SAIMC: From the office of the CEO October 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn: Alwin Toffler. From caveman to chatbot
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Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch October 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The Durban branch of the SAIMC held its September technology meeting at the Premier Splendid Inn, as usual. Bryce Mildenhall, sales manager at Elonics discussed the evolution of industrial networks, and ...
Read more...SAIMC: Memos from Ken Baker October 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC Ken Baker, a former president and long-time member of SAIMC, shares his memories of his career and his time with SAIMC.
Read more...SAIMC: From the office of the CEO September 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a crucial aspect of the formalisation of the engineering industry in South Africa. To facilitate CPD, ECSA has established two bodies: the CPD Licensed Body and the CPD Service Provider. SAIMC has successfully applied for and registered as a CPD Licensed Body with ECSA.
Read more...SAIMC Ladies Celebration September 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The committee of the SAIMC Johannesburg branch recently hosted a Ladies Celebration to celebrate International Women’s Month.
Read more...SAIMC: Secunda branch September 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The SAIMC Secunda branch held its monthly technology evening on 12 July 2023 at the Proconics Secunda office.
Read more...SAIMC: Zambia branch September 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC SAIMC Zambia branch recently held a technical presentation on variable frequency and variable speed drives for Copperbelt University students.
Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch September 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The August technology meeting of the Durban branch of the SAIMC was kindly sponsored by Yokogawa. The topic of the evening was gas analysers and the environment, and was presented by Renier van Rooyen.
Read more...SAIMC: From the office of the CEO August 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC In our world of ‘equal representation’, mathematical models of gender, race etc. are often used by those seeking the masses’ approval, without understanding the complexity of the issues they are dealing with. One of those are women in engineering.
Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch August 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The Durban branch of the SAIMC held their monthly technology meeting on 5 July at the Premier Splendid Hotel, as always.
Read more...SAIMC: MESA Africa news July 2023, MESA Africa NPC, SAIMC At the annual general meeting of MESA Africa held on 7 June 2023, votes were taken on the election of officers, effective immediately.
Read more...SAIMC: From the office of the CEO: Another new engineering discipline July 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC In South Africa ECSA defines the various engineering disciplines within which professionals may register. These names may not always be the names that the industry would prefer. One of these names is ‘computer engineering’, which is quite misleading.
Read more...SAIMC: Durban branch July 2023, SAIMC, SAIMC The June technology meeting for the Durban branch of the SAIMC was held as usual at the Premier Splendid Inn in Pinetown. An intrigued audience listened attentively whilst Dhilkash Bahadur from ifm took everyone through his presentation on the evolution of vision systems and how it is shaping the next (fifth) industrial revolution.