The latest Durban branch Technology Evening was kindly sponsored by Emerson Rosemount. Colin Malan, ably assisted by Fanie Ferreira who provided clarity on some detailed technical matters, gave an interactive ...
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   Following last year’s inaugural event, the 2014 SAIMC Gala Dinner proved once more to be a huge success. Held at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, it drew a crowd of over 300 guests, who thoroughly enjoyed ...
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The countdown to the year-end has begun ... and I am sure most of you will agree that 2014 has sped by even faster than 2013. Our 2014 Gala Dinner was an even bigger success than last year and can ...
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The Durban branch recently sponsored a visit by a group of engineering students to the SAPREF refinery. On arrival, the students were briefed and given a safety induction and after lunch they were addressed ...
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System integrators and OEMs often develop applications that require PLC control, but settle on simple text displays due to limited budget. Unitronics, a trendsetter in the field of all-in-one PLC + ...
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The August Technology Evening was hosted by Aveng and presented by Colin Malan, business manager for Emerson Rosemount, South and East Africa. The topic was titled ‘Wireless – imagine the possibilities’. ...
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The August Technology Evening was hosted by Comtest, with Gavin van Rooy presenting on wireless world measurements using handheld devices. With today’s use of smartphones and wireless technology, there ...
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The SAIMC has announced that it has established SABS TC 165, for now as an observer member with a view to becoming a participating member in due course, as a full mirror to IEC TC 65 Industrial Process ...
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Hooray! Spring has finally arrived and we can look forward to some great weather in the months ahead. Getting back to an active lifestyle and gym will be much easier now, I am not sure about the rest ...
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   The July Technology Evening was hosted by Endress+Hauser, with Chris Gimson who presented on how to order a temperature measurement probe.    Many methods have been developed for measuring temperature. ...
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The Durban branch hosted Paulo de Sousa Gomes from Schneider Electric at its August Technology Evening held at the Durban Country Club. Paulo introduced the attentive audience to the ‘Shale Gas Revolution’ ...
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Well the cold is still with us, but the end is in sight thankfully. That can hardly be said for the work of the SAIMC, for which there seems no end. However, the team and I are up for the challenge! ...
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