varispeed, a division of Hudaco Trading, has a new-look website. The upgrade is a noticeable improvement and provides a much more extensive data platform for both visitors and customers, says Rolf Lung, ...

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Appointments
July 2008
OMSA Valves & Instrumentation has appointed Nadine Kemp as projects co-ordinator.       Peter Damant has been appointed general manager at Spirax Sarco’s head office in Chloorkop.    Tshepo Patrick Makgoba ...

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Safety-critical operations: is management by exception an adequate approach at mining operations?
July 2008
Introduction Management by exception is a well known business philosophy adopted by managers who wish to empower their subordinates to take full ownership of operations within their responsible areas. ...

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Interoperability in utility industries: overview of the DNP3 protocol
July 2008
The development of DNP3 was a comprehensive effort to achieve open, standards-based interoperability between substation computers, RTUs, IEDs (intelligent electronic devices) and master stations (except ...

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Geothermal energy and keeping out of hot water
July 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Geothermal energy Let me make it clear from the outset – I am not a geologist. But if you have not noticed, we live on a planet whose core, it is estimated by said geologists, is between 4000°C and 7000°C, ...

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