SAIMC: Johannesburg branch June 2014 At its April Technology Evening, the Johannesburg branch hosted Kevin Preston from Phoenix Contact on ‘Basics of Functional Safety in the Process and Mining Industry’.
The Presentation covered an understanding ...
SAIMC: From the President’s desk May 2014, SAIMC
Your SAIMC servant-leaders have been as busy as usual this month! With the AGMs behind us, we are busy assimilating the new team members into the various sub-committees I mentioned in my January letter. ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch May 2014, SAIMC
In March the Vaal branch was fortunate to have its Technology Evening sponsored by WIKA Instruments when general manager, Ralf Hesse, gave a presentation on multipoint thermocouple systems and furnace ...
SAIMC: Durban branch May 2014, SAIMC
The Durban branch’s April Technology Evening was kindly sponsored by Yokogawa and the presenter was Kallie Bodenstein, the systems facilitator at Yokogawa South Africa. Kallie studied Electrical Engineering ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch May 2014, SAIMC At its March Technology Evening, the Johannesburg branch hosted Mike O’Neill from Expo Technologies, England, who presented on ‘Ex P type protection for the process industry’.
Ex p can protect many ...
SAIMC: From the President’s desk April 2014, SAIMC
We are officially in the middle of autumn and the pre-winter chill will soon arrive here in Gauteng! I am pleased to announce however, that things are as hot as ever at the SAIMC. Council decided at ...
SAIMC: International news April 2014, SAIMC
The SAIMC (represented by Solly Mabitsela of Sasol) was among several AF organisations represented at a meeting held at ISA headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. The objective was to bring together ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch April 2014, SAIMC
The Johannesburg SAIMC branch, held its first meeting on 12 February at the Rivonia country club to map out the calendar for the year as well as enjoy a fun filled social evening;
Quizmaster Eric Carter ...
SAIMC: Durban branch April 2014, SAIMC
The March Technology Evening was held at the Durban Country Club and this month’s speaker was Mervyn Gans of Engen Refinery. His topic was: Functional Safety Systems for Instrumentation and Safety ...
SAIMC: Richards Bay branch April 2014, SAIMC AGM 2014
The annual AGM was held during February at Umhambi Lodge. The treasurer’s report was presented by Wilson Maminimini. Wilson explained that most of the income was generated from the Technology ...
ECSA perspectives March 2014 The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has big plans and recently spoke to Technews about some of its initiatives. ECSA is the only body in South Africa that is authorised to register engineering ...
SAIMC laboratory unveiled at University of Pretoria March 2014, SAIMC
The SAIMC control laboratory was unveiled by the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof. Cheryl de la Rey, and the president of the Society for Automation Instrumentation ...
SAIMC: From the President’s desk March 2014, SAIMC
The month of March is a landmark month for our fantastic organisation, as this is the month in which we elect the new council and office bearers for the coming year.
This year’s Annual General Meeting ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch March 2014, SAIMC
The branch held its 2014 AGM on 6 February at the Eskom Marketing Centre in Edgemead. The meeting met the constitutional requirements for a quorum, and was therefore declared as constitutional. A resolution ...
SAIMC: Durban branch March 2014, SAIMC
The Durban branch held its AGM on 5 February at the Durban Country Club. It was a well-attended function, made all the more enjoyable by the presence of SAIMC president, Vinesh Maharaj, who outlined ...
SAIMC: From the President’s desk February 2014, SAIMC
So the year is already one month old and is gathering momentum to whizz by us faster than 2013 did!
Your SAIMC servant-leaders have been hard at work since the conclusion of our long but highly successful ...
SAIMC: Durban branch February 2014, SAIMC
The last branch meeting of 2013 took place as usual at the Durban Country Club early in December. Changing the focus slightly, there was no technology presentation for that evening, but all corporate ...
SAIMC: From the president's desk January 2014 Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a great break and are reenergised and ready to tackle the year ahead. All the best with those New Year’s resolutions!
The SAIMC team is meeting on 16 January to ...
SAIMC: Secunda branch January 2014, SAIMC
Ending 2013 on a high note, the Secunda branch concluded with a wonderful year-end function at the Swiss Ranch in Trichardt. Taking the event to new heights, the planners decided to change the décor ...
