All change for Reflex Solutions leadership

Reflex Solutions has announced organisational changes that will intensify its focus in key strategic areas and allow the company to better serve its customers and their diverse business needs. Pieter van Zyl becomes the chief technical officer, with all business units...

The chances – and implications – for a rate cut

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is currently engaged in its first semi-monthly meeting of 2020. At its previous meeting (in November 2019), the MPC opened the door for an interest rate cut this year. The implied path of interest...

New threats drive electronic warfare growth

The emergence of stealth and low observable aircraft along with anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) systems has made integrated air defense networks very complex and difficult to counter. In addition, the development of new missile-seeker technologies for surface-to-air...

Global semiconductor revenue plummets in 2019

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $418,3-billion in 2019, down 11,9% from 2018, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Intel regained the number one position in the market as the downturn in the memory market negatively impacted many of the top vendors,...

OR Tambo outlines what happened when the power went out

Management, technical and engineering staff of OR Tambo International Airport have completed an assessment of the circumstances that led to power disruptions at the airport on Sunday 12 January. OR Tambo GM Bongiwe Pityi-Vokwana has released a statement as follows: As...
Human biology could be key to design in 3D printing

Human biology could be key to design in 3D printing

Engineers need to get more creative in their approach to design and additive manufacturing (AM) systems, by taking inspiration from the way humans grow and develop. In a new paper, published in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, teams from...