A tribute to Dr Maurice McDowell Second Quarter 2008, News & events It was with great sadness, that the team at Technews came to hear of the recent passing of Dr. Maurice McDowell, who passed away on Friday 23 May, 2008.
Maurice was involved in writing for Technews titles ...
Read more...Good news, bad news and robots Second Quarter 2008, Technews Publishing, News & events The economic environment
We really seem to be getting mixed messages on the economic front. It is quite depressing if one only reads the newspapers, and yet there is good news to be found as well. Amongst ...
Read more...Blackouts and buyouts First Quarter 2008, Technews Publishing, News & events “When it becomes more difficult to suffer than change, then you will change.” Anon. Blackouts
What a disaster in South Africa's power provision. There seem to be two fundamental problems. We have ...
Read more...Engineering futures and the status quo Fourth Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing, News & events Engineering futures
I attended a press conference the week before writing this column. The main topic of the conference related to the presence of an Indian delegation, spearheaded by the Indian Engineering ...
Read more...Rocking and rolling Third Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News & events I had the opportunity to visit some businesses operating in the hydraulic and pneumatic spheres a few weeks back. There is vibrancy and a 'busy-ness' in the sector that comes through: investment in infrastructure, ...
Read more...Convergence of technologies Second Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), News & events Talking to some people in the business sectors addressed by Motion Control and to some engineers there seems to be a school of thought that believes that there is nothing new to read or write about. Well, ...
Read more...Pay engineers salaries equitable with lawyers First Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing, News & events When was the last time you heard of a South African lawyer giving his client a refund after the lawyer failed to successfully defend his client in court? Has your doctor ever given you a refund after ...
Read more...Technews launches SA's first 'Technical Recruitment Portal' Fourth Quarter 2006, Technews Publishing, News & events "The skills shortage in South Africa is not news, but as a media player we are consistently exposed to queries from businesses and vendors alike, as they seek to fill important roles in their businesses ...
Read more...Settling in Third Quarter 2006, Technews Publishing, News & events After two months in my new position as editor and with the experience of editing two issues of SA Instrumentation & Control under my belt, I have reached the point where putting my first issue of Motion ...
Read more...Beyond 2006 Second quarter 2006, Technews Publishing, News & events This quarter's issue will be a bonus for those who enjoyed the Australian 'Beyond 2000' shows that once graced our TV screens. Some of the folk at Festo are rather fortunate to get to experiment with ...
Read more...Motion Control electronic delivery extended Second quarter 2006, Technews Publishing, News & events Our best wishes to John Gibbs, as he moves on to his new career. Next issue we will introduce our newly appointed editor to you. A professional mechanical engineer, she is a 'force formidable' and promises ...
Read more...From ammunition to crockery First Quarter 2006, Technews Publishing, News & events In December last year (as a host of Festo) I had the privilege of flying to Germany and visiting the showrooms of a company that is 258 years old. Villeroy & Boch, I am told had its roots in the early ...
Read more...Motion control industry set for an upturn First Quarter 2005, Technews Publishing, News & events From a great start with last year's Second Quarter edition, the magazine continues to do well at 40 pages. Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Those of you familiar with the Instrumentation and Control ...
Read more...Editorial comment Fourth Quarter 2005, Technews Publishing, News & events With 2005 essentially over it is a good time to take a look at how Motion Control is doing and where we are heading. Fluid power anchor
While we would like Motion Control to become the 'one stop' ...
