The IMG-110T can be a conversion bridge between the industrial equipment with the Modbus RTU/ASCII Protocol and the administrator workstations that run the Modbus TCP/IP Protocol. The RS422/485 serial interface of the IMG-110T provides the Modbus RTU/ASCII operation mode and various baud rate options to meet the demand of integration between the Modbus TCP/IP Protocol, Modbus […]
Adoption of cloud services and cloud-based apps has continued to grow steadily over the last few years as businesses take advantage of the ease of access and increase in storage it provides. Storage and other capabilities have additionally created a false sense that any data or application based in the cloud is automatically secure – […]
The Association of Municipal Electrical Utilities (AMEU) presented an Honoury Membership award to Stan Bridgens (Pr. Eng, FSAIEE), the CEO of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE), recently. The award was given in recognition of Bridgens’ outstanding and exemplary service to the South African electricity supply industry over many years. Bridgens is a professional […]
AREI held its 2017 annual general meeting on 19 October 2017 in Kyalami, Gauteng. Committee members and association members were welcomed by the chairman, Warren Muir. Muir summarised the year into the three main strategies that had been presented at the 2016 AGM, i.e. increased membership, focused engagement with government and other associations and focused […]
With the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect on 25 May 2018, cloud applications and platform services provider Oracle hosted a roadshow in Johannesburg for South African businesses and organisations to understand the repercussions the data protection regulation has for them. The GDPR is the EU’s equivalent of South Africa’s Protection […]
The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act has been on the cards and in the news for some time now, but what is it really, and how is it going to affect your business? We spoke to Monique Jefferson, senior associate, Bowmans Law to help answer these and other questions. Contact her on info-jhb@bowmanslaw.com. Where […]
A watch that monitors vital signs The SPO2 Wristband Solution from Veepoo in China monitors arterial oxygen saturation and then estimates the oxygenation capacity of the lung along with the blood’s haemoglobin-carrying capacity. It has Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity between the wristband and a Bluetooth 4.0 (and later) iOS or Android smartphone. From a […]
Sunrise Energy has established an open-access liquid petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal in Saldanha Bay, which will enable the importation of LPG in large quantities. The construction of this terminal, including the five giant underground tanks, created 470 jobs and at present hosts 33 permanent employees. This R1,02-billion ($76-million) facility is intended to […]
Governments agreed to identify and implement measures to significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders in Florence, Italy recently. The meeting was marked by the release of a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), coordinator of the GGA, wherein access to capital […]
Young scientist Phemelo Motloba (17) has found a way of generating electricity from a local plant commonly known as Mokura (the castor-oil plant or ricinus communis) by extracting oil from it. The plant is extremely poisonous, is prevalent in all provinces in South Africa and a problem because it competes with indigenous pioneering species, especially […]
