World firsts and precision engineering 4th Quarter 2013, Technews Publishing, News & events Our last issue had some examples of outstanding South African achievement, and there are many more. I recently came across an entertaining book called Fifty Flippen Brilliant South Africans and one who ...
Read more...Engineering is beautiful 3rd Quarter 2013, Technews Publishing, News & events Welcome to another bumper issue of Motion Control. As always energy efficiency is a critical issue, and our cover story shows how Schneider Electric’s Altivar 1200 medium voltage drive system improves ...
Read more...Technology and privacy 2nd Quarter 2013, Technews Publishing, News & events Through the Google Glass
First Google had the driverless car, now another innovation. One of the coolest gadgets I have come across in the ‘next big thing’ arena is something called Google Glass. This ...
Read more...Megatrends and megamechanics 1st Quarter 2013, Technews Publishing, News & events Megatrends
At the start of a new year it is fun to have a bit of a look into the future. In this issue of Motion Control, Andrew Ashton, contributing editor for our Technews publication SA Instrumentation ...
Read more...Capturing hearts and minds 4th Quarter 2012, Technews Publishing, News & events The shortage of engineers in our country is critical, but luckily there are quite a few initiatives on the go aimed at encouraging young people to take up science and engineering, as well as mentoring their progress.
Read more...Safety first 3rd Quarter 2012, Technews Publishing, News & events Welcome to our bumper edition of Motion Control.
Read more...Faster, further, bigger, stronger 2nd Quarter 2012, Technews Publishing, News & events Pushing the limits
In honour of the upcoming London Olympic Games, this issue is dedicated to motion control in the world of sport.
Read more...The past and the future 1st Quarter 2012, Technews Publishing, News & events All the best for the new year, may it be a good one for all our readers. A crystal ball
It is always fun at the start of a new year to see what predictions have been made for the future but I often ...
Read more...Breaking records and young talent 4th Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing, News & events Interesting applications
In this issue we have some great applications stories. Our cover story is a very interesting application of hydraulics. Hydromobile has developed a seismic event simulator to ...
Read more...Future technologies 3rd Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing, News & events Driverless cars
In this issue we are focusing on applications in the automotive and marine industries. We have a story about Google’s driverless car. I must say I like the idea. Google has even driven ...
Read more...Seen this? 3rd Quarter 2011, News & events Hytec has broadened its range of mobile hydraulic components for application in the mid-tier mobile and industrial market segments. The new range includes hand pumps, cartridge valves, hand control valves, ...
Read more...From aerospace to mining 2nd Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing, Electrical switching & drive systems & components In this issue we are aiming to become more industry focused rather than having a technology orientation. While still including drives, hydraulics and pneumatics, this time we have industry profiles covering ...
Read more...Back to the future 1st Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing, News & events The arrival of a new year brings with it the urge to do some forecasting. Siemens took a look at the future of drive technologies by commissioning the Trendts Survey, which covered the changes expected ...
