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In this issue...
- Hey there! EE Publishers is using Twitter...
- Business will get better. Or worse. Or both...
- Eskom pricing: Who do they think they're fooling!
- Revised escalation formula
- Incapacity, ill health or injury - a reason for dismissal?
- Notice of ECA annual general meeting
- Some disappointment at the Electrical Installation Regulations road shows
- Recession-hit SA feeling the heat
- SAIEE centenary year Bernard Price Lecture
- South African Flameproof Association (SAFA) Symposium 2009
- Show your products in Zimbabwe
- Lighting management: keeping lighting under control and in perspective
- Colour and colour systems
- Motors built for energy efficiency
- How robots have learned to polish with a human touch
- Installation and inspection of IS apparatus - an introduction
- ECA News
- Training news
- Company, product, project and service news
- Employers seek the following skilled candidates for full-time positions
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EE Publishers on TwitterHey there! EE Publishers is using Twitter...
 
Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with other twitterers and receive "The best from EE Publishers" through the exchange and sharing of quick, frequent short messages and links. Join today to start receiving our tweets on your dektop PC, notebook PC or mobile... (more)
Peter AdamsBusiness will get better. Or worse. Or both.
by Peter Adams, Vector editor
 
In 2008 US equities had their second worst year since 1825. Banks have been extremely hard hit by the dubious banking practices - US banks have declined to the extent that the three biggest banks in the world by market capitalisation now are Chinese... (more)
Chris YellandEskom pricing: Who do they think they're fooling!
by Chris Yelland, EE Publishers
 
What do DPE deputy minister Enoch Godongwana, Eskom chairman Bobby Godsell, Eskom Generation COO Brian Dames and Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger all have in common? They all repeat fallacious, misleading and tired old propaganda... (more)
Revised escalation formula
by Lucas Bowles, ECA
 
Drastic measures have been introduced by the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) to ensure that contract price adjustment (escalation) indices are relevant, reliable and up to date. It was acknowledged that industry players do not know if a particular index is not performing, or under-performing... (more)
Incapacity, ill health or injury - a reason for dismissal? The saga continues... 
by Andrew Overall, ECA

A number of recent court decisions further amplify the underlying message. However these new cases show how the courts have not only ruled the dismissals as unfair but also found that the employees concerned had been discriminated against... (more)
Notice of ECA annual general meeting
by Chris Greager, ECA
 
Notice is hereby given that the 60th national annual general meeting of the association is scheduled to be held in the board room, ECA House, 91 Newton Road, Meadowdale ext.2, Germiston on Friday, 20 November 2009 at 14h00... (more)
Some disappointment at the Electrical Installation Regulations road shows
by Cecil Lancaster, ECA

According to our unofficial count, over 3000 people attended, but we were disappointed by the failure of property practitioners, rental agents, conveyors, consumer groups, developers and owners etc. to attend in any significant numbers... (more)
Recession-hit SA feeling the heat
by Ugeshnee Govender, ECA 
 
Daily we experience the effects of a weakened economy but it is only when we are directly affected that we become concerned. We hear that Eskom is seeking yet another electricity price increase. And a survey reveals that SA has about 4% less water than was previously believed... (more) 
SAIEE centenary year Bernard Price Lecture
Information from SAIEE
 
This year, Dr. William A Gruver, an IEEE SMC Distinguished Lecturer, gave an illustrated presentation entitled "New technologies of intelligent systems for a global world". He outlined the history of intelligence in machines, starting in the 1940s and developing this theme through to the present... (more)
South African Flameproof Association (SAFA) Symposium 2009
Information from SAFA
 
The SAFA Symposium was undoubtedly a highlight in this venerable organisation's history. At the awards presentation that formed part of the gala dinner, industry stalwart Herb Hustler was recognised for his contribution to the sector... (more)
Show your products in Zimbabwe
Information from Afritex
 
Afritex provides exporters of electrical equipment with a venue to meet potential customers in their own home towns. A sole exhibitor from each segment of the South African electrical industry is selected... (more)
Lighting management: keeping lighting under control and in perspective
by Stewart Langdown, TridonicAtco 

Tthe last few years have seen exciting developments in the field of lighting management, delivering much higher levels of control. However, it's vitally important that the user interface of these systems remains as simple as possible... (more)
Colour and colour systems
by Brian Rowell, Lightworx
 
In this article, various ways of describing, measuring and quantifying colour and its attributes, as applied to light sources, are explained. These have a bearing on lighting scheme design particularly where more than one light source is used... (more)
Motors built for energy efficiency
Information from Zest Electric Motors
 
With the growing demand for energy, it may not be possible to keep up with demand. However, an alternative is to decrease the actual energy required in specific industrial and mining applications, by increasing the energy efficiency of electric motors... (more)
How robots have learned to polish with a human touch
by Xianjie Bao, Wen Peng, Xingguo Yin, Xinyu Fang, Hui Zhang, ABB

With newly-developed software tools, robots can learn the "feeling" required for high-quality polishing. Their flexibility and constant optimal performance make robots an irreplaceable tool for the computer, communication and consumer electronics (3C) industry... (more)
Redefining the South African three-prong plug
Information from Crabtree and the Radiant group

The standard 3-pin plug is far larger than necessary for the job it does. As long ago as 1950, a new worldwide standard for plugs and sockets was envisaged that would be safe, occupy less space and use materials more efficiently... (more)
Installation and inspection of IS apparatus - an introduction
Information from Extech

The long term continued safety of an intrinsically safe system depends on adequate inspection and maintenance. The relevant IEC standard is IEC 60079-17, which deals comprehensively with all methods of protection... (more)
ECA News
Training news
Company, product, project & service news
 
Employers seek the following skilled candidates for full-time positions... 
 
EE Recruitment has Employers on its books seeking Candidates to fill the the following full-time positions. For full details, and to apply, visit the Candidate Zone at www.eerecruitment.co.za and do a search on the Job Reference Number of interest:

AFG0001: Service manager - surveying instrumentation
AVN0001: Electronics field applications engineer
CPS0001: Sales executive to the surveying industry
COM0001: Sales engineer for telecomm, networking & monitoring solutions
CON0001: Business development manager - power industry
COU0001: Satellite mission control specialist / manager
DEN0001: Sales, marketing and business development executive
ELE0003: Automation and control consultant
ELE0002: Sales manager - LV switchgear and control components
ELE0001: Workshop technician - LV switchgear and instrumentation
END0003: Projects & solutions consultant for instrumentation & automation
END0002: Training officer for pressure measurement and control
ENZ0001: Professional power eng - specification, design & engineering
EXT0001: Internal sales engineer - explosion protection systems
FOX0001: Electronics technician in the instrumentation sector
GFI0001: Mine engineering manager - electrical & surface
ISO0001: Junior sales and admininistration clerk in electrical sector
MOD0001: Electronics design eng for inverter welders & power electronics
MON0001: Maintenanace artisan - electrician, fitter, millwright
OEN0001: Analyser & instrument technician
OPT0001: Sales consultant: survey & mapping
PAN0001: Technician engineer - LV switchgear, distribution & MCCs
PAR0001: Principal engineer - transmission & distribution protection design
PAR0002: Senior protection engineer for foirm of consulting engineers
REL0001: Consultant for protection, generation & excitation systems
RWE0001: Test technician - medium voltage switchgear
SAS0001: Senior elec eng with management skills - petrochem sector
SPO0001: Elec eng with project management skills for building services
SYS0001: Systems engineer - power, instrumentation & automation
SYS0002: Electrical engineer - power and instrumentation industry
SYS0003: Project engineer - power and instrumentation industry
VTT0001: Electronics service technician
WIL0002: Technical sales and marketing consultant
WIL0003: Branch manager for electrical and industrial company
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