Successful PAC seminar
May 2004
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National Instruments (NI) South Africa recently hosted a PAC (programmable automation controller) seminar in Midrand. Attracting several representatives from some of the leading South African companies in the industrial engineering community, NI was elated by the quality of the registrants and attendees, which exceeded the company's expectations.
The primary focus of the seminar was to educate industrial engineers about the next generation of industrial programmable controllers, that combine the form factor and ruggedness of a PLC with the software flexibility and functionality of the PC, and how it is now possible to create custom control applications that run reliably in harsh environments with the PAC.
A host of industry solutions were presented, including presentations and demonstrations on the functionality of the PAC, by building LabVIEW programs running on Compact FieldPoint to solve complex control problems like the multiloop PID-based temperature control; the complete development of advanced applications with LabVIEW; the industrial ruggedness of Compact FieldPoint when exposed to extreme shock and temperatures; the integration of custom embedded control, Web-enabled datalogging and Web connectivity; and more.
"We are extremely pleased with the success of this event, it not only highlights the strong user base of virtual instrumentation in South Africa, but also shows that the local engineering industry is tracking this worldwide trend of moving to computer-based instrumentation," said Michael Hutton, branch manager of National Instruments. National Instruments will be hosting more technical seminars during 2004, toll-free enquiries may be made at 0800 203 199.
For more information contact Michael Hutton, National Instruments SA, 011 805 8197, [email protected], www.ni.com/southafrica
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