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 ...
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Part 2 looks at resources to improve compliance and to manage lifecycle costs in automation and control
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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 ...
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Adopting technical standards and recommended practices in engineering disciplines is critical to keeping an organisation agile and minimising product costs.
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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 ...
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Delegates were able to take away new knowledge to inform their strategic thinking and best practices, helping to ensure that South African mining, manufacturing and process business remain healthy and competitive during this current economic downturn
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Setting the scene Keywords: [acquisition, agile, alliance, best practice, control, crisis, debt, deflation, equity, lean manufacturing, loss, manufacturing, measure, merger, MMP, service industry, IT, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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In Part 2 we touch on controversial aspects of the legislation and issue a call to action
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Financiers and politicians have been receiving publicity in abundance just recently, mostly of the negative kind. On 24 September 2008, Heritage Day, South Africa lacked a leader and America’s banks ran ...
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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) ...
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