SAIMC gala dinner September 2024, SAIMC In the glamorous setting of the Monte Casino Ballroom, the 2024 SAIMC gala dinner kicked off with delicious blue cocktails in the foyer, and a soundtrack of ‘oohs and aahs’ at the array of beautiful and interesting masks adorning the guests in keeping with the theme of Masquerade Ball.
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch September 2024, SAIMC
The SAIMC Johannesburg Branch technical event for August was hosted by Swagelok, with the guest speaker being Keenan Naidoo. Keenan is a field engineer whose expertise shone through in his wonderful ...
SAIMC: Durban branch September 2024, SAIMC The Durban branch of the SAIMC held a most interesting and well-attended technology evening in August. The topic was the application of drone technology in engineering work.
SAIMC: Secunda branch September 2024, SAIMC Mpendulo Shabangu from Mbonyasambe Technology Solutions visited the Secunda branch on 7 August, to deliver a presentation on Temperature Profiling using Distributed Temperature Sensor technology.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: Zero hunger and digital transformation strategies August 2024, SAIMC The United Nations published 17 goals under Sustainable Development. Digital transformation could play a major role in addressing these goals, but a radical change in attitude among South Africa’s political leaders are required, as can be seen from the Digital Transformation Strategy of South Africa compared to those of other countries.
SAIMC: Computer Engineering Advisory Council MESA Africa August 2024, SAIMC In 2023, the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) defined a new engineering discipline, Computer Engineering. Due to the work done by MESA Africa in the manufacturing engineering space, the SAIMC approached MESA Africa to assist in defining the Code of Practice for Computer Engineers.
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch August 2024, SAIMC At the July Johannesburg SAIMC meeting, Proconics addressed members on ‘Leveraging drone and 3D technology for the next generation of engineering’. When you think about the advances made in technology, this has to be at the forefront of it all.
SAIMC: Secunda branch August 2024, SAIMC On 3 July 2024, Gary Friend from Extech Safety Systems captivated the audience with an eye-opening presentation on the hurdles to embracing new technologies.
SAIMC Durban: UKZN Student Expo August 2024, SAIMC With the help of Professor Saha from UKZN, the Durban branch of the SAIMC held a very successful exhibition of industrial automation and instrumentation equipment at the UKZN School of Engineering.
SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: The SAIMC and Computer Engineering I&C July 2024, SAIMC In 2023, the SAIMC NPC and MESA Africa NPC joined forces, as their areas of activity had grown closer together. During this same time, ECSA recognised Computer Engineering as a separate discipline and asked the SAIMC to work on the initial Code of Practice for Computer Engineering.
SAIMC: Durban branch I&C July 2024, SAIMC SAIMC Durban branch held a very well supported technology evening that was sponsored by UIC Control & Automation in celebration of their 50 years of successful service to industry.
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch I&C July 2024, SAIMC At the SAIMC Johannesburg meeting held in June, DesSoft gave a presentation on the importance of having smart tools that facilitate information sharing between process, electrical and instrumentation departments.
From the office of the CEO: To AI or not to AI – that is the question June 2024, SAIMC South Africa boasts one of Africa’s largest economies, and has one of the world’s most diverse and profitable agricultural sectors. Meanwhile, the Daily Investor reports that our 30-year GDP growth is half that of Zimbabwe and Botswana.
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch June 2024, SAIMC At the May meeting of the SAIMC Johannesburg branch there were two presentations, one by Manqoba Gumede who has written a book on industrial instrumentation and process control, and the other by Johan Maartens, the CEO of SAIMC, on registering with ECSA.
SAIMC: Durban branch technology meeting June 2024, SAIMC The May technology meeting of the Durban branch of the SAIMC was well attended, and it was great to see some new faces there.
SAIMC: Durban branch golf day June 2024, SAIMC May is a beautiful time of the year in Durban, but 10 May, when the Durban golf day was held at the Kloof Country Club, surpassed even the most beautiful days of the past, with hot and sunny conditions.
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch May 2024, SAIMC At the meeting of the Johannesburg branch of the SAIMC held on 10 April 2024, Sagadevan Kanniappen, sales application specialist for WIKA South Africa, delivered a presentation on the ASME Performance Test Code 19.3.
