Industrial Technology Roadshow

July 2008 News

International expert Steve Mackay is visiting the region to provide engineering training on the latest trends and technologies in industrial data communications, process control, earthing, surge protection and more.

The IDC Technologies Industrial Technology Roadshow is an excellent forum for increasing knowledge of current trends in technology and learning of any other significant innovations at no cost.

These concise mini-workshops will be packed with practical and useful ideas and trends within the engineering industry. Each day will comprise five half-hour technical presentations on a range of current hot-topics. The sessions will focus on the latest information and techniques in industry giving valuable insight into national and international trends.

Topics covered include: Earthing, lightning and surge protection; Fieldbus, DeviceNet and Industrial Ethernet; loop tuning; data communications in hazardous areas and e-learning.

Dates and venues:

* Johannesburg, 18 August – 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.

* Richards Bay, 20 August – 1pm to 5pm.

* Durban, 21 August – 1pm to 5pm.

* East London, 22 August – 1pm to 5pm.

* Cape Town, 25 August – 1pm to 5pm.

* Windhoek, 26 August – 1pm to 5pm.

* Sasolburg, 28 August – 1pm to 5pm.

For more information contact Cheryl Reyneke, IDC Technologies, +27 (0)79 629 5706, [email protected], www.idc-online.com

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