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 A case for the whistle blower
by Mark Botha, EE Publishers
Global confiscation of counterfeit goods currently increases by 46% p.a. This makes the manufacture of counterfeit product one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. In South Africa, the trade in counterfeits amounts to some R362-billion a year... (more) |
 Business opportunities in the "green economy"
by Irvan Damon, SESSA
In this year's State of the Nation address, President Zuma tasked the "green economy" with assisting his government in the creation of 300 000 "green collar jobs" over the next ten years... (more) |
| ISO publishes Six Sigma as international standard
Information from SABS
Six Sigma, a data-driven method for improving business and quality performance, has been published as a two-part ISO standard. Six Sigma was originally developed by Motorola in 1986 to ameliorate manufacturing processes with the goal of 99,99966% of products free of defects (i.e. 3,4 errors per million)... ( more) |
| SABS Convention 2011
by Mark Botha, EE Publishers
Vector spoke to NRCS chief executive Moses Moeletsi during the recent SABS Convention held at Gallagher Estate, Midrand. We asked him what the regulator was doing to help curb the influx of counterfeit and sub-standard product into the country... ( more) |
| Regulating energy efficiency tax incentives
by Yolanda de Lange, SAEEC
Government has announced tax rebates using Section 12i, the Industrial Policy Project Investment incentive, for manufacturing-related projects with a 10% energy demand reduction component and, more recently, the proposed 12L "Regulations on the allowance for energy efficiency savings"... ( more) |
| The Kelvin Awards at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientis
by Dr. Stafford Smithies, VSA Consulting
The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists had over 10 000 participants this year, with projects first submitted and judged at regional level. A total of 532 projects were selected to be presented in October 2011 at the national finals... (more) |
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SAIEE House opened officially
by Craig Smith, SAIEE
The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) officially opened its new R12-million head office at Observatory, Johannesburg on 6 October 2011... (more) |
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Holiday message from ECA(SA) national director: operations
by Chris Greager, ECA
2011 has been the worst year as far as the shortage of work is concerned. Most ECA(SA) members have been affected. The construction industry was badly affected in 2010, and 2011 has been even worse. Many ECA members have little or no work, and there seems little prospect of the situation changing soon... (more) |
| Industry stalwart resigns
by Mark Botha, EE Publishers
Electrobase is saying farewell to John Stoddard, its executive director for the past decade. John was invited in 2001 to head up the then Electrical Buying House, at the time a relatively small concern with 22 members and 36 branches. Today, at the end of his tenure, ElectroBase has 45 members and 100 branches... ( more) |
| Vector turns 35
by Mark Botha, EE Publishers
Vector is officially 35 years old this year! Founded in 1977 by Ray Beaumont and Tom Beattie (no relation to our Carrol Beattie) as a publication for the drives sector, the magazine has a long and eventful history. .. (more) |
Letter to the editor: electrical sockets
by Bernie CarrI purchased some THYNK sockets in October 2010. I asked the supplier for proof of compliance. At the end of the six months I have two sets of Letter of Authority, both for the same product, both with the same certificate and data numbers, and both issued on the same date, but stating differing applicable standards... (more) |
Letter to the editor: energy
efficient lighting
by Howard Page, MagnitechMillions of rand is being spent on the pursuit of more energy-efficient lighting, but it seems the rational step of determining what steps are required to achieve a certain light level, "snake oil salesmen" are selling clients a cure-for-all which is, in fact, pure illusion. Without a prescribed lux level, no rational comparison can be mades... (more) |
Getting the best out of fluorescents
by Henk Rotman, Philips LightingA combination of high efficacy, affordability and versatility has made fluorescent technology extremely popular world-wide: an estimated 40% of lamps globally use fluorescent technology. Essentially, a fluorescent lamp is a low-pressure mercury gas discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapour... ( more)
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New goniophotometers for lighting-engineering laboratories
by P Marx, MX ElectronicsTrends in artificial lighting systems: miniaturisation of light sources and increase in their luminous efficacy and working life; expanded use of energy-saving; highquality electronic control gear (ECG) for linear fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent tubes; reduction in luminaire size and the use of new materials... ( more) |
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Batteries "rescue" the fuel cell
by Dr. Peter Harrop, IDTechEx
Fuel cells were originally considered to be replacements for internal combustion engines used in traditional vehicles and replacements for traction batteries in pure electric vehicles. They have, however, proved woefully incapable of supporting the frequent load changes of vehicle traction... (more) |
Improving energy efficiency,
reliability in EMDS
by OEK Onwunta and MTE Kahn, CPUT Improving energy efficiency of electric motor-driven systems (EMDS) include harmonisation of electric motor efficiency standards by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the replacement of die-cast aluminium rotors with die-cast copper rotors... ( more) |
Wireless technology in industrial automation
Information from YokogawaThe use of wireless technology in industrial automation systems enables the elimination of wiring, better plant information, improved productivity and better asset management. However, its practical implementation faces a number of challenges including the present lack of a universally accepted standard... ( more)
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The seven types of power problem (Part 2)
by Joseph Seymour, APC by Schneider ElectricThe most common types of power disturbance, their causes, what they can do to your critical equipment and how to safeguard your equipment using IEEE standards for describing power quality problems... ( more) |
Solar tracking to enhance PV performance
by Mark Botha, EE PublishersNew from Europe is Maximum Light Detection (MLD) photovoltaic tracker technology which affords a yield increase over fixed PV systems of up to 45%. German solar tracking company DegerEnergie has announced plans... ( more) |
Solar installations control and protection
by Bernard Richard, Claude Gudel and Stéphane Rollier, LEMHigh oil and gas prices, climate concerns and commitments from governments to decrease their carbon dioxide emissions are among the factors driving the increase in sustainable energy generation installations, including solar energy. To support these commitments, governments have introduced incentives... ( more)
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