The July Technology Evening was held at Umhambi Lodge and sponsored by Endress+Hauser. Business development manager for the gas analytics division, Camine Canale, gave a presentation on the topic modern gas analysis techniques for process applications. Camine pointed out that obtaining representative reproducible samples has long been identified as the most difficult problem in the field of process analytics, regardless of which system is being used. He went on to explain the host of sampling problems ranging from distance between the sampling and measurement points, particulates in the sample, moisture, corrosive chemicals. Distance from the sampling point, as he explained, is key to the equation, and hence the closer the measurement to the sampling points the better.
Camine then went on to introduce a new system known as DRS (dynamic reflux sampler) which has been developed to solve these problems. The DRS can be mounted at or near the process, thereby eliminating the need for sample conditioning. The optical sensor uses Raman technology and an optograf analyser can be used to evaluate the sample. There are various applications from syngas production to underground coal gasification. For more information contact George Dyman, [email protected]
August Technology Evening – Wonderware
Mervyn Govender (left) and Steven Jeffery after the August presentation.
Wonderware Southern Africa hosted the August Technology Evening, where account executive Steven Jeffery gave a presentation on the topic 'Situational awareness'. Steven kicked off the presentation by explaining the industry trends including increased data size and complexity, levels of automation, education challenges and remote operation.
Coupled to trends are changes in the control room, mobile devices, alarms and events management, as well as operational excellence. With this introduction, Steven then went on to outline what constitutes an effective user interface and pointed out most people are violating the prudent use of colour and too many alarms, which in turn overloads the operators. According to Steven, all this information needs to be rolled out in what Wonderware terms 'Situational Awareness' which encompasses alarm management, control loop performance, and factors key to operational excellence. The talk was well presented and enthusiastically received by the members.
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The Durban branch of the SAIMC was pleased to welcome Vusi Sithole, managing member of Hybrid Control Corporation in Richards Bay, who presented\on the very pertinent topic of ‘Infrastructure monitoring and control for water loss management’.
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We say it every year, and we’ll say it again: May in Durban is hard to beat; but 9 May, when the Durban Golf Day teed off at Kloof Country Club, was something else. With sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 20s, it was a fantastic day, full of fun and great energy.
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Horst Weinert, head of Didactic at Festo Southern/Eastern Africa, will be sharing some of Festo’s Didactic experiences of working across industry and education. He will cover training for productivity and employability in the public and private sectors, discussing especially the potential for inter-company training centres.
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The local Johannesburg Branch of the SAIMC recently hosted a Technology Evening at Bryanston Sports Club on 9 April 2025.
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The April technology meeting for the Durban branch of the SAIMC was kindly sponsored by ProRisk, a subsidiary company of the Proconics Group of Companies. Process safety engineer, Guillaume de Swardt gave a fascinating presentation on the power of operational risk control by utilising CFD software.
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The SAIMC User Advisory Council started 2025 with its first event in the ‘Knowlege Sharing 4 Industry’ event series on the 19th of March.
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In proud partnership with Innomotics, SAIMC will be hosting the first Knowledge Sharing 4 Industry event for 2025.
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As users recognise the benefits of a digital transformation strategy for their industrial plants and systems and start to adopt it, they soon face the challenge of getting operational technology data securely and reliably to a cloud service provider of their choice.
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