In the June 2016 issue, I wrote about how automation could revolutionise the manufacturing industry and hence create capacity for competitiveness. At the SAIMC, we believe this to be true because in manufacturing ...
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The July Technology Evening, kindly sponsored by Extech Safety Systems, was held as usual at the Durban Country Club. Gary Friend, an expert in his field, presented on the topic ‘Intrinsic Safety Applications’. ...
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The topic for the June Technical Evening, presented by Kallie Bodenstein of Yokogawa, compared the differences between ‘DCS vs. PLC’. From the branch’s perspective, if it was up to us, we would award ...
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Golf day On 26 May, the branch held its annual golf day at Walker Park in Evander. The cold morning did not intimidate any of the players and everyone enjoyed the day immensely. In total there were 132 ...
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At the June technology evening, Lita Mpahlwa of Aveng ACS presented on radar level measurement. There are many physical and application variables that affect the selection of the optimal level monitoring ...
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SAIMC councillor and Extech Safety Systems sales director, Gary Friend, together with other industry representatives, have responded to Trade and Industry Minister Dr. Rob Davies’ invitation for comment ...
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The Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC) has announced the appointment of Johan Maartens to the position of Chief Operating Officer on a 12-month contract, effective ...
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As we slowly pull off from the winter grip, I would like to share some good news. The good news is that we are two months away from the annual SAIMC Gala Dinner. As we experienced in the past year, tickets ...
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On Thursday 12 May, the Secunda branch had the privilege of hosting Du Toit Grobler from ECSA. He explained the new ECSA professional registration process and the process of re-registration every five ...
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At the May Technology Evening, Sagelok’s sales director, Mike van Eck, presented on Hose Essentials. Previously, Swagelok brought us the Bloodhound and this time the focus was on flexibility, safety, ...
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The June Technology Evening attracted a record attendance with everybody keen to learn more about the topic ‘Realising Industry 4.0’. The evening was kindly sponsored by Beckhoff Automation and MD Kenneth ...
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The May Technical Evening was hosted at the Centurion Country Club. The topic for the evening presented by the MD of H3iSquared Doron Kowensky, covered 'Cyber security on mission critical networks'. A ...
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