Should we call a spade anything we like? December 2003, News You would think that a dictionary would be a good place to find the correct word for what you would like to say - but dictionaries are merely records of popular usage - and can disagree considerably with ...
Read more...A name, an acronym or an anacronym? November 2003, News Some would say that scada is an anacronym. For those who are newcomers to the instrumentation and control industry and are wandering just what exactly 'scada' is - Adroit Technologies has kindly contributed ...
Read more...What incentives are there for practical training? October 2003, News The recent editorial comment and articles discussing practical I&C training have given rise to some response from our readers:
Gary van Vuuren (Department of Electronic Engineering, Durban Institute of ...
Read more...School sucks September 2003, News Michael Brown's return to the subject of proper training in control engineering has touched areas that I have been taking a long look at. I believe that it is not just the control engineering sector, ...
Read more...A backup is not a backup until it is restored August 2003, News We all know and understand the merits of a backup system... well that is, intellectually at least. We certainly claim to understand triple-redundancy of PLC, DCS and emergency shutdown hardware. But how ...
Read more...When will corporations start learning the value of education? July 2003, News During 2002 some large South African corporations individually approached the SA Institute of Measurement & Control and voiced their concerns over the poor competency levels of engineering staff. But ...
Read more...Scadas reviewed June 2003, News The June issue of SA Instrumentation & Control once again sees our popular 'Scada review' feature. What makes this review different is that the reviews are written by end-users of the software systems, ...
Read more...The airconditioners strike back May 2003, News A sequel to 'Men, women and air conditioners',
March 2003 issue of SA I&C, (Apologies to George Lucas)
Us technical types, having to share offices with the non-technical, are frequently frustrated ...
Read more...Waste not, want not April 2003, News This month's water and wastewater feature highlights some of the new technologies that are available to companies that are involved with the distribution of this vital resource. At the 2003 Siemens User ...
Read more...Men, women and airconditioners March 2003, News Recently, some areas of the country have been experiencing dangerously high discomfort levels. Many men regularly find themselves struggling with open windows, and women seemingly intent on cooking them. ...
Read more...Of bombs, cars and space February 2003, News There are many aspects of our everyday life whose development was driven by an intense need or crisis. There is perhaps no time of crisis greater than that of war, least of all a world war. Bombs
World ...
Read more...Changes in technology January 2003, News The annual silly-season has come to an end with some very interesting happenings on the e-business front. Some South African online sellers are reporting sales up by between 170 and 300% from the same ...
Read more...Irony of our industry December 2002, News One of the ironies of the control and instrumentation industry is that even though the levels of implemented technology are rising exponentially, the boundaries between the various electrical disciplines ...
Read more...An engineering approach turns recessions into opportunities October 2002, News Shareholders have one major criterion on their minds - ROI (return on investment). Is this investment a balloon or a brick? Among other things, investment performance is highly dependent on sales. Sales ...
