SAM Systems Automation & Management - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Kloof, Durban
tel: +27 31 700 6171
fax: +27 31 700 6172
[email protected]
West Coast
tel: +27 22 714 3633
fax: +27 22 714 4348
[email protected]
Agostinetto, C.E. Managing Director	Hoffman, Riaan Project Manager [email protected]	Janse van Rensburg, Jaco General Manager: Projects [email protected]
Joubert, Kobus Technical Manager [email protected]	Kotze, Kobus Branch Manager [email protected]	van der Merwe, Weyers Branch Manager [email protected]
GE
(System Integrator)
Geyserworx
(Manufacturer)
IPKS
(Sole Agency)
Mitsubishi Electric
(System Integrator)
Reivax
(Sole Agency)
Remoteworx
(Manufacturer)
Rockwell Automation
(System Integrator)
Schneider Electric
(System Integrator)
Siemens
(Sub Agency)
Turbina
(Sole Agency)
UVS
(Sole Agency, System Integrator)
Section - Computers & Software
–+ Computers & peripherals
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- servers
- tablet
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Compact, embeddable (PC/104, PCI, ISA bus) modules
- Explosion protected
- Flat-panel
- Pentium architecture
- PLC plug-in
- Rackmount
- RISC architecture
- Wall mounted, embeddable
-Input devices
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-PC function cards, modules
- Counter/timer
- I/O (analog/digital)
- Image processing
- Mass storage magnetic
- Mass storage optical
- Mass storage tape 
- Memory, solid state disk
- Relay
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
- Hot-swappable power supplies
- Monitors/display systems
–+ Engineering design software
-CAD
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Mechanical design
-Motion control system design
–+ I/O sensor/computer interfacing
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PC/104 system
- PC-centric
- PLC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
–+ Industrial software for PCs
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Batch production
- Calibration management
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- DSP (digital signal processing) software
- Dynamic link to libraries (DLL)
- Expert systems
- Fuzzy logic
- Link to Windows databases
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- MRP, tracking, business
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- SPC/SQC
- System simulation/PID tuning
- Virtual instruments
-Datasharing
- DDE
- OLE
- OPC clients
- OPC servers
-Language
- Assembler language
- C, Pascal, etc
- Java
- MS Visual Basic
- OOP (e.g. Visual C++)
- PLC languages
- Provides OCXs
-Network communications
- DSCNet
- Fieldbus
- Low-level networks
- NetBEUI
- TCP/IP
-Operating Systems
- .Net
-Operating systems
- DOS
- Java
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 3.1
- Windows 7
- Windows 95/98
- Windows CE
- Windows NT
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
- automatic data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
- distributed data acquisition
- intranet system
- presentation/analysis software
-Portable data collection terminal
-Radio frequency tags
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- disposable pens
- events
- instrumentation magtape
- paperless
- strip chart
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Manufacture/management systems
-Emissions management
-Maintenence management
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MIS - Management Information Systems
-Process/capacity planning
-Product data interchange
-Production management systems
-Quality management
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Monitors
- noise
- vibration
–+ Scada - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
-Alarms
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-512
- 0-64k
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- >640
- 0-16
- 16-64
- 64-640
-Operating system
- .Net
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- from rotating shaft
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Plant optimisation services
-Consulting
- Technical
-Optimisation
- Energy
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Installation
- Process/production
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Energy sources/management
-DC-DC converters
-Instrument power supplies
-Mains AC-DC converters
-Solar energy converters
-Standby power generators
-Uninterruptible power supplies
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-Arcnet
-ASI
-CANbus
-Conet
-ControlNet
-DCS Data Highway
-DeviceNet
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Interbus-S
-LONWorks
-Melsecnet
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- Beckhoff I/O
- CANbus
- ControlNet
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus Foundation
- Profibus
- Profinet
-PLC Data Highway
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Proprietary
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Token ring
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
–+ Wireless - accessories
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- solar
–+ Wireless - proprietary
-Wireless Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
-Wireless gateways
-Wireless I/O - analogue
-Wireless I/O - discrete
-Wireless I/O networks
-Wireless multihop range extenders
-Wireless range extenders/repeaters
-Wireless serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
–+ Wireless - WiFi & WiMAX
-WiFi
- gateways - Ethernet
-WiMAX
- subscriber stations & mobile stations - adaptor/router - WiMAX - WiFi
- subscriber stations & mobile stations - embedded module
–+ Wireless - ZigBee & Bluetooth
-ZigBee PRO
- field devices - building automation
- field devices - health care
- field devices - home automation
- network devices
- smart energy devices
-ZigBee
- field devices - building automation
- field devices - home automation
- smart energy devices
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Hydraulic
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
–+ Control valves
-Solenoid
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Visual display
–+ DCS - Distributed Control Systems
-DCS
-Emergency shut-down systems
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
–+ Electric drives, inverters & motors
-AC control
- Closed loop
- Flux vector
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-AC motors
- Induction motors - geared motor units
- Induction motors - over 10kW
- Induction motors - up to 10kW
- Synchronous motors - brushless
- Synchronous motors - permanent magnet
-DC control
- 4-quadrant control
- Speed control
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Geared
- Permanent magnet
- Wound field
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
- Partially filled pipes/channels
-Flowmeters (type)
- Clamp-on, non-invasive
- Coriolis
- Custody transfer
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Orifice plate, flow nozzle
- Pelton wheel
- Pitot tube
- Positive displacement
- Solids
- Target
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Turbine
- Variable area
- Venturi tube
- V-notch 
- Vortex
- Wedge
-Monitors/indicators
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Hydraulics
-Actuators
-Filters
-Servo valves
-Valves
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Artificial intelligence
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
–+ Level measurement
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Nucleonic
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
–+ Mass measurement
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Blending
-Coriolis
-Density
-In-motion
-Loadcell
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message 
- Touchscreens
-Handheld terminals
-Portable servers
–+ 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
- PLC-to-PLC
- Proprietary data bus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Scan rate less than 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Controllers/logic devices
-Cylinders
- Double acting 
- Positioners
- Rodless
- Single acting
-Filters
-Motors
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Seals
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
- Torque
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Hydraulic drive systems
- Pneumatic drive systems
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
- Magnetic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
–+ 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
–+ Robotics
-Robots
–+ Sensors
-Acoustic
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Hall-effect
-Humidity
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Other
-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
-Multiplexers
-Root extractors
–+ Temperature measurement
-Heat flow monitors
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature indicating paints/labels
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Industrial lighting
- Maintenance 
- Materials handling
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- DCS
- MES/CIM
- Other
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- CIM/CAM
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Materials handling
- Other
- Process control
- Production management
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
- Warehousing
–+ System integration: process or technology specific
-Automotive
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Building management
-Chemicals
-Compressed air
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Gas, infrared heating systems
-Injection moulding
-Kiln control
-Laboratory control & management
-Laser-based
- cutting, drilling
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Shop-floor data collection
-Transportation
-Water & waste water