GSR Mpumalanga - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-PC based data acquisition
- automatic data acquisition
-Portable data collection terminal
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- paperless
- strip chart
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Monitors
- chlorine
- density
- dust
- effluent
- flame
- gas
- moisture
- noise
- scale build-up
- vibration
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- liquids
- solids
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Cables for instrumentation & control
-Power
- Silicon
-Signal
- Armoured
- High temperature
- Multiwire
- Screened
- Temperature compensated cable
- Twisted pair
–+ Industrial cabinets & enclosures
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
–+ Industrial switches & relays
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Foot-operated
- Intrinsically safe
- Key-lock
- Rotary selector
–+ Terminal blocks for instrumentation & control
-DIN rail-mount
-Thermocouple
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Hydraulic
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
–+ Control valves
-Control valves (applications)
- Globe - sanitary
- Hygienic
- Safety release
- Slurry control
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Globe
- double seated
- three-way
-Manifolds
-Pinch-type sleeve
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (application)
- Partially filled pipes/channels
-Flowmeters (type)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Positive displacement
- Solids
- Turbine
- Variable area
- V-notch 
-Monitors/indicators
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Intrinsic safety
- Sensors
- Solenoid valves
- Totalisers
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
–+ Level measurement
-Capacitive & conductive
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Cylinders
- Double acting 
- Positioners
- Rodless
- Single acting
-Filters
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Manometers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Regulators
- Pilot operated pressure reducing
- Self-acting back pressure
- Self-acting pressure reducing
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Pumps
-Air-operated
-Centrifugal
- Glandless (without seal)
- Inline
- Multistage
- Self-priming 
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Gear
- Hand-operated
- Lobe
- Piston
- Proportioning/dosing
-Submersible
-Vacuum
–+ Sensors
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
-Light intensity
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Strain gauges
-Thickness
-Vibration
–+ Signal conditioning
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
-Root extractors
–+ Temperature measurement
-Heat flow monitors
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Batch 
- Handheld tally
- Mechanical
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- Process control
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Analysers
- Boiler feed water 
- Carbon concentration 
- Chlorine 
- Density
- Dissolved oxygen
- Gas
- On-line process
- Oxygen
- Particles
- Suspended solids
- Viscosity
-Conductivity
-ORP
-pH
-pH handheld
-Redox measurement
-Sampling equipment
- Liquids
-Turbidity meters
–+ Calibration equipment & services
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-Deadweight testers
-Decade boxes, R/I/C
-Documenting process calibrators
-mV simulators/calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Strain gauge simulators/calibrators
-Thermocouple simulators
–+ Physical/mechanical test equipment
-Coating thickness
-Density
-Dust level
-Hardness testers
-Humidity
-Light level
-Moisture content
-Noise/sound level
-Strain gauging
-Tachometers
-Velocity
-Vibration/machine health
- Physical contact