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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
April 2021, SAIMC
The technology evening was once again hosted virtually and this time it was the turn of Albert Louw from ifm electronic, presenting on the topic: Systems for mobile machinery. One could ask the question, ...

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SAIMC: Durban branch
April 2021, SAIMC
Members and visitors were treated to a Zoom presentation that had the understated title: Introduction to ultrasonic flow measurement, by Marco Lopes of NIC KZN. Marco was ably backed up by Howard Lister, ...

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SAIMC: Durban branch
March 2021, SAIMC
The branch held its first virtual technology meeting of the year on 10 February, where John de Castro (a long-time friend of the Durban SAIMC) gave us some insight into his experiences working abroad. ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
March 2021, SAIMC
Vaal University of Technology: new qualifications and phasing out of others Since 1994 the South African education sector has gone through many transformative and structural changes. These have focused ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
March 2021, SAIMC
As 2021 begins, we at the Johannesburg branch are looking forward to the year as there has been a great response to our available technology evenings, which are completely full. The branch has decided ...

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SAIMC: From the office of the CEO
March 2021, SAIMC
In my last letter, I committed to talking to you about the various outcomes for which applicants would need to provide evidence in order to qualify with ECSA for certification in mechatronics. But ...

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SAIMC: From the office of the CEO
April 2021, SAIMC
The skills shortage is always a topical subject. It is also complex because the diverse nature of our economy leads to many different points of view. So, in my next few correspondences, I’d like to share ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
May 2021, SAIMC
When you work in industry, be it as a supplier, manufacturer, end user, technician or engineer, you cannot take a road trip and not be amazed at the changes across our country. I had the good fortune ...

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SAIMC: Ken Baker challenges all members
May 2021, SAIMC
CEO, Johan Maartens, recently received a correspondence from one of the SAIMC’s oldest members, Ken Baker. We thought it would be fun to publish it and invite you to send any similar ‘Down memory lane’ ...

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SAIMC: Cape Town branch
February 2021, SAIMC
What an interesting year 2020 was and we are looking forward to an exciting 2021. The branch recently held its annual AGM and elected new branch management team. This event was a hybrid meeting where ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
February 2021, SAIMC
The branch held its AGM on 13 January, where various topics were discussed, including:    • Continuation of the online technical evenings in 2021 with the possibility of face-to-face meetings subject to ...

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SAIMC: Durban Branch
February 2021
The branch held its annual general meeting via Zoom on 27 January. Secretary, John Owen-Ellis, welcomed everybody and gave a brief review of 2020 which, with the death of branch general manager Hennie ...

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SAIMC: Johannesburg branch
February 2021, SAIMC
The branch held its AGM via Skype on 20 January. It was well attended and followed the usual protocol with the branch manager’s report, financial report and voting. Branch manager Ann de Beer reported ...

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SAIMC: From the office of the CEO
February 2021, SAIMC
In the last few publications we looked at the newly envisaged mechatronics qualification. We looked at the different groups within mechatronics as was recommended to ECSA, namely: factory automation, ...

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SAIMC: From the office of the CEO
November 2020, SAIMC
The new mechatronics qualification    For the last few weeks there has been a team working on the new Mechatronics Discipline Specific Training Guidelines (DSTG). The team consisted of:    • Henry Heymans ...

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SAIMC: Durban branch
January 2021, SAIMC
On 4 November, Rob Wright, MD of RJ Connect, gave an informative presentation on the subject of cybersecurity to Durban branch members and anyone else who joined the open invitation Microsoft Teams meeting. ...

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SAIMC: Cape Town branch
January 2021, SAIMC
The last month will be remembered as an exciting one where the branch facilitated two technical evenings, hosted by Proconics and Yokogawa. We also hosted our first technical evening where members could ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
January 2021, SAIMC
The end of the year can be an emotional time for all of us. Was this your best year yet, or not so great? You start to get a feel as the end approaches, and 2020 is no exception, especially with the ‘new ...

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SAIMC: From the office of the CEO
January 2021, SAIMC
Last month I spoke about the new mechatronics engineering discipline. It has quite an impact on SAIMC members, as previously we had to register and be interviewed by electrical or mechanical professionals. ...

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SAIMC: Vaal branch
November 2020, SAIMC
At the last technology evening, Ralph White from ifm electronic presented on the topic of vibration monitoring and how it provides the ability to detect changes in machine health. Once a machine’s condition ...

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