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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2008
Southern African Marketing Committee
named
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the establishment of the Fieldbus Foundation Southern African Marketing Committee (FFSAMC)
The Fieldbus Foundation Southern African Marketing Committee (FFSAMC) will promote an increased awareness and adoption of Foundation technology throughout the Southern African region, through promotional activities and a range of end user focused activities including training, technical support, trade show participation and end-user seminars The FFSAMC was formally launched at an inaugural meeting held on 25 October 2007 in Johannesburg, which was attended by representatives from ABB, Emerson Process Management/Alpret Control Specialists, Endress+Hauser, Honeywell, Metso Automation, MTL/Extech, Pepperl+Fuchs, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Hans Turck/RET Automation Controls, Weidmuller and Yokogawa
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The meeting was also supported by Marc Van Pelt, Vice-President of the Fieldbus Foundation for the EMEA Operations, and Chairman, Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Steering Committee.
At the meeting, the FFSAMC elected the committee and named Paulo De Sousa Gomes (Yokogawa) as Chairman, Paulo Da Silva (Honeywell) as Vice-Chairman, Brandon Topham (Hans Turck/RET Automation Controls) as Treasurer, Hennie Blignaut (Endress+Hauser) as Secretary, Gary Friend (MTL/Extech) as training officer, and Vinesh Nundkishore (Emerson Process Management/Alpret Control Specialists) as communications officer.
Fully supported by the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Executive Advisory Council (EAC) and the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Steering Committee, the FFSAMC will play an important role in promoting the primary value propositions of Foundation technology, which include process integrity, business intelligence and open, scaleable integration of information across process manufacturing plants.
The establishment of the FFSAMC was welcomed by Marc Van Pelt, "I am delighted that such an enthusiastic committee has been established in the Southern African region.
The automation market here is in need of a broad range of local support - from basic introductory training in the benefits of a fieldbus system through to advanced implementation support.
Training and technical support will be our primary focus and the committee is in the process of establishing a registered training institution to support the technical training needs in the region".
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