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Motion Tronic
14 Henred Road, Unit E2, New Germany, Pinetown
Core business offering: Technical support in industrial automation, repairs at component level, servo motor and variable speed drive repairs, retrofits and new application automation and purpose-built machinery design. The company is also an IIoT specialist in machine health and production monitoring, as well as custom controller and firmware development.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
-Input devices
- Touchscreens
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
- Hot-swappable power supplies
- Monitors/display systems
-CAD
-Electrical design
-Mechanical design
-Motion control system design
-Simulation systems
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Artificial intelligence
- Asset management
- Batch production
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- Expert systems
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
-Ethernet-based systems
-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
-Radio frequency tags
-Recorders
- events
- paperless
-Standalone data loggers
-Warehouse management systems
-Barometers
-Monitors
- air quality
- moisture
- vibration
- water quality
-Cable telemetry
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Handheld/portable
- Angular alignment
-In-stream/in situ
- General purpose data-logger
- Thermal imaging/thermography
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
- Oscilloscope
- Other
- Ultrasonic tester
-Handheld/portable
- Data-logger
- Electrical motor tester
- Thermal imager
-Consulting
- Technical
-Maintenance
- Hardware repair
- Maintenance
- Planning
- Predictive maintenance
- Testing
-Optimisation
- Energy
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Process/production
-Maintenance
- Planning & scheduling
- Predictive maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Reliability engineering
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Energy optimisation
- Expert systems
- Maintenance optimisation
- Root cause analysis
- Spares inventory optimisation
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Heavy duty power switching
-Reed relays
- Dry-contact
- Mercury-wetted
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Solid state (photo MOS)
- Solid state (zero-crossing)
-Audible alarms
- Programmable voice annunciators
-Visible alarms
- Annunciator displays
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-CANbus
-DeviceNet
-EIA-485
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Interbus-S
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- CANbus
- EIA-485
- Ethernet
- Modbus
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
-Wireless gateways
-Wireless serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Communications
- 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
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >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
- 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
-Analytics & reporting
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
-Specialist consulting services
-Wireless network/service providers
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-Handheld terminals
-Keyboards
- Custom
-Keypads
- Key-switch
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-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
- 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
-Clutches and brakes
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
- Torque
-Gearboxes
-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
-Peripherals
- grippers
- welding
-Robots
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
-Heat flow monitors
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Maintenance
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- Other
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Materials handling
- Other
- Process control
- Production management
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
- Warehousing
-Batch production
-Blending
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Extrusion control
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-HVAC control
-Injection moulding
-Materials handling
-Packaging and Labelling
-Pulp & paper
-Rubber & plastics
-Textiles
-Water & waste water
| News from Motion Tronic: |
Create and recover energy all in one check valve
January 2024, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, Motion Tronic
Industrial automation group Inovance Technology Europe, in partnership with its distributor Motion Tronic, has announced the release of the MD800 – an AC multidrive designed to meet the demands of South ... |
Inovance brings advanced motion control to South Africa
January 2024, Motion Control & Drives, Motion Tronic
Inovance and its South African distributor, Motion Tronic are launching the Easy Series PLC in this country, bringing its flexible, high-performance motion control solution to customers across South Africa in a wide range of industry sectors. |
Celebrating two decades of innovation in industrial automation
January 2024, News, Motion Tronic
Motion Tronic, leading specialists in industrial automation, recently celebrated 20 years in business. |
Inovance Ethercat servo drive for compact dynamic performance
January 2024, Motion Control & Drives, Motion Tronic
Industrial automation group Inovance Technology, and its partner Motion Tronic, are bringing market-leading improved performance with ultra-fast current loop technology to South Africa with the launch of the SV660N servo solution for industrial automation applications. |
Locally built spanner grinding solution is a winner
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2015, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Motion Tronic
Every machine builder’s dream is to make use of the latest technologies to design and build a machine from the ground up – to do something that has not been done before. Using a Kuka KR6 R900 Agilus Robot, ... |
Industry news: |
SAIMC: Durban branch
October 2025, SAIMC, SAIMC
At SAIMC Durban’s October Technology Evening, Nico Erasmus delivered a thought-provoking presentation on a topic close to every automation professional’s heart: PLC and Drive Manufacturer Generational Hardware - UpGrades, UpGates or UpRates? |
Loop Signature 30: Nonlinearity in control loops (Part 1)
October 2025, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Editor's Choice, Michael Brown Control Engineering
If nonlinearity occurs it means that if one is to carry on controlling with the same response to changes in load or setpoint, then the tuning of the controller will also need to be adjusted to meet the new conditions. |
PC-based control regulates innovative dehumidifiers
October 2025, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Beckhoff Automation
Swedish company, Airwatergreen is breaking new ground in the dehumidification of air in industrial buildings and warehouses. The patented CVP technology reduces energy requirements and ensures an indoor climate that prevents corrosion and mould growth. PC-based control from Beckhoff regulates this innovative process. |
Controlling pneumatics via IO-Link
October 2025, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, ifm - South Africa
Pneumatic airboxes control cylinders or actuators using compressed air, and are found in a wide range of industrial applications. |
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