Automation success celebrated with Moet & Chandon January 2001 To meet the increased demand at Epernay (France), Moet & Chandon has a new disgorging line with a capacity of 12 000 Champagne bottles per hour. It involves a number of Modicon TSX Premium and Micro PLCs ...
The impact of the Internet on scada January 2001, Adroit Technologies As with IT and computing in general, the most obvious impact of the Internet on scada HMI systems is the promise of near-universal access to information, plus an element of standardisation in the user ...
Making a date with 'Children's Hour' December 2000 Schneider Electric is taking part in the international initiative 'Children's Hour' and on 20 November will donate 500 000 euros to associations working on behalf of children and teenagers in the areas ...
General Electric acquires Honeywell December 2000 The General Electric Company and Honeywell recently announced that GE has agreed to acquire Honeywell in a tax-free merger valued at $45bn dollars, plus assumed debt. As part of this definitive agreement, ...
Power and control specialist acquires industrial and automation leaders December 2000 Schneider Electric has taken a new step in its strategy to expand in the industry by acquiring Crouzet Automatismes and Positec. This move will broaden Schneider Electric's offering for OEMs and strengthen ...
Scada provider makes bold move December 2000 AMS Process Control Systems, the sole suppliers in Africa for the Intellution FIX scada product range, has embarked on a dynamic reorganisation aimed at greater benefits to its customers.
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Technology group launches fully integrated industrial IT solutions December 2000, ABB South Africa ABB Automation, part of the global technology group, recently introduced its industrial IT concept, which includes a comprehensive and integrated range of next-generation automation software and hardware ...
Honeywell wins coveted excellence award December 2000 Honeywell Southern Africa was announced as the winner of the internationally recognised South African Excellence Award, Business Sector, Level 1. Presented by the South African Excellence Foundation (SAEF), ...
Eagle Technology opens Gauteng sales office December 2000 Eagle Technology (Cape Town), a world leader and manufacturer of data acquisition products, as well as a major supplier of cameras and digital CCTV equipment, PC-104 embedded products and accessories, ...
Power station awarded for outstanding safety record December 2000, Siemens South Africa In October, Siemens Energy was awarded two special certificates by Eskom for outstanding safety achievements at the Majuba power station. The company achieved a staggering 800 000 man-hours and working ...
Major UK weighing system company choose SA-designed loadcell indicators December 2000 UK-based manufacturer and distributor of weighing systems, Avery Berkel, has selected South African-designed panel meters produced by Digital Process Measurement for incorporation into its standard range ...
World FIMA's new President December 2000 The members of the World FIMA (Worldwide Fairs in Instrumentation, Measurement, Automation) community of interests have voted Professor Michael Burns, Pr Eng, as President for the 2000 to 2002 term.
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Appointments December 2000 Arthur Valasis has been appointed Sales Manager of Set Point Turnkey Solutions, a member of the Set Point Group.
Dev Naidoo has been appointed Financial Director of Reed Exhibitions South Africa.
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Award-winning design improves the economics of mining operations December 2000 The engineering design category award, as well as the Chairman's Award for the most exceptional entry of the SABS Design Institute Awards 2000, were won by FrothMaster, a measuring and control instrument ...
Special interest group seminars attract keen interest December 2000 Futuristix-Wonderware's series of industry-specific seminars held at the end of October and the beginning of November attracted decision-makers and technologists from a broad spectrum of SA industry. ...
Bringing power to remote villages in Botswana November 2000, ABB South Africa ABB in southern Africa (part of the global technology group, ABB) has been awarded an order valued at approximately R15m by the Botswana Power Corporation to supply substations to the remote areas of ...
e-server is chosen for ISP application November 2000 One of the largest Internet Service Providers in Taiwan is using Advantech's IPC-602 2U six-slot rackmount IPC chassis as the hardware platform to run their proprietary guest access dial-up service, a ...
Electronics conglomerate invests in Internet November 2000, Siemens South Africa German electronics conglomerate, Siemens, plans to invest 1 billion euros ($870 million) during the next 18 months on integrating its entire business electronically and giving all its 440 000 employees ...
Meissner backs up Eskom November 2000 Local electricity giant, Eskom, has renewed its preferred uninterruptible power supply (UPS) maintenance deal with Meissner. At Eskom's Matla Power Station, just outside Kriel, six Meissner UPSs ensure ...
