NI hosts technical symposiums

August 2009 Training & Education

National Instruments South Africa recently held a series of its 2009 NI Technical Symposiums, the company’s free annual professional development series that reaches 33 countries and 41 cities around the world.

Conferences were held in Cape Town and Midrand and attracted over 300 registrations from engineers, educators and scientists. Attendees had the opportunity to enjoy technical presentations, learn about new products and participate in technology-focused discussions featuring the latest solutions in design, control and test. Topics on the agenda included:

* Extending the graphical system design platform.

* Trends and developments in wireless test.

* Simplifying FPGA programming.

* Ethernet-based industrial communication protocols.

This year’s events also featured guest presentations from Paul van Zyl of SDG Technologies, and Daniel van Schalkwyk of Optimal Energy.

“It was great to see such a strong response to this year’s events at both locations,” said Stephen Plumb, branch manager at NI South Africa. “As we continue to expand the graphical system design platform and increase the power of LabVIEW, the diversity in applications and industries where our technologies are solving complex challenges continues to grow rapidly. This was very evident from the array of guest presentations and attendees at this year’s symposiums. Areas we are seeing NI solutions increasingly deployed range from solar and renewable energy, to advanced monitoring and embedded control, and we appreciate our guest speakers taking the time to showcase some of these applications at the events.”

NI Technical Symposiums will also be taking place in Port Elizabeth and Durban during July and August. Those who want to learn more about NI technologies and events, Graphical System Design or NI LabVIEW should visit the company’s website: www.ni.com

Further reading:

Mecosa training courses
Mecosa Training & Education
Courses designed for Radiation Protection Officers    This seminar is designed to equip the participants with an understanding of radioactive sources, their application, safe use and what to do in the ...

Read more...

---

New product releases from SMC Corporation International Training
SMC Corporation South Africa Training & Education
To ensure a smooth transition and integration for learners from education institutes into industry, SMC International Training equipment is designed based on the latest automation technology used in industry.

Read more...

---

Adapting education to the fourth industrial revolution
Training & Education
In order to establish a firm value proposition for Industry 4.0, it has to start at the FET (Further Education and Training) level, in schools and TVET (Technical, Vocational Education and Training) colleges, at the HET (Higher Education and Training) level, in universities, and all training providers.

Read more...

---

Automation education and training in South Africa – Part 3: Funding model
SAIMC Training & Education SAIMC
In the final article of this series, we present a possible funding model to achieve the ideas outlined in the previous two parts.

Read more...

---

Swellendam’s Technology Winter School
Training & Education
On an otherwise ordinary working day during 2015, Wynand Kotzé and Johan Reyneke discussed the ‘challenges’ young people face when making a career choice. They both had children about to finish school ...

Read more...

---

Customised training solutions
Rascals Automation Training and Solutions Training & Education
Rascals Automation Training & Solutions offers customised solutions for technology in the industrial and domestic markets. Services include customised training solutions based on a full employee skills ...

Read more...

---

Automation education and training vital for South Africa’s development - Part 1: Our ability to provide the skills of Industry 4.0 is wanting.
SAIMC Training & Education
In the automation industry, the education and training provided at universities and colleges have, for various reasons, drifted away from industry ­requirements. The SAIMC plans to close this gap, whatever ...

Read more...

---

Reimagining skills development
Rockwell Automation Training & Education
Consider the wider potential application for skilling people beyond the immediate environments of organisations.

Read more...

---

Online education is coming of age
Training & Education
Hands-on engineering via remote and virtual laboratories and simulation software.

Read more...

---

An examination of the current qualification options available to student engineers in South Africa
Training & Education
The discussion in this article focuses on the third milestone in a learner’s career, i.e. from education into industry.

Read more...

---