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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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An engineering approach turns recessions into opportunities
October 2002
Shareholders have one major criterion on their minds - ROI (return on investment). Is this investment a balloon or a brick? Among other things, investment performance is highly dependent on sales. Sales ...

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Yokogawa - the technology house of the future
October 2002
Yokogawa, a supplier of the most advanced industrial solutions, was established in Japan in 1915. Today it has become a $3 bn global operation, with a network that includes 130 companies (60 of these ...

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You all made bad career choices
November 2002
There is no doubt that when deciding to enter the field of engineering I made a stupid mistake - engineers are held accountable for their actions. If they are contracted to manufacture a product and it ...

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System integrators honoured at first user conference
September 2002
The first ever annual Simatic User Conference brought together Siemens, users and a distinguished group of international industry experts

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Bently Nevada has moved
September 2002
A world-leading supplier of products and services for delivering information on the mechanical and thermodynamic health of machinery and other assets, Bently Nevada has moved to its new premises. The ...

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Appointments
September 2002
OEN Enterprises has appointed Paddy Hansen and Neil Berry as product specialists.          OEN Enterprises has appointed Anne Hudson as financial manager.      

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'Best of what's new' at Computer Faire
September 2002
Spescom MeasureGraph Networks had three of its products namely the NetTest CMA4000i; the NetTest Bare Fiber Adapter, and the Ideal Lantek 7 accepted into the 'Best Of What's New' at this year's Computer ...

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Calibration company celebrates 10 years of service
September 2002, Intercal
InterCal will be celebrating 10 years of calibration services to industry later this year. The story began back in late 1992 when Les Wesson, Paul Haarhoff and Guy Snelling pooled their resources and ...

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