 Ex certification in South Africa
by Paul Meanwell, SA Flameproof Association
All explosion protected (Ex) equipment, both locally manufactured locally or imported, needs an IA certificate before it can be legally put into use in SA. An IA certificate may only be issued by a SANAS accredited test laboratory, or a laboratory granted temporary permission to issue a certificate by the regulator... ( more) |
 In conversation with Eric Léger, Schneider Electric South Africa by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers
Eric Léger was recently appointed as country president of Schneider Electric South Africa, a company with a German name but French parentage... ( more) |
Panel discussion on the quality of mobile services in South Africa
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
We invited a number of industry players to give their views on the quality of mobile telephone services in South Africa. We asked the questions and our panel of experts came up with some interesting insights... ( more)
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SATNAC 2013 focusses on broadband
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2013 will be held at the Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, Western Cape from 1 - 4 September 2013. The theme of the conference is "Broadband - a catalyst for sustainable economic development and promoting digital inclusion... ( more) |
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Supporting the Expo for Young Scientists is more than CSI
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Supporting the annual Eskom Science Expo for Young Scientists is more than spending a few thousand rand from the corporate social investment budget; it is an investment in the development of skills to support the future of South African enterprise... ( more) |
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EngineerIT INBOX
This month's winning letter
Issues this month include "South Africa, a technology-ready African country". What is the future of electronics in South Africa from an innovation and growth context? Are we educating enough individuals to successfully compete in engineering and are the institutions and government doing enough to promote science and maths?... (more)
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Q&A: Ask an expert
Answers by Eric Badenhorst, Veeam Software South Africa
Eric answers typical questions on choosing the appropriate virtualisation management tool... ( more) |
Covert cloud could be next serious IT threat
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Much has been written about cloud and security in the cloud. According to to VMware's Ian Jansen van Rensburg: "Cloud is a journey, not an overnight solution". The debate continues as to whether to be in the cloud or not... ( more) |
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Multi-everything - the state of the cabling certification industry
Information from Bitrate
Today's IT discussions are filled with terms like cloud, virtualisation, SANs, BYOD, SaaS, and SLAs. Rarely is the physical layer - Layer 1 of the 7-Layer OSI model - part of the buzz...
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Flexible solution for fast-growing communications needs
by Gregory Lloyd, Saab Grintek Technologies
A booming partnership is enabling its fixed line and mobile network operator customers in South Africa and selected African countries to cost effectively address their capacity needs created by the rapid growth in video and data traffic... ( more) |
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New approach to line of site analysis cuts telecoms infrastructure costs
by Wayne Sander, Aurecon
The author discusses a revolutionary approach to the delivery of telecommunications infrastructure that can reduce costs by 60% in comparison to traditional methods... ( more)
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Choosing the right cable for your VFD system
by Brian Shuman, Belden
Variable frequency drives are among the most useful devices in the industrial world. They allow the speed of a 3-phase AC electric motor to be altered whenever the behaviour of the motor's load changes. By changing its output frequency and voltage, the VFD allows the motor to modify its RPMs to respond to those demands... (more)
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Embedded MIM and provisioning services for telematics systems
Information from Gemalto, Germany
Telematics systems for automotives are designed and manufactured to meet rigorous machine-to-machine (M2M) standards and ensure product longevity even under harsh environmental conditions and on rough roads... ( more) |
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Test equipment - not an evolution but an explosion!
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
It can be difficult to comprehend just how fast test equipment is evolving to meet the new challenges in manufacturing and maintenance applications... ( more)
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The costs of poor power quality
Information from Fluke
Productivity is the key to survival in today's globally competitive environment. When you think about the basic inputs to production-time, labour and materials - you can see there is not much room for optimisation... ( more) |
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When precision is required
by Bernhard Vetterli, Keller, Germany
Digitally compensated pressure transmitters show the limits of what is possible. The more important it becomes to have measuring accuracy, the more focused the pressure transmitters available on the market are on certain applications... ( more)
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Methodology for the verification of FPGA-based systems
by Jorg Kaleita, Altium
In this article Hans van de Groenendaal reviews the White Paper by Jorg Kaleita of Altium EMEA, "Verification of FPGA-based systems". When designing electronic modules and systems, the individual components and complete board need to be verified at different stages of project development... ( more)
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by Rob Staals, JTAG Technologies (Neth.), Rob Sterling, Deltronics
Testing printed circuit boards by hand is difficult, if not impossible, when using complex ICs and multilayer printed circuit boards. Fortunately most of these ICs now contain special logic which allows extensive testing... (more)
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Amateur radio embraces digital
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The South African Radio League's theme for the 2013/2014 year is "Amateur radio embraces digital", focusing on how the digital revolution is impacting on amateur radio and how it has opened up new opportunities for experimentation and development... (more)
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Telecoms developments in Africa
Compiled by Matthew White
- Liquid Telecom signs with Ekinops for network expansion
- Etisalat to increase its investment in Tanzania
- Zambia sues mobile phone companies over "poor service"
- PPP to boost rural Nigerian network
- Power shortages "hamper development of ICT"
- Kenya to put third digital-signal licence out to tender
- Morocco to invite bids for 4G service licences
- New satellite will bring broadband to rural Africa
- Ghana's mobile data subscriptions drop over "poor service"... (more)
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Gadgets4Geeks
- Never run out of power when on the go
- The BlackBerry Q5 launches in South Africa
- Tired of typing on your tablet?... (more)
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