At the last Johannesburg branch technology evening Extech Safety Systems sales director, Gary Friend, gave a presentation on intrinsic safety – a preferred protection technique for many instrumentation ...
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The 5th SAIMC Vaal branch meeting was held on 3 June. Chairman, Solly Mabitsela introduced the committee to the delegates as follows: Colin Simns (vice chairman), E Grobbelaar (secretary and treasurer), ...
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The SAIMC is once again expanding its international influence. During May, I had the pleasure of travelling to Windhoek together with Vivian MacFadyen to establish a branch there.    We need to thank ...
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At the last Johannesburg branch technology evening, Patrick Rowland of Phoenix Contact walked us through some of the protocols of wireless communication for the industrial automation industry. This presentation ...
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The past two months was hectic for most of us with all the preparation for the FIFA World Cup and so forth. We at Eskom have committed to keep the lights burning throughout the proceedings, and what we ...
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Kevin Swamy, who is currently a systems engineer at SAPPI Tugela, gave a well structured and interesting talk to members and visitors at the last technology meeting which was held at UKZN. He gave the ...
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Obituary: I was saddened to hear the news of Gordon Duff’s death on 4 May of a heart attack. Our industry will long remember Gordon for his experience and the wealth of knowledge that he always shared ...
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May news At the last Johannesburg branch Technology Evening, Paulo de Sousa Gomes from Yokogawa presented the comparison between PLC/scada and DCS. In this detailed presentation the key features and ...
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The Cape Town branch held its AGM on 25 March where the new 2010/2011 committee members were elected. Selvan Murugan, who was branch vice chairman, has taken over the seat of chairman from Theo Schmidt ...
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Technology Evening April 2010 What is risk? How can it be quantified? What tolerance is put against process safety? Do engineers have specific professional responsibilities towards safety? How should ...
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   Forthcoming attractions: Owen Taverna-Smith from Exida will be presenting at the July SAIMC Durban branch technology evening. The topic will be Cyber Security geared at the process industries: Taverna-Smith ...
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