Managing
Member
Mr. Victor Das Neves , with a National Diploma for
Technicians (light current) obtained at Wits Technicon
has been managing Microsolve since its inception in
September 1991, runner up in 1994 in the AJEP (Association
of young Portuguese entrepreneurs) competition as young
Portuguese entrepreneur of that year, has a long history
in management, manufacture and design, supported by
experience as a director in Pert Industrials in December
1983., founding director of Timecount (PTY) LTD in 1985,
director of Nowa Silkscreen (PTY) LTD in 1987, founding
and managing member in P.C.Board Services C.C. in 1996,
acquired Circaprint C.C. in 1998 and a founding member
in Microsolve Marketing C.C. 2003.
Part of Victor Das Neves skills include design in analogue
and microprocessor based products, and used in successful
Projects such as Tel-A-Fare taximeters, Rpm indicator,
Current level shifter for current loop instruments in
the process control industry, 3.5 digit panel meter
for AC and DC systems, Automatic microprocessor gate
controller, 6 digit digital counter, elapsed time, real
time clocks, Motor car anti hijack system, Inexpensive
PT100 and thermocouple temperature controller, 0-25
volt 0-150 amp power supply, delay on timers, delay
off timers, pulse controlled timers, electronic star
delta starters, Dual recorder controller for in camera
court use, Voice mail call divert for PABX systems,
16 line PABX monitoring system for telephone sales outlets,
Single and three phase voltage monitoring, Liquid level
monitoring and control, Over and under current monitors,
Bore hole pump monitor and controller, Universal counter
for plastic extrusion machines with speed and time to
job and other features, Scrambler interface for fax
machines for Nashua a large company which sells Ricoh
fax machines, CNC drilling machine for printed circuit
boards, GSM based control and monitoring, in fact all
products manufactured and marketed by Microsolve are
designed by Victor Das Neves. |
In
1992 for Van Leer S.A.
This project involved taking an old 3 layer plastic
extrusion machine (plastic bag making machine) and making
it more efficient, thereby increasing it’s life
span by another 10 years. This involved designing new
temperature controllers, screw feed controllers, line
speed controllers with a revolutionised gravimetric
feed system linked into a P.C. where information displayed
instantaneously like speed, width of the material and
most importantly thickness of the material being run
as individual layer thickness. The system was so designed
that the machine could run in an automatic mode with
a minimum number of employees. The only other system
at that time to do similar control was from Germany
at 3 times the price, but would only be installed on
the latest available machines. This system is still
fully operational at this time, and we still do periodic
maintenance on the system.
In 1993 for BICC CAFCA Zimbabwe.
This is an electrical cable manufacturing company. The
requirement was a system which could monitor and control
the amount of insulation on a cable while the machine
was running. Phase 1 of the system was the gravimetric
feed control which was successfully installed. Phase
2 was only installed in 1998, and the system with in
the first week of installation saved the company thousands
of dollars in insulation material with the feed back
of the control systems.
In 1994 for Standard Bank S.A.
Design an emergency telephone system. The need for this
came from the high crime rate experienced and the fraud
committed by thieves preying on unsuspecting customers
at the automatic teller machines. Microsolve successfully
designed the electronics for a wall mounted telephone.
The unit had to be robust without a hand set so that
vandalising could be reduced to a minimum and easy to
use. This required that two numbers be dialled (local
police and the lost card division) with out the user
knowing the numbers firstly, and secondly that the phone
not be misused by anyone except for its intended use.
One of the major problems with audio is when a microphone
is placed near a speaker, a characteristic whistling
is heard, this is called feedback, and very difficult
to get rid of especially when the microphone and loudspeaker
are on the same front plate. This problem was overcome
by a simple yet ingenious electronic design.
In 1996 for Franklin Electric
S.A.
One of the largest bore hole electric motor suppliers
world wide required a low cost motor monitor, manager
and protection unit with motor performance data capturing.
This product was officially launched in November 1998,
and to date have sold approximately 20,000 units. |
