To date, we have gone through how automation can emerge at the boardroom level and shape strategies required for the businesses of today. We interrogated the issue of how retail industry leaders can use ...
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On the evening of 7 July, the Vaal branch hosted a very interesting presentation regarding professional engineering registration. du Toit Grobler discussed the complete registration process and different ...
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The topic for the July Technology Evening as presented by Ralph White from ifm electronic on the topic ‘Condition monitoring vibration analysis’, loosely referred to as condition based monitoring (CBM). ...
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At the July Technology Evening, du Toit Grobler presented the topic ‘Professional Engineering Registration.’ The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is a statutory body established in terms of ...
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The Durban branch was pleased to welcome Michael Garnham who presented and sponsored the August Technology Evening. Michael is the chairman of Profibus/Profinet International Southern Africa (PISA) and ...
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July Technology Evening The day when David Gatebe smashed the Comrades Marathon record, the entire country celebrated ... simply because he is one of us, proudly South African! Attempting to set a land ...
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Vinesh Maharaj (left) and Oratile Sematle discuss the SAIMC: how it reinvented itself to emerge as ­automation’s voice in South Africa and how automation can help to shape the future.
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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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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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