Welcome to our bumper issue of Motion Control. Technews would also like to welcome SAFPA’s new president, Eugene Tondolo. Motion Control was recently able to catch up with him to find out what his plans ...
read more

Machines are talking I am starting to hear more and more about the fourth industrial revolution and it looks like a sea change is underway. In Europe it is known as Industry 4.0, while GE coined the ...
read more

Farewell Norman It is with regret that we at Technews say goodbye to Norman Hall. We have enjoyed working with him over the years and his presence will be missed. He made a huge contribution to SAFPA ...
read more

Our last issue had some examples of outstanding South African achievement, and there are many more. I recently came across an entertaining book called Fifty Flippen Brilliant South Africans and one who ...
read more

Welcome to another bumper issue of Motion Control. As always energy efficiency is a critical issue, and our cover story shows how Schneider Electric’s Altivar 1200 medium voltage drive system improves ...
read more

   Through the Google Glass First Google had the driverless car, now another innovation. One of the coolest gadgets I have come across in the ‘next big thing’ arena is something called Google Glass. This ...
read more

There is a common perception that not much is new in the world of pneumatics and hydraulics, but scrape the surface and a different picture emerges.
read more

An illegal strike at the South African Post Office’s Witspos and Tshwane mailing centres in Gauteng is affecting the delivery of Motion Control in the region. We request your patience and understanding ...
read more

   Megatrends At the start of a new year it is fun to have a bit of a look into the future. In this issue of Motion Control, Andrew Ashton, contributing editor for our Technews publication SA Instrumentation ...
read more

The shortage of engineers in our country is critical, but luckily there are quite a few initiatives on the go aimed at encouraging young people to take up science and engineering, as well as mentoring their progress.
read more

On the 18th of July, staff from Technews paid a visit to Diepsloot north of Johannesburg to contribute to South Africa’s 67 Minutes campaign.
read more

Welcome to our bumper edition of Motion Control.
read more