Instead of the normal Technical Evening in October, a group of us met at a new micro-brewery in Modderfontein for a social evening, it was the all-girl brewery’s first group beer tasting event. A good ...
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SAIMC members within the copperbelt hosted Thermo Fisher Scientific SA on 11 October. The presenter was Wessels Erick and his presentation was about conveyor belt scales. This was back to basics stuff ...
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   Education sub-committee One of the broader objectives of the SAIMC is to encourage good quality human capital to join our profession. One of the most important vehicles to achieve this is a close relationship ...
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We have just celebrated our annual Networking and Gala Dinner which was a resounding success. This event is branded as ‘The Premier C&I event of the Year’ and we will build on this solid foundation in the ...
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   The September Technology Evening was presented by Evan Dent of Endress+Hauser on the subject of ‘Energy Monitoring and Targeting in Utilities – an overall strategy’.    In industry, we have come from ...
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   Report on site visit to Zambia Sugar Proceedings started with a safety induction by a representative from Zambia Sugar, after which team members signed a safety form and safety equipment was issued. ...
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The September technology evening was held at Umhambi lodge where Beckhoff managing director, Kenneth McPherson, gave a presentation titled ‘EtherCAT, the Ethernet Fieldbus’. Kenneth kicked off with ...
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   Technology Evening At the September Technology Evening, Phoenix Contact’s Tony Rayner enlightened the Johannesburg branch about the general effects of lightning and switching transients as well as ...
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The Western Cape branch of the SAIMC is calling for nominations for the 2013 Celebrating Excellence in Automation Projects award. Sponsored by Megadrive Automation and Ilitha Projects, this award was ...
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The excitement continues! This month, you all will no doubt be looking forward to our fantastic Networking Evening and Gala Dinner on 25 October at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre. The theme ...
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The September Technology Evening was kindly sponsored by Beckhoff Automation and managing director, Kenneth McPherson, presented on the topic ‘EtherCAT – The Ethernet fieldbus’.    Kenneth was an enthusiastic ...
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As part of the August Technology Evening, Vinesh Maharaj visited the Secunda branch to discuss with members the new way forward for the SAIMC, and the plan for the future. Members were encouraged to participate ...
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