National Instruments opens South African branch office
February 2001
News
To meet the needs of its growing number of international customers, National Instruments, a leader in computer-based and networked measurement and automation, recently opened a branch office in Johannesburg, South Africa. (The company now operates 30 branch offices around the world.)
For the past 10 years, NI has sold its software and hardware solutions in South Africa through a distributor, Westplex. Westplex continues to work with NI, helping customers design, develop and integrate measurement and automation systems using NI products, including LabVIEW software, PXI industrial computers, FieldPoint distributed I/O and other measurement devices.
Engineers and scientists worldwide apply NI products to thousands of different uses in diverse industries such as the consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace industries. NI software and hardware provides a more efficient, affordable way for engineers and scientists to create custom measurement and automation applications.
Data acquisition in real-world applications seminar (Free)
Delegates at this free seminar will learn about building measurement and automation systems specifically for their own applications. It is most suitable for engineers, scientists, technicians, managers and other professionals responsible for developing and making decisions on long-term data acquisition.
Areas covered will include automotive, telecom, industrial/distributed I/O and electronics testing. Sensors discussed will include thermocouples, RTDs, encoders, accelerometers and strain gauges. The contact number for registration is 082 877 8530. Other free seminar details can be found at the website www.ni.com/southafrica. The seminars are run from 9 am to 1 pm at the dates and venues that follow:
Cape Town
12 March 2001
Holiday Inn, Eastern Boulevard, Cnr Melvourne and Coronation Road, Woodstock
Durban
14 March 2001
Westville Hotel, 124 Jan Hoffmeyer Road, Westville
Johannesburg
16 March 2001
Randburg Ridgeway Hotel, 158 Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, Randburg
National Instruments
082 877 8530
[email protected]
www.ni.com.southafrica
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