It is with deep sadness that the staff of Technews Publishing heard of the death of our dear friend and much esteemed colleague, Andrew Ashton.    Jon (Andrew) Charles Ashton passed away on Thursday, ...
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One of the themes arising out of Schneider Electric’s recent international media day held at its Paris headquarters, le Hive, was the increasing convergence of the worlds of information technology (IT) ...
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The recessionary state of manufacturing around the world has created a renewed interest in sweating assets.
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Best wishes for a prosperous and happy year to all our readers. It’s always interesting at the start of a new year to see what the forecasts are. According to Forbes magazine, one of the most important ...
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank our readers and advertisers for their patience and faith in us during this period of unrest, and remain optimistic that things will be back on track come the new year.
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Engineering and engineering education are an important part of our future.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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   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 ...
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