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September EngineerIT now online

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Full speed into the future with AI To streamline processes, maximise resources and optimise data...
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Energy Loggers to identify critical energy savings

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Energy is a significant cost at any industrial facility, and while managers view energy...
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Panel discussion: AI for good – for good business

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are fast moving out of the hype status and...
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GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
A solar wind stream is heading for Earth and it could spark the strongest...
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RF Electromechanical Relay Switch Applications

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
RF electromechanical switches are a key active device in many signal chains, including time-domain...
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Understand compliance obligations to local regulations

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Businesses operating in South Africa can now map and understand their obligations, roles and...
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Global tech brand OPPO invests in South Africa

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Soon, South African consumers stand to benefit from the innovations such as SuperVOOC rapid...
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SiC MOSFETs with high switching speeds

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
New N-channel devices offer compelling array of characteristics  RS Components (RS) now stocks ON Semiconductor’s...
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Qorvo CMD328K3 low cost alternative to hybrid amplifiers

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Qorvo’s CMD328K3 is ideally suited for EW and communications systems where small size and...
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Adapting the supply chain to the ‘new normal’

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
“It is prudent for the supply chain, particularly in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)...
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Why is local no longer lekker?

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
At the end of every year, analysts make predictions about the state of the...
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Rechargeable solid-state battery for intrinsically safe IoT devices

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
RS Components (RS) is now stocking CeraCharge, the industry’s first rechargeable solid-state SMD battery...
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Teraco keeping African Traffic in Africa

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Andrew Owens, peering and interconnection specialist at Teraco Data Environments, joined Hans van de...
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5G private networks boost industrial productivity?

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Consumers may think 5G means faster downloads, but industry stands to gain real financial...
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Optimising cathodic protection systems for hazardous environment

Industry and Technology Hans van de Groenendaal -
Cathodic protection (CP) is a critical tool when it comes to combatting corrosion in...
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Analysis determines we are in Solar Cycle 25

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 - the period when the...
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When to choose an RF limiter or attenuator

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Both RF limiters and attenuators reduce the power of an RF signal. However, they...
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High-speed interconnects for fast signalling applications

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The new range offers a space-saving, flexible design and optimised Edge Rate® contacts for...
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September EngineerIT now online

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Full speed into the future with AI To streamline processes,...
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Panel discussions

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Panel discussion: AI for good – for good business

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are fast moving out of the hype status and into the reality status. South African industry recently launched the...
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Teraco keeping African Traffic in Africa

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Andrew Owens, peering and interconnection specialist at Teraco Data Environments, joined Hans van de Groenendaal, editor of Engineer IT, to virtually discuss a number...
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ElectroMechanica launches compact VFD

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Listen to the ElectroMechanica Podcast about the new compact ME300 range of vector-controlled drives which offer standard essential built-in functionality including multi-pump control, a...
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Greater awareness increases the adoption of cloud

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Greater awareness of the benefits the cloud brings to businesses is one of the reasons why more companies are moving into the cloud. This,...
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Global tech brand OPPO invests in South Africa

Hans van de Groenendaal -
Soon, South African consumers stand to benefit from the innovations such as SuperVOOC rapid charging and bespoke audio tuning that OPPO has spread around...
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EngineerIT

Why is local no longer lekker?

Hans van de Groenendaal -
At the end of every year, analysts make predictions about the state of the industry the following year. While 2020 has brought many unexpected...
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Analysis determines we are in Solar Cycle 25

Hans van de Groenendaal -
The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 - the period when the sun is least active - happened in December 2019, when...
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ICT

Microsoft launches two new Surface devices in SA

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
The Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3 deliver productivity, security, mobility and speed Microsoft is expanding its Surface device...
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Fak’ugesi Festival 2020 is Powering Up Africa’s Resolution

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
#POWERTOTHEPIXEL 2020 invites artists to enter now! The Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct and Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg has...
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Working from home, panel discusses challenges

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
EngineerIT “cyber security, the challenges remotely” panel discussion. Listen here EngineerIT hosted a virtual panel discussion on 25 June 2020,...
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Cancelled Exhibitions? Keep markets focused on your company

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Cancelled Exhibitions?  Keep markets focused on your company with one EngineerIT’ s innovative marketing packages With so many exhibitions, like...
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Live streaming platform to support creative industry

News Hans van de Groenendaal -
How we interact with one another and the events that we attend have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Mobile services much of a muchness!

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
SA cellular networks increasingly undifferentiated when it comes to customer satisfaction  The South African cellular network industry has improved in...
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Measurement & Instrumentation

Energy Loggers to identify critical energy savings

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Energy is a significant cost at any industrial facility, and while managers view energy as an unavoidable expense, it’s...
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Tektronix BS1000C oscilloscope for STEM learning

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
The new oscilloscope comes with an enhanced user interface and a variety of education-specific features  RS Components (RS), is now...
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Measure flow, pressure and temperature with one device

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
The new FTMg multi-functional sensor from SICK Automation provides leakage detection with accurate flow, pressure and temperature measurement, all...
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Ultrasound to provide updates on fuel tank levels

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Nordic’s entry-level nRF52810 Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) remains a popular choice for interesting but useful new...
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Peer-to-Peer wireless for safer gas monitoring

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Across the world workers take on jobs without having all the information they need to get them done safely....
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Barcode scanner uses Bluetooth LE for social distancing

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
German industry 4.0 specialist, ProGlove, has added Covid-19 social distancing functionality to its ProGlove connect app. The new proximity...
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Automation & Control

Cancelled Exhibitions? Keep markets focused on your company

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Cancelled Exhibitions?  Keep markets focused on your company with one EngineerIT’ s innovative marketing packages With so many exhibitions, like...
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RFID is a ‘must-have’ technology

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
The benefits of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology are far-reaching, pertinent to many industries and for a variety of...
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New automation platform eradicates the traditional boundaries between machine control systems, IT and the Internet of Things.

Technical Hans van de Groenendaal -
With the new ctrlX AUTOMATION platform, centralised and decentralised automation topologies can now be created flexibly. A Linux real-time...
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Things just got real: 80% of businesses already use IoT platforms despite security risks

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
A new Kaspersky report - with superpower comes super responsibility: the benefits and challenges of IoT in business shows...
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Africa Automation Technology Fair 2021 aims at bringing the African Continent to South Africa

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Headlined as a new immersive industrial automation and technology experience, the 2021 Africa Automation and Technology Fair will be...
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Rockwell Automation acquires ASEM to enhance its integrated automation solutions

Articles: EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Rockwell Automation has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, S.p.A., a leading provider of digital automation technologies. ASEM...
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Electronics

Cancelled Exhibitions? Keep markets focused on your company

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Cancelled Exhibitions?  Keep markets focused on your company with one EngineerIT’ s innovative marketing packages With so many exhibitions, like...
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Free technology webinars

News Hans van de Groenendaal -
RF Design invites technocrats to free Marki Microwave technology webinars. 14 May 2020 at 15:00 SAST (SAST = local time...
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Space scientists to coordinate respirator project

Industry and Technology Hans van de Groenendaal -
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has mandated the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) to manage the...
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Electric cars: thermal management bigger headache than batteries.

Articles: EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Just as you were thinking that electric cars have no issue with overheating or having to check the radiator,...
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iSERT becomes first Sigfox accredited test laboratory

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
iSERT, a company specialising in turnkey testing solutions for EMC, RF and safety testing, has collaborated with SqwidNet, the...
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App to trace close proximity Corona contacts

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results in the journal Science that furthers...
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Gadgets4Geeks

Gadgets4Geeks – October 2019

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Get pool updates on your phone PoolSense, conceptualised, designed and manufactured in South Africa, uses...
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Gadgets4Geeks – June 2019

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Light on weight, big on sound LG’s XBOOM Go waterproof Bluetooth Speakers are designed with...
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Gadgets4Geeks – May 2019

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Wireless charging for gaming controllers Powercast’s Wireless Charging Grips are apparently the world’s first genuinely...
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Gadgets4Geeks – March 2019

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Durable speakers with extra bass Sony has launched the new SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, and SRS-XB21 extra...
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Amateur Radio

AMSAT SA Annual Space Symposium Goes Virtual

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
AMSAT SA, the association of space communication enthusiasts, has turned its annual Space Symposium...
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Amateur Radio today as relevant as 95 years ago

EngineerIT Hans van de Groenendaal -
Today 20 May 2020, Amateur Radio is still as relevant as 95 years ago...
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Radio amateurs need a mindset shift

EngineerIT Now Media -
Since its inception, amateur radio has moved with technological developments and often led some...
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SA needs more citizen science – amateur radio can show the way

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Citizen science is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by people interested...
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Aerospace

Curiosity detects sunspots

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  In July 2015 NASA's sun-monitoring spacecraft STEREO-A was almost exactly behind the sun from...
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SANSA calls for collaboration with industry

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Speaking at a space and industry dialogue business breakfast, the CEO of the South...
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