Not just doom and gloom June 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Feedback from the Process Automation, Instrumentation and Control Expo 2009 has been very positive. Held at Nasrec in May, this year’s exhibition reported visitor numbers up 15% on the previous exhibition ...
Read more...Process Expo 2009 May 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Process Automation and Information Technology 2009 looks once again set to be the industry’s product and services platform of the year. For this issue SAI&C decided to invite exhibitors to provide us with ...
Read more...The end of an era April 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News In this month’s issue we publish the last of consulting editor and control loop guru, Michael Brown’s, Loop Signature series. We thought it would be an appropriate time to trace the history and get his ...
Read more...Letter to the editor March 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News SA Instrumentation and Control received some interesting feedback from a reader last month, which we have decided to publish:
“Thank you for Michael Brown’s control loop series. I find his writing both ...
Read more...In memory of a pioneer February 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News SAI&C joins the Endress+Hauser Group in commemorating its founder, Dr Georg H. Endress; the entrepreneur died in Switzerland on 14 December 2008 shortly before his 85th birthday. Employees of the family-owned ...
Read more...Turbulent times ahead January 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Well here we are in a new year with opportunities for new beginnings. What can we expect? What should we be looking out for and where should we be directing our attention? In all likelihood 2009 promises ...
Read more...Joules and gems December 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Electric automobiles
In a column we published recently technology futurist, Jim Pinto, made the point: 'Green is going mainstream'. In summary, companies are learning to make their profit by helping ...
Read more...Great expectations October 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News The title of Charles Dickens’ 19th century book is an unerringly accurate description of the mood in the Technews offices at the moment. The Mining, Manufacturing and Process Conference 2008 (MMP ’08) ...
Read more...Bring 'n burn September 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Dissenting opinions exist in the minds of software developers. There are those who believe that open source software is superior to the commercially available proprietary products, and those who do not. ...
Read more...Olympic achievement August 2008, Technews Publishing, News Whilst stuck in traffic I heard on a sports report that Blade-runner, Oscar Pistorius, had missed an attempt to qualify for the 400 metre event at this year’s celebration of the Olympic Games. A disabled ...
Read more...Factories and fairs June 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News I was invited recently to participate as a delegate to an overseas event arranged by the South African branch of Siemens Automation and Drives. The itinerary included two days of visits to the company’s’ ...
Read more...Catch them young April 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Before a school-going learner can aspire to a particular career and select an appropriate tertiary education path he or she needs to know that such a career exists. Youngsters of today become aware of ...
Read more...A great innings and infrastructural investment March 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News A hundred not out!
In this month’s issue we publish Michael Brown’s one hundredth control loop case history.
Mike began his new career in loop tuning and optimisation in 1989 when a friend of his, who ...
Read more...Recycling, politics and prosperity February 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News Recycling engineers
With the ever-present mantra of 'skills shortages' perhaps we should take a leaf, if you will excuse the pun, from the green environment movement. The essence of this movement's philosophy ...
