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ICS Trading SA
Core business offering: Servicing of the industrial automation industry with hardware equipment and software engineering. Turnkey projects and maintenance contracts in the food and beverage, mining and refractory industries.
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| Sole Agency | This company has been granted exclusive distribution rights by this brand's owner |
| Shared Agency | This is one of several companies with official rights to distribute this brand |
| Sub Agency | This company purchases from an officially appointed local distributor |
| Manufacturer | This company manufactures this brand |
| System Integrator | This company is an approved installer or system integrator of this brand | |
AVEVA
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Phoenix Contact
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Siemens
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- servers
- tablet
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
- Wall mounted, embeddable
-Input devices
- Touchscreens
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-512
- 0-64k
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- 0-16
- 16-64
-Operating system
- .Net
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-ASI
-Interbus-S
-Modbus
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Electric
-Emergency shutdown
-Limit switches
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- 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
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >16
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Visual display
-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
-DC control
- 4-quadrant control
- Speed control
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
- Partially filled pipes/channels
-Flowmeters (type)
- Coriolis
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Orifice plate, flow nozzle
- Turbine
- Vortex
-Analytics & reporting
-Asset/calibration management
-Cybersecurity
-M2M communication
-Specialist consulting services
-Wireless network/service providers
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Thermistor / thermal
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Belt scales
-Blending
-Check weighers
-Coriolis
-Density
-Drum filling
-Impact plate
-Loadcell
-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
-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 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Cylinders
- Double acting
- Positioners
- Single acting
-Filters
-Motors
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
-Differential pressure transducers
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Industrial lighting
- Maintenance
- Materials handling
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Building management
-Chemicals
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Kiln control
-Mining & metals
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-Bonding/earthing
-Clampmeters
-Multimeters
Industry news: |
Precision in paper processing
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Paper manufacturing is a demanding process that relies on consistency, precision and control at every stage. The VEGABAR 82 pressure transmitter is well-suited to these harsh environments. |
Circuit breakers for reliable, compliant protection
October 2025, Electrical Power & Protection
Legrand’s low-voltage power distribution portfolio encompasses the DX3 range of miniature circuit breakers, designed to deliver dependable protection in industrial installations. |
Schneider Electric unveils new range of circuit breakers
October 2025, Electrical Power & Protection, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has launched its new MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in South Africa. This is a revolutionary new circuit breaker designed to set new benchmarks for safety, efficiency and sustainability while ensuring business continuity. |
SAIMC: From the office of the COO: A call to action: Elevating our profession through ECSA registration
October 2025, SAIMC, SAIMC
The engineering landscape in South Africa is evolving rapidly, and with it, the expectations placed upon us as practitioners. At the heart of this evolution lies a critical imperative: registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa. |
Passive fire protection for lithium-ion battery risks
October 2025, Electrical Power & Protection
In response to the growing threat posed by lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery fires, a breakthrough passive fire protection solution is now available in South Africa. |
Precise, fast universal power and net quality meter
October 2025, Electrical Power & Protection, Vepac Electronics
The eCap from Vepac measures voltages, currents, power, power factor, energy, frequency and total harmonic distortion (THD) with all harmonics (up to 20th), and allows fully galvanically isolated transmission via the integrated Modbus RTU/RS485 interface. |
Power distribution reinvented
October 2025, Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors, Rittal
Rittal has developed the RiLineX, a modular busbar system that redefines how power is distributed inside electrical enclosures. |
Optimising water quality in a building cooling system
October 2025, Flow Measurement & Control, ifm - South Africa
A leading company in industrial water management has installed water treatment systems that not only optimise water quality but also help customers to improve their processes, thanks to the new insights and actions that can be generated based on the process data collected. |
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