April 2006
VEGA Instruments - High temperature, pressure and noise are all conditions found in abundance in the steel and metal industries. The benefits of using non-contact microwave radar for process level measurement in these conditions are numerous. See page 61.
Regular Features
News and products
Energy Efficiency, Supply and Management
Eskom's DMP initiative - an economical solution to system and network
LEF Becker, ESkom KSACS Division
Another way to manage your energy usage
History of the evolvement of M&V
LJ Grobler and WL den Heijer, Energy Cybernetics
What gets measured, gets done
PLCs, SCADA and Industrial Communications
The CIA of the factory floor - the PLC, SCADA and industrial ICT
B van der Westhuizen, IAC
Getting technology to work together for ICT
It's all ship-shape for our young instrumentation engineer
W J Steenberg, freelance senior instrumentation engineer
Hitting the bull's eye
Industrial grade wireless data connectivity
L Holtzhausen, Directech
Tuning in to better connectivity
Protection
The need for continuing education in EMC - ensuring your competitiveness
WA Cronje, Wits and AS de Beer, Ruphus Technologies
Get your house in order now
Arrangement and operating method of protection devices in IT systems
W Hofheinz, Bender
IT system popularity on the up
Valves and Actuators
Control valve selection for severe applications
P Els, Spirax-Sarco
Choose carefully and understand what you are buying
Asset management of field devices
T Stark, Tyco Valves
No more butterflys about the status of your valve