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From the Editor's Desk

Education and training: the two sides of the control engineering coin
April 2004, News
In previous rantings about education, (September 2003: 'School Sucks') some may recall my statement: "Serial data loading is for EPROMS - Neural Networks require experiential training". I still passionately ...

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No automatic control on the quality of new homes
March 2004, News
Michael Brown has for quite some time been sounding the alarm that there is a chronic lack of appreciation for the importance of properly setting up the control systems of plants. I have experienced another ...

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More wondrous material discovered way back
February 2004, News
In the spirit of my last waffle on structural materials (Duralumin and Alclad) we shall have a look at an incredible material that has been around a long time - and very few know much about it. In 1932, ...

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Winning with the Internet Age
January 2004, News
As you might already know, Technews, the publisher of SA Instrumentation & Control, has been publishing all its magazines on the Internet for the last four years. This has resulted in a wealth of archived ...

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Should we call a spade anything we like?
December 2003, News
You would think that a dictionary would be a good place to find the correct word for what you would like to say - but dictionaries are merely records of popular usage - and can disagree considerably with ...

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A name, an acronym or an anacronym?
November 2003, News
Some would say that scada is an anacronym. For those who are newcomers to the instrumentation and control industry and are wandering just what exactly 'scada' is - Adroit Technologies has kindly contributed ...

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What incentives are there for practical training?
October 2003, News
The recent editorial comment and articles discussing practical I&C training have given rise to some response from our readers: Gary van Vuuren (Department of Electronic Engineering, Durban Institute of ...

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School sucks
September 2003, News
Michael Brown's return to the subject of proper training in control engineering has touched areas that I have been taking a long look at. I believe that it is not just the control engineering sector, ...

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A backup is not a backup until it is restored
August 2003, News
We all know and understand the merits of a backup system... well that is, intellectually at least. We certainly claim to understand triple-redundancy of PLC, DCS and emergency shutdown hardware. But how ...

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When will corporations start learning the value of education?
July 2003, News
During 2002 some large South African corporations individually approached the SA Institute of Measurement & Control and voiced their concerns over the poor competency levels of engineering staff. But ...

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Scadas reviewed
June 2003, News
The June issue of SA Instrumentation & Control once again sees our popular 'Scada review' feature. What makes this review different is that the reviews are written by end-users of the software systems, ...

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The airconditioners strike back
May 2003, News
A sequel to 'Men, women and air conditioners', March 2003 issue of SA I&C, (Apologies to George Lucas) Us technical types, having to share offices with the non-technical, are frequently frustrated ...

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Waste not, want not
April 2003, News
This month's water and wastewater feature highlights some of the new technologies that are available to companies that are involved with the distribution of this vital resource. At the 2003 Siemens User ...

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Men, women and airconditioners
March 2003, News
Recently, some areas of the country have been experiencing dangerously high discomfort levels. Many men regularly find themselves struggling with open windows, and women seemingly intent on cooking them. ...

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