SAIMC: Vaal branch December 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC At the last technology evening, Robert de Scande from SICK Automation gave a presentation on the subject of IO-Link. IO-Link offers new options for communication between the system control and field levels: ...
Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch December 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC Technology evening
At the last technology evening, Beckhoff Automation’s Gareth Taylor (sales engineer, Durban) presented on the topic ‘Open PC-based control technology in a world of modular process ...
Read more...SAIMC: Secunda branch December 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC At the technology evening on 10 October, Jacques Parrott, from SICK Automation SA gave a presentation on ‘Measurement of green house gas emissions’, which also touched on the issue of carbon tax.
The ...
Read more...SAIMC: Johannesburg branch December 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC The October technology evening was hosted by Extech Safety Systems. Sales director Gary Friend presented an interesting take on the relationship between new technological advances, and the never-ending ...
Read more...SAIMC: From the President's desk December 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC 2019 has been a year of many achievements by our members. Although the SAIMC might not be the organisation with the most members, the unselfish and hard-working team have certainly achieved more than ...
Read more...SAIMC: From the President's desk November 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC The end of the year is almost upon us. Have you taken the opportunity to ask yourself what has really changed for you this year? In some areas we have seen significant and exponential change. Automation ...
Read more...SAIMC: Tshwane branch November 2019, SAIMC, News Industry expert talks about importance of continuous learning
Learning from industry experts is a vital component of any student’s training. Such an expert is Thabo Lekgowane, a robotics engineer from ...
Read more...SAIMC: Obituary - Eugene Sithole November 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC It is with deep sadness that the SAIMC heard of the death of dear friend and esteemed colleague Eugene Sithole, who passed away suddenly on 7 September.
Thanduxolo Eugene Sithole was born on 13 September ...
Read more...SAIMC: Johannesburg branch November 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC Why use wires? At the technology evening on 11 September, Rudi Erasmus of Phoenix Contact walked us through when and why wireless communication is preferred to cabled communication.
Communicating ...
Read more...SAIMC: Vaal branch November 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC This month’s presentation at the Vaal branch covered the basic principles and fundamentals of SIL. It included the common misconceptions about SIL, risks, accidents, processes, random and systemic failures ...
Read more...SAIMC: From the President's desk October 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC It is spring again in South Africa and what a gorgeous time of year. Within the SAIMC, there is also continuous improvement, working towards our 2023 strategic goals. SAIMC structure changes
As the ...
Read more...SAIMC: Johannesburg branch October 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC The August technology evening we was hosted by Yokogawa at the Bryanston Sports Club. The theme was to find out more about the difference between a PLC and a DCS, where the PLC came from, some PLC theory, ...
Read more...SAIMC: Secunda branch October 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC At the technology evening on 1 August, Katlego Setwaba from Pepperl+Fuchs gave a presentation on ‘Explosion protection with a focus on purge and pressurisation’.
The effects of accidental fires or ...
Read more...SAIMC: Vaal branch October 2019, SAIMC, SAIMC At the August Technology Evening, Busisiwe Zikalala from WIKA gave a presentation titled: Sensor protection methods.
Process sensors come in many forms. In addition to the big four: temperature, pressure, ...
