SAIMC: Durban branch March 2013, SAIMC
As usual, electronic voting took place in the weeks preceding the Durban branch AGM and the new committee was announced on 6 February at the AGM which was held at Sica Guest House. The new committee ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch March 2013, SAIMC
The Vaal branch, with the organising support of UpFront PR Management, hosted its first golf day last November, which enjoyed overwhelming support from local companies as well as many participants from ...
SAIMC: From the president's desk April 2013, SAIMC
In the past month the SAIMC has been making steady progress on its objectives for the year. We have completed our branch AGMs and the council AGM. We now have constitutionally valid structures to get ...
SAIMC: From the president's desk February 2013, SAIMC This is a new year with some very exciting things ahead of us. Firstly, this is the last time I will be submitting a president’s letter as I will be handing the reins over at the AGM in March. The person ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch February 2013, SAIMC The SAIMC Cape Town Branch held its inaugural Excellence in Automation Award in December 2012. The award was specifically designed for Cape Town members of the Society who have demonstrated an exceptional ...
SAIMC: Richards Bay branch January 2013, SAIMC The November Technology Evening was held at Umhambi Lodge where Fernando Bolota from IPI holdings delivered a presentation on introduction to partial discharge and its uses in condition monitoring of ...
SAIMC: Secunda branch January 2013, SAIMC Three of the founding members of the Secunda branch ended their service on the committee at the end of 2012. They are Peter Zietsman, Brian Edwards and Dennis Hoffman, who have collectively served on ...
SAIMC: Durban branch January 2013, SAIMC
The Durban branch ended the 2012 year with a social evening and a braai, the picture shows the braai master working hard while other members relax with a year-end brew. The 2012 committee wishes all ...
SAIMC: Zambian branch January 2013, SAIMC Lafarge Chilinga cement manufacturing plant
During August 2012, 18 SAIMC members from Chingola together with five members from Kitwe & Mufulira travelled to Lusaka to visit the Lafarge chemical plant. ...
SAIMC: From the president's desk December 2012, SAIMC The year 2012 is over and it has been an exciting ride! We are looking forward to 2013 and we know it will be an even better year for us. For those that have not heard the news, here is what we achieved ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch December 2012, SAIMC The branch’s last technology evening was held on 4 October. The presentation was on wireless standards: ISA100 and wireless HART technology were discussed by Rudi Erasmus from Emerson Process Management. ...
SAIMC Annual Banquet December 2012 The SAIMC held its annual banquet recently at the Rand Club in Johannesburg. Well organised by council member Johan van Jaarsveldt and his team and attended by corporate sponsors of the SAIMC, vendors ...
SAIMC: Richards Bay branch December 2012, SAIMC Richards Bay Technology Day
The Technology Day was held on the 19 October at the Richards Bay Country Club. The event was sponsored by ICA, Vega, ABB, Throughput Technologies and Schneider. A different ...
SAIMC: Durban branch December 2012, SAIMC On 18 October, a group of 18 Durban branch members escaped early from their workplaces to attend a tour of SA Breweries in Prospecton. It was good to have people coming from as far afield as Pietermaritzburg, ...
SAIMC: Johannesburg branch December 2012, SAIMC Site visit – Endress+Hauser Pyrotemp factory
On 19 October the Johannesburg branch held a visit to the Endress+Hauser Pyrotemp factory. The tour started with an interesting presentation outlining the ...
SAIMC: Vaal branch November 2012, SAIMC The Vaal branch continues on its quest to break new ground. On 6 September it organised a successful tour of the Sedibeng brewery, popularly known by its flagship brand of Heineken. Despite the heavy ...
SAIMC: From the president's desk November 2012, SAIMC At the time of writing this there have been many things happening within the SAIMC. Jane from Technews spearheaded the recent article about the 55th anniversary of the SAIMC and the banquet planning is ...
SAIMC: Richards Bay branch November 2012, SAIMC August Technology Evening
The August Technology Evening was hosted by Endress+Hauser at Umhambi Lodge on the topic of Memosens sensor technology. Jan Swart began by introducing Memosens, the contactless ...
SAIMC: Secunda branch November 2012, SAIMC On 4 October the Secunda branch held its monthly Technology Evening. The event was hosted by Proconics and Divan Pretorius did an interesting presentation about functional safety life cycles. He discussed ...
SAIMC: Cape Town branch November 2012, SAIMC September Technology Evening
Members braved the wet weather on 27 September to attend an informative presentation from Vega Instruments on radar vs ultrasonic level measurement technologies. The presentation ...
