The Durban branch of the SAIMC held a very successful golf day at the Amanzimtoti Golf Club on 21 June. With 23 four balls the field was competitive and challenging.    Unlike the previous few years, ...
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At the June Technology Evening, Johannes Auret from Explolabs presented on the changes in the new ARP 0108 and its implications. The major principles of explosion prevention (including intrinsic safety) ...
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   June meeting    The June technology presentation for SAIMC Vaal branch was by Gary Friend from EXTECH Safety Systems and the topic was ‘Cyber Security in modern process control networks’. Gary is a ...
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   June Technology Evening    The branch hosted its June Technology Evening at the Eskom Marketing Centre in Edgemead. The presenter was Professor Edward Boje from the Department of Electrical Engineering ...
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July Technology Evening    ABB official launched the VM3D volumetric laser scanner in Richards Bay on the 4th of July. Three sessions were conducted at Umhambi Lodge and ABB had the privilege of presenting ...
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   In line with its chosen theme for the year, the Secunda branch has again held successful technology evenings in June and July to broaden the knowledge of members on the subject of valves.    Peter ...
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   Technology Evening: Air blown fibre One of the issues involved in installing a data communication network is expandability, as this means pulling in additional cables and making sure there is adequate ...
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Brrrr it is really cold here in Johannesburg at this time of year. Being my second year here, I am still getting used to the freezing winters in Gauteng. The same cannot be said about the SAIMC, where ...
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The SAIMC Vaal branch had a busy year to date with a number of exciting events that took place. We started off with the usual Vaal branch braai which was well attended. Making use of the hospitality ...
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   In May, the Secunda branch hosted its Annual Golf Day, which as in the past was an enormous success. The support from business was tremendous and key to this thoroughly enjoyable occasion.    The next ...
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   At the May Technology evening, Max Koen of Hazloc gave a presentation on the subject ‘Explosions due to poor worker knowledge’. According to Max, the major cause of explosions in hazardous areas is ...
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   Technology evening The branch hosted its latest technology presentation at the Eskom marketing centre in Edgemead, where Rob Gillespie from I & E Systems in Australia gave a presentation titled 'System ...
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