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Comtest to represent
Tektronix and Keithley in SA
Tektronix and Keithley, worldwide suppliers of test
equipment for engineers focused on electronic
design, manufacturing, and advanced technology
development, have appointed Comtest as their
authorised distributor in South Africa and selected
countries in southern Africa. With headquarters in
Oregon, USA, Tektronix and Keithley have, for the
past 65 years, provided engineers’ solutions for
test, measurement andmonitoring problems, solved
design challenges, improved productivity and dra-
matically reduced users’ time to market.
Enquiries: Barend Niemand on 010 595 1821
Foundational skills to
manage networked,
industrial control systems
RockwellAutomation, in collaboration with Strategic
Alliance partner Cisco, has launched a new training
course to help IT and OT professionals overcome the
challenges of converging their network technologies.
The new training helps candidates prepare for the
recently introduced Cisco Industrial Networking Spe-
cialist certification.The hands-on, lab-based course
Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Network-
ingTechnologies (IMINS) provides the foundational
skills needed to manage and administer networked,
industrial control systems. IMINIS will be held in
South Africa from the 17 to 21 August 2015 at Rock-
well Automation’s offices.
Enquiries: Peet Pelseron.Tel.11 654 9700 or email
‘2015 Go-Live Project of the
Year’
Namibia’s national power utility, NamPower, has
been named as the winner of enterprise informa-
tion management (EIM) leader, OpenText’s ‘Go-Live
Project of the Year’ for 2015. The Windhoek-based
organisation, nominated for this award by EIM
partner, Datacentrix, received top honours at the
recent OpenText Innovation Tour 2015, which in-
cluded an African leg of this event for the first time
this year. As part of its strategic, long-term vision to
drive innovation across the whole of the organisa-
tion through digitisation, NamPower implemented
SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management
(SAP xECM) on a consolidated EIM infrastructure
across the organisation.This assisted the company
to enforce its records management policy, thereby
improving access to information, reducing paper
wastage and storage costs,
Enquiries:Visit
Sensor wins international awards
ifm electronic’s PN pressure sensor has won two renowned design awards.The
iF Design Award and the international Red Dot Design Award, two of the most
important awards a well-designed product can win. ifm's PN pressure sensor
was officially awarded the Red Dot Design Award in Munich from 4928 entries
submitted from 56 countries.
The PN pressure sensor is the new generation of ifm’s popular sensor, now
with new functions and features.The sensor's head is still black and the orange
ring is still its distinctive mark. LEDs on the side for switch point indication are
now clearly visible from a distance and from the rear. LEDs for the units of
measurement are positioned outside the display, making the display larger.
The two-coloured display facilitates readability for the customer. As soon as
a measured value in the plant is incorrect, the display changes from green to
red - if requested and programmed.
The menu operation is also simpler.Three pushbuttons with integrated sym-
bols can be activated either with a tool or finger making
setting of the sensor easier.Thanks to the sensor’s 345°
rotation, the user saves time during alignment.
Enquiries:Tel. 012 450 0370
or email
National Bandana Day - 12 October 2015
Take a stand and show you care about people with serious blood disorders like
leukaemia. Buy and wear your bandana on 12 October and contribute towards
saving a life.The slogan this year is
‘We Bandana Day!’
The campaign is fun, hip and happening and involves Ambassadors of Hope
forThe Sunflower Fund Buy your brightly coloured bandana from Pick n Pay,
RoundTable, selected Makro stores and the online shop, Zando from 15August.
It is all about saving lives.
Funds raised through National Bandana Day go towards paying for the expen-
sive tissue typing (DNA) tests for new stem cell donors to join the SouthAfrican
Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Behind the campaign, stand the cancer patients
who face a very daunting task of fighting for their lives.This unfortunately is a
reality for countless people and for many, their only hope is to receive a life-
saving stem cell transplant.
Enquiries: Lauren Corlett.Tel: 021 701-0661 or visit
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