NEW CAT S42 WITHSTANDS
ARCHITECTURAL WORKING
ENVIRONMENT AND SANITISERS
The Cat® S42 features unrivalled toughness
and proven durability that makes it an essential
everyday work phone, especially for more demanding
environments, such as the architectural and building
industry. Drop-tested, multiple times, onto steel from
1.8m, on every side and corner, Cat® phones are built
to be impervious to dust and are fully waterproof -
surpassing the IP68 rating (tested in 1.5m depth for
35 mins).
The phone is also fully washable, making it
ideal for those concerned with hygiene during the
Covid-19 pandemic. It can be repeatedly submerged
and scrubbed with hot water and soap. It is built
to withstand exposure to sanitisers, bleaches or
detergents. It has no need for additional protective
cases, which trap and accumulate germs - an essential
hygiene detail for those who must keep on working.
Cat® phones are further differentiated with their
military grade specification (US military MIL SPEC
810H) which includes: thermal shock tests, high and
low temperature extremes, tumble and vibration tests
and salt mist resistance. The S42 is protected by a hardwearing,
non-slip rubberised TPU back-plate. Displays
are protected by a thick pane of toughened, scratchresistant
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 and recessed in
a protective ridge, while screens are covered by a 24
month repair warranty at Cat® service centres locally
and worldwide. Cat Phones maintain their Ingress
Protection (IP) and MIL SPEC rating far into their use
cycle, unlike many devices that lose their durability over
extended misuse. IP measures how good the phone is
at stopping items such as dust or water getting inside.
The Cat® S42 launches on Android 10, with a
guaranteed update to Android 11 with security patches
every 90 days. The dual SIM variant allows users to
use 2 nano SIM cards as well as a MicroSD card.
The 3.5mm audio jack and micro USB port are both
waterproof and 4G Enabled (VoLTE, VoWiFi supported)
with dual band WiFi, BT 5.0, and NFC.
Available in South Africa from August 2020.
KIM TIMM WINS SAPSA WOMAN PROFESSIONAL OF
THE YEAR
The South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA), sponsored by
Sanlam and W. Consulting, has bestowed the title of Woman Professional of
the Year for 2019/2020 on Kim Timm (Pr Eng), Executive – Structures, Buildings
and Places at infrastructure delivery company AECOM.
Timm has a BSc Eng (Civ) from the University of Cape Town and a MSc
Eng (Civ) from the University of Stellenbosch. Describing herself as an allrounder,
she has worked on both heavy and light industrial, retail, commercial
and residential projects. “I enjoy the size and diversity of the projects and the
teams we get to work with.”
A recent flagship project for Timm was the challenging dolomitic ground
conditions at the site of the new Lakeside head office in Centurion, Pretoria
for resources company Exxaro. Here AECOM collaborated closely with AMA
Architects to optimise the building design.
Timm has previously been recognised within her profession as a finalist
for the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Young Engineer of the
Year Award in 2010. In 2019, she was recognised by CESA as Mentor of the
Year. She recently co-authored two papers at an international conference in
Nantes, France.
Timm adds: “When I started working in this industry, I was frequently the
only woman engineer that the contractors had ever met. This situation caused
several early misunderstandings. I found that over time, as I became more
experienced and more women joined the profession, it has become easier.
“There is definitely still bias around gender in the industry, and this will
take time to change. I’ve always believed that the only way I will change
the misconception that women don’t belong in engineering is to be the best
engineer that I can possibly be. It makes it a lot harder for people to argue
the point if you are living evidence that they are incorrect,” Timm concludes.
Kim Timm
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