Holding your breath is not an option 1st Quarter 2009, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) Corrections and recessions impact us in our personal and business lives and we respond to these outside events with what we perceive to be rational reactions.
Corrections are by definition short-lived ...
International news digest Fourth Quarter 2008 Bosch Rexroth has joined the IO-Link consortium of the PROFIBUS user organisation. IO-Link enables the integration of intelligent sensors and actuators in automation networks.
The IO-Link consortium ...
BMG successfully concludes Goldquest acquisition Fourth Quarter 2008, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG Bearing Man Group (BMG), part of Invicta Holdings, has expanded its business into the fluid power industry with the recent announcement that it has successfully concluded the acquisition of 100% of Goldquest ...
Lloyds Register ISO certifies Arthur Rushmer Engineering Fourth Quarter 2008 Arthur Rushmer Engineering’s (ARE) quality management system has been approved by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance as meeting the requirements of ISO 9000:2000. The approval covers the sale, service ...
Genflex pilots franchise operation Fourth Quarter 2008 Genflex recently launched a pilot franchise operation in Delmas to gain insight into this business model.
According to Bruce Garner, managing director of Genflex, “Genflex has no experience in franchising ...
Fluiconnecto opens in KZN Fourth Quarter 2008 Fluiconnecto By Manuli, part of the 70-year-old Manuli Rubber Industries Corporation, has expanded its horizons by opening a Durban branch at 104 Williams Road, Umbilo to service end-users in the Durban ...
Hytec hydraulics for Sishen Fourth Quarter 2008, Hytec South Africa Spartan-based hydraulic systems specialist Hytec has completed the majority of orders received from project management houses involved in the Sishen Iron Ore Expansion Project (SEP).
“Through this project ...
Voith establishes Nigerian company Fourth Quarter 2008 Voith Nigeria was officially launched on 3 July 2008. Inem Essien, managing director of Voith Nigeria says, “Voith Nigeria is expanding quite rapidly and is fast tracking recruitment and training of staff ...
Harvard Projects secures Airtac distribution Fourth Quarter 2008 Harvard Projects has secured the sole distributorship for Airtac, a large Chinese manufacturer of pneumatic equipment.
Globally, Airtac has 150 distributors, 78 sales offices and 2200 employees. Carl ...
SEW goes X-treme at Electra Mining Fourth Quarter 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE German-owned multinational drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive used Electra Mining 2008 as the official South African launch platform for its new X-Series range of industrial gears.
The series is ...
IDC Technologies workshops November-January Fourth Quarter 2008 Leading your engineering team to top performanceJohannesburg: 3–4 November.Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)Richards Bay: 3–4 November.Troubleshooting instrumentation, electrical and control ...
Appointments Fourth Quarter 2008 SEW Eurodrive has announced the appointment of Cas de Jager to the position of Durban branch manager. Diane Hibberd has been appointed senior draughtsperson at SEW Eurodrive.
SEW Eurodrive has announced ...
Grade 6 pupils challenged in robotics pilot project Fourth Quarter 2008 Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has been working with the Tshwane District of the Gauteng Department of Education (GED) to pilot a project with grade sixes at a group of middle schools in the district. ...
The Jim Pinto Column: Bucket lists and warring robots Fourth Quarter 2008 My bucket-list trip
Have you seen the movie, ‘Bucket List’? If you have not, see it. Two old guys (played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) who have cancer meet in hospital and are given a few months ...
SKF and Delba Electrical partnership Fourth Quarter 2008, SKF South Africa The combination of SKF’s century of experience, technological know-how and product innovation in bearings and Springs-based Delba Electrical’s 45 years of experience in the electric motor repair industry ...
A salute to successful South Africans Fourth Quarter 2008, Technews Publishing With world markets crashing around us, economic activity slowing and the Rand rapidly weakening I thought I should look on the bright side – at some incredible South Africans and their accomplishments.
Most ...
International news digest Third Quarter 2008 ABB has announced the appointment of Joseph M. Hogan as ABB Group CEO. Hogan is currently CEO of GE Healthcare, and is a member of the GE Senior Executive Council. He will join ABB on 1 September, 2008. ...
Eskom offers motor subsidies Third Quarter 2008 The Energy Efficient Motors (EEM) Programme is one of Eskom’s accelerated demand-side management (DSM) interventions, which have a cumulative savings target of 8000 MW by 2025. Through this programme ...
Sponsors sought for SA Robotics Championship Third Quarter 2008 F’SATIE (French South African Institute in Electronics) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is looking for sponsors for the SA FIRST LEGO League (FLL) championships for middle school learners ...
Tectra launches pneumatic catalogue Third Quarter 2008, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation, sole sub-Saharan representative of German-based Bosch Rexroth, has launched a 350 page pneumatic product catalogue detailing its Bosch Rexroth product offering.
The catalogue includes ...
