November technology evening    On Thursday 2nd November the Secunda branch held its last technology evening for 2017 at the Honeywell Hub in Secunda. Hennie Grobler from Yokogawa presented on the topic ...
read more

At the recent SAIMC Zambian branch annual banquet at Kitwe’s Edinburgh Hotel, keynote speaker Oratile Sematle (then-President of the SAIMC) said with more investment in technologies, countries like Zambia ...
read more

The last function of the year was a meal at Cheers Restaurant kindly arranged by Mark from DesSoft. Approximately 20 people attended, including a dignitary from MERSETA. Thanks to all who attended. During ...
read more

Time to hand over the reins It is with mixed feelings that I write this, my last letter to you as SAIMC president. It is with sadness because, with the support of council, I have really enjoyed the privilege ...
read more

At the last Technology Evening, Kenneth McPherson, managing director Beckhoff Automation South Africa, presented on EtherCAT. EtherCAT, which stands for Ethernet for Control Automation Technology, is ...
read more

A well-attended technology evening sponsored by Pepperl+Fuchs was held on Thursday, 5 October at Umhambi Lodge, where the solutions manager responsible for the EPE product range, Frederik Langenhoven, ...
read more

For the last Technology Evening of 2017, the branch was honoured to have Rob MacKenzie, MD of Endress+Hauser and vice president of the SAIMC, on his birthday, present to a full house about the Industrial ...
read more

The Durban branch of the SAIMC held their November technology meeting as always at the Durban Country Club. The topic was ‘Assessment of the Credibility of Process Alarms as a Layer of Protection’ and ...
read more

Relaunch A sense of anticipation came over me the day I volunteered to travel to Cape Town to ensure a free and fair AGM is being held and that a new management team is selected for the Cape Town branch. ...
read more

The Secunda branch held its annual high tea for women in the technical field, on Friday 13 October. Despite the very ‘unlucky’ date the event was a great success. This year we strived to involve more ...
read more

On Thursday 12 October, the SAIMC Secunda branch held its ninth Technology Evening for 2017 at Honeywell Hub in Secunda. PJ Truter, from Sasol, presented on the topic ‘Vibration Based Condition Monitoring’. ...
read more

‘Education-to-employment’ a conundrum in South Africa Over the years, while at the desk of the SAIMC leadership, some observations, beliefs and perceptions surfaced. These however, must be tested with ...
read more