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In this issue...
- "The Cuban CFL crisis"... Rumours abound but where are the facts?
- New concerns on...the state of the...electricity supply industry
- Big business and DRC politics sink an African dream
- Electricity Installation Regulations national road-shows
- Labour broking - right or wrong?
- Life-cycle assessment proves that LED lamps are environmentally friendly
- A vision for Africa
- Energy awards winners
- What is in the name "certificated engineer"?
- Is a white LED really a white LED?
- Mastering the art of great lighting
- Reduce failures and boost equipment effectiveness with intelligent motor control
- An automatic robotic bending system
- Improving productivity and quality in automotive spot welding
- Advanced alarm management
- Testing residual current devices (RCD)
- Preventing data corruption in the event of an extended power outage
- Company and product news
- Skilled industrial electrical engineering candidates for employers

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Peter Adams"The Cuban CFL crisis"... Rumours abound but where are the facts??
by Peter Adams, editor
 
Some years ago, so the story goes, a shipment of CFLs landed in Cuba. Little is known about the shipment, but the rumours are flying around that they may be destined for Tshwane... (more)
Dr. Ian McRaeNew concerns on the state of the electricity supply industry
an interview with Dr. Ian McRae by Chris Yelland
 
Dr. Ian McRae was chief executive of Eskom from 1985 to 1994, and was subsequently the first executive chairman and chief executive of the NER (National Electricity Regulator) from 1995 to 1997... (more)
Pat NaidooBig business and DRC politics sink an African dream
by Chris Yelland, EE Publishers
 
At recent briefing, Dr. Pat Naidoo, CEO of the Western Power Corridor Company (Westcor), gave a sad update on a Pan-African dream to harness the renewable hydro-electric energy resources of Central Africa... (more)
Electricity Installation Regulations national road-shows
by Andrew Overall, ECA
 
The EIR 2009 National Road-shows launched by the ECA (SA) took place in August 2009 and continued in September. The road-shows were opened by Cecil Lancaster of the ECA whereafter various presentations were given... (more)
Labour broking - right or wrong?
by Andrew Layman, the PMB Chamber of Business
 
Among controversial issues currently under debate is labour broking, or Temporary Employment Services (TES), to give it its technical name. This practice was outlawed in Namibia not too long ago, a decision of government which was upheld by the High Court... (more)
Life-cycle assessment proves that LED lamps are environmentally friendly
Information from Osram
 
A study on the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of LED lamps shows the latest generation of lamps achieves a very high score for environmental friendliness. This study involved a close look at their entire life-cycle... (more
A vision for Africa 
Information from Philips
 
A full-integration strategy reflects its approach to doing business in Africa. It incorporates its system knowledge with technological changes and business acumen to encourage African users to embrace new, energy efficient technologies... (more)
Energy awards winners
Information  from SANEA
 
The winners of the 2009 SANEA energy awards were announced recently, and these included Chris Yelland, MD of EE Publishers, who won the SANEA Energy Journalism award. Brian Statham, the chairman of SANEA, paid tribute to the many men and women who strive daily to ensure that South Africa enjoys a stable and secure energy future... (more)
What is in the name "certificated engineer"?
by Du Toit Grobler, ICMEESA
 
A certificated engineer is a person who is the holder of a government certificate of competency as an electrical or mechanical engineer for factories or for "mines and works"... (more
Is a white LED really a white LED?
by Otto Horlacher, Giantlight
 
So what is the deal with colour temperature, colour
rendering index and how do they relate to white LEDs? To understand this conundrum (and it certainly is a conundrum) we first need to get some basics right.... (more)
Mastering the art of great lighting
Information from Radiant Lighting
 
Home decoration has become an immensely popular industry and pastime. And yet lighting, a vital and integral component of great design, tends to be one of the most neglected and challenging aspects of decorating... (more)
Reduce failures and boost equipment effectiveness with intelligent motor control
by Steve Pethick, Rockwell Automation
 
With many companies relying on analysis of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as a means of maximising their uptime, the wastefulness of electric motors around the plant is a concern... (more)
An automatic robotic bending system
Information from ABB

An automatic robotic bending system is producing more than 120 parts without manpower in a three-shift operation at hygiene specialist Meiko... (more)
Improving productivity and quality in automotive spot welding
by Bin Niu, Yonglin Chi, Hui Zhang, ABB

Although many innovative technologies for sheet metal joining have been proposed, spot welding maintains its predominant status in body-in-white (BiW) assembly due to its low cost and high efficiency in automated production... (more)
Advanced alarm management - value added SCADA technology
Information from Adroit Technologies

Advanced alarm management technology aimed at providing information which will help users to improve operator workload, increase efficiencies, minimise downtime and identify problem areas within a process... (more)
Testing residual current devices (RCD)
Information from Comtest

An RCD detects fault currents flowing to earth that are too small to trip over-current protection devices, but are still sufficient to cause a dangerous electric shock or an electrical fire... (more)
Preventing data corruption in the event of an extended power outage
by Rodney Callaghan, APC by Schneider Electric

Protecting computer systems with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) hardware is often part of a total solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption... (more)
Product & Service News
Skilled industrial electrical engineering candidates for employers... 
 
EE Recruitment has over 150 qualified electricians, technicians, technologists, certificated engineers and engineers on its books seeking work. 
 
If you are looking for skilled staff, visit www.eerecruitment.co.za or contact Ian Otridge ian.otridge@ee.co.za, Tel, Cell
 
Some of our skilled candidates in the field of Industrial Electrical Engineering are listed below:
  • M, 27, Gauteng, BEng(Elec), Elec eng with good project skills, metering, drives, automation and protection
  • M, 26, Gauteng, BEng(Elec), Elect and instrumentation engineer in the mineral processing industry, PLCs, SCADA
  • M, 34, W Cape, BScEng(Elec), Electrical engineer specialising in power systems, power electronics, machines
  • M, 25, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Elec eng, control & instrumentation, pump, transformers and protection
  • M, 53, W Cape, BScEng(Elec), Elec eng with management skills, pump and control design, DBs, tendering
  • M, 59, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Prof eng, experience mining, transformers, switchgear, protection, instrumenation
  • M, 66, KZN, BScEng(Elec), Principal elec eng, projects, airconditioning and electrical services in the mining industry
  • M, 24, W Cape, BScEng(Mech), Young instrumentation engineer with CAD skills
  • M, 60, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Expert, senior elec eng for LV switchgear, wiring, earth leakage, widely respected
  • M, 31, KZN, BTech(Elec), Electrical technologist currently in the domestic power industry
  • M, 31, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Electrical technologist specialising in power systems, building electrical systems
  • M, 36, Free State, BTech(Elec), Electrical technologist specialising in SCADA, PLCs and project work
  • M, 25, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Elec tech, experience in design of transformers, chokes, starting reactors using CAD
  • M, 28, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Young elec tech currently doing design work and looking to get into sales
  • M, 25, KZN, BTech(Inst), Inst tech with Profibus, PLC, variable speed drive and hydraulic/pneumatic knowledge
  • M, 27, KZN, BTech(Inst), Sales manager with extensive knowledge of instrumentation
  • M, 27, Mpumalanga, NDip(Elect), Inst tech, skills in pressure transducers, level sensors, valves, flow switches, PLCs
  • M, 47, KZN, Electrician, Senior electrician with skills in electrical, electronics, refrigeration and mechanical
  • M, 58, Gauteng, Electrician, Senior electrician with project, costing, procurement and labour skills
  • M, 44, Free State, MTech(Elec), Prof eng technologist, power distribution, reticulation, analysis, motors, transformers
  • M, 34, W Cape, NDip(Inst), Analyser mechanician with exposure various sensors, meters and anaysers
  • M, 32, Outside SA, NDip(Elec), Instrumentation technician specialising in process automation and control
  • M, 39, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Electrical tech, product management and PLC programming on major suppliers
  • M, 53, Gauteng, NDip(Inst), Junior inst tech with experience on oil platforms, mining, temperature units
  • M, 46, KZN, NDip(Elec), Electronics tech, PLC and SCADA, with project and business management skills
  • M, 48, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Electrical technician focussing on sales of LV and MV switchgear, PLCs and projects
  • F, 23, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Elec tech with a good knowledge of transformer winding, testing and motor winding
  • M, 26, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Young elec tech, project skills, LV distribution, power supplies, test, measurement
  • M, 31, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Electrical test technician responsible for transformer assembly and metering units
  • M, 31, Free State, NDip(Elec), Electrician with a National Diploma Electrical
  • M, 39, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Electrical technician with experience in automation, PLCs and variable speed drives
  • M, 39, Gauteng, Electrician, Electrician with skills in LV panel building, Autocad and variable speed drives
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