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Wits takes delivery of oscilloscope
WITS University, High Energy Physics (HEP) Group, recently took delivery of a
Tektronix MSO70804C, 8 GHz 25GSa/s Mixed Signal Oscilloscope, together with
an 8 GHzTrimode differential probe for the oscilloscope, which will enable the
HEP staff get the full, diverse range of measurement out of this powerful com-
bination.The project falls within WITS Physics School, and is briefly described
as a collaboration with CERN ‘Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire’,
or European Council for Nuclear Research.
Leader of the WITS HEP Group, Professor Bruce Mellado comments: “We
were extremely fortunate to be granted a major funding application from the
university last year for a very high-end oscilloscope, which we plan to use for
measuring Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)-Express - a high-speed serial
computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and
AGP bus standards - and other high speed have been making signal
measurements and the scope works perfectly so far. Hopefully other staff and
post-grads at the university will find this oscilloscope useful to their research
as well. We hope to get many years’ of good service from this awesome piece
of equipment,” he added.
Enquiries:The Comtest Group.Tel. 010 595 1821 or email
Pneumatics training course schedule released
SMC Pneumatics has released its training schedule for 2016 which boasts three
to four day courses in Johannesburg, Durban and CapeTown. From April 2016,
customers are able to undergo quality training courses at SMC’s new state-
of-the-art training facilities. The qualified training team has National Training
Manager, Riaan van Eck at its helm. Courses include; Basic Pneumatics, Electro-
Pneumatics, Basic Hydraulics, Electro-Hydraulics andMechatronics. Additionally,
SMC Pneumatics also prides itself in its constant pursuit for customisation and
thereby offers customised training courses should businesses require a tailored
curriculum. “By designing our curriculum to meet the changing needs of the
industry, we are able to offer comprehensive up to date courses which truly
drive value in your business.”
“All of our courses cover the relevant, key aspects of fluid power and me-
chatronics ranging from the basic
theory to practical examples to ensure
that our customers are kept in-the-
know and are able to use our products
and applications to the best of their
abilities.” says van Eck. Classes are
limited to 12 participants to provide
individual attention.
Enquiries: Riaan van Eck. Email
Two new electric
substations for Oman
Abengoa has been awarded by theOman Electricity
Transmission Company (OTEC) the construction of
two new electric substations and the associated
transmission lines in North East Oman. Abengoa
will be responsible for the construction, supply,
assembly, and commissioning of two new substa-
tions 132/33 kV, one located in Samad and the other
in Sinaw. The construction project is expected to
last for two years. Subcontracting of local business-
es for specific tasks will generate local employment
in the area throughout the construction period.
Enquiries: Email
Customer network
possibilities expanded
Emerson Process Management , working with
MYNAH Technologies, has expanded customers’
network possibilities and application options by
adding PROFINET protocol abilities to the DeltaV
distributed control system (DCS) ‒ further open-
ing plant-floor integration to DeltaV users. The
addition of PROFINET saves DeltaV users time
and effort by enabling direct connection between
the DeltaV DCS and plant floor devices such as
motor control centres, variable speed drives, and
PLCs in process automation businesses. “PROFI-
NET is a growing bus protocol choice in process
industries,” said Emerson Process Management’s
chief strategic officer Peter Zornio. “The DeltaV
system has a strong history of interconnection
to busses of all types with seamless information
integration for end users.
Enquiries: Email
EOH partners with
Cloudera
EOH has partnered with Cloudera, the global
provider of data management and analytics.
EOH Cloudera Services, provides an information
management platform that is built on Cloudera
Enterprise, Apache Hadoop solution. Built on
Hadoop and the latest open source technologies,
Cloudera Enterprise can help solve the toughest
business challenges, delivering the right informa-
tion to gain accurate, timely insights. Currently,
more than 65%of the Fortune 100 is using big data
to drive their business. EOH Cloudera Services
Competency Manager, Louis de Gouveia, says
that according to a recent Gartner survey, more
than 75% of companies are investing or planning
to invest in big data in the next two years.
Enquiries:Victor van derWatt.
Tel. +27 (0) 11 607-8100
Dr. Chamunorwa
Oscar Kureba,
Postdoctoral
Research Fellow,
WITS HEP Group,
with the Tektronix
MSO70804C – 8
GHz 25GSa/s
Mixed Signal
Oscilloscope shortly
after successful
installation.
SMC Pneumatics National Training
Manager, Riaan van Eck.
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