IME SA - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Vanderbijlpark

Rustenburg

Griessel, Dries Analytical Manager dries@imesa.co.za	Knoetze, Derick Instrumentation Manager derick@imesa.co.za	Welman, Herman Radiation herman@imesa.co.za
Woest, Jaco Sales Manager jaco@imesa.co.za	Woest, Hendry Managing Director hendry@imesa.co.za

ABB
(Sub Agency)

AMS (Analysen-Mess-und Systemtechnik)
(Sole Agency)

Bürkert
(Sub Agency)

Dr Födisch
(Shared Agency)

M&C TechGroup
(Sole Agency)

PCME
(Sub Agency)

Specialty Calibration Gases
(Manufacturer, Sole Agency)

Thermo Fisher Scientific
(Shared Agency)

Union
(Sole Agency)

Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- disposable pens
- events
- paperless
- strip chart
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Monitors
- chlorine
- density
- dust
- effluent
- gas
- opacity
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Limit switches
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
–+ Control valves
-Control valves (applications)
- Hygienic
- Safety release
- Slurry control
-Control valves (type)
- Butterfly
-Eccentric plug
-Manifolds
-Rotary control valves
-Solenoid
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- Pattern/profile
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
- Scaling of I/O
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >16
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 24x48
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ DCS - Distributed Control Systems
-DCS
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (type)
- Coriolis
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Orifice plate, flow nozzle
- Pitot tube
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Variable area
- Vortex
- Wedge
-Monitors/indicators
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Flameproof
-Intrinsic safety
- 3.5 & 4.5 digit indicators
- Sensors
- Solenoid valves
- Totalisers
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
-Pressurisation
–+ Level measurement
-Float-operated
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Tank gauging
-Ultrasonic
–+ Mass measurement
-Coriolis
-Density
-Loadcell
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-Analog I/O
-    1-16
-   17-64
-   65-256
-  257-512
- more than 512
-Digital I/O
-    1-16
-    17-64
-    65-256
-   257-512
-  more than 512
-Display
-Multiprocessor
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
–+ Pneumatics
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Isolation
- Manifolds
–+ Position/motion control
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
-Rotary encoders
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure-electrical transducers
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Photoelectric
–+ Pumps
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Peristaltic
-Vacuum
–+ Sensors
-Flow
-Gas
-Level
-Thickness
–+ Signal conditioning
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
-Multiplexers
-Root extractors
–+ Temperature measurement
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-Pyrometric cones
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature indicating paints/labels
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Panel mount
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Level
-pH
-Pressure
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Maintenance 
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Other
- Process control
- Telemetry
–+ System integration: process or technology specific
-Boiler/furnace control
-Chemicals
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Mining & metals
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Trace heating
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Analysers
- Boiler feed water 
- Chlorine 
- Combustion 
- Density
- Dissolved oxygen
- Flue gas
- Gas
- Gas chromatograph
- Hydrocarbon
- Liquid chromatograph
- On-line process
- Oxygen
- Particles
- Suspended solids
- Viscosity
-Chambers (environmental/temperature)
-Conductivity
-ORP
-Petroleum testing
-pH
-Pyrometers
-Redox measurement
-Sampling equipment
- Gases
- Liquids
-Spectrometers (UV, IR, etc.)
-Turbidity meters