What you missed in May Gary Friend of Extech Safety Systems gave a fascinating presentation on the conceptual differences between fieldbus (especially Foundation Fieldbus) and 4–20 mA. He pointed out ...
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Frikkie van Zyl and Piet van Huyssteen gave an enlightening presentation at the last Durban branch technology evening. Both were members of the team from North West University who won the 2008 Siemens ...
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Fifty-first year of the SAIMC and still the ‘Institute of Choice’: this is truly an achievement and our membership in 2009 has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Membership applications completed on our ...
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At the Durban branch May meeting we were delighted to host Johannes de Vries (M-TECH Electrical Engineering) Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). De Vries is excited about all things robotic and addressed ...
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The topic for the July technology evening organised by the Durban branch of the SAIMC will be Alarm Management and will be held on Wednesday 1 July 2009. Dave Wibberley, who will be presenting this paper, ...
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News announcement and name change. At a special meeting held at Rivonia Country Club on 18 March members voted overwhelmingly to change the name of the SAIMC (The) South African Institute of Measurement ...
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For the Cape Town branch of the SAIMC, 2009 has begun with a history lesson and back to the basics of engineering approach. This was ensured by Hendrik Keyzer of Real Time Solutions who delivered a passionate ...
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The SAIMC Durban branch April technology evening was well attended with the audience eager to hear Carl Reinecke’s presentation titled: Earthing for instrumentation – applied witchcraft or engineering? ...
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It is April 2009 and the Johannesburg branch has had its first opportunity to meet and have a technology evening for its members and visitors. We have a jam-packed plan for 2009. Our aim is to present ...
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They say time flies when you are having fun. We are certainly having fun here in Secunda and all our activities for the year are in full swing.    The committee for 2009 is as follows:    * Peter Zietsman...
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Well, what does this mean to me? When I look back at the list of past presidents from our early beginnings, the first president being elected back in 1958, I realise that the Institute has entered its ...
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The March technology evening was a big success thanks to Mervyn Gans who gave us a well structured and interesting presentation on instrument protective systems.    The April technology evening will be ...
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