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Megadrive Automation
Mega Park, 26 & 27 Fourie Street, Brackenfell
Core business offering: Preferred industrial automaton system integrator for a leading brand of factory automation hardware in South Africa. Design and building of software and hardware and execution of projects in the most cost-effective manner and with quick delivery times.
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Hirst, Gary
CEO
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Jonker, Tiaan
Technical Manager
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Maarten, Raimond
Head of Software and Systems
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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 | |
Mitsubishi Electric
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Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-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
- Windows NT
-Reports
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- radio link
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-CC-Link
-EIA-485
-Ethernet
-Melsecnet
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- Melsecnet
- PLC Data Highway
- Profibus
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- energy harvesting (thermal/vibration, etc)
- solar
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-Displays
- LCD, flat-panel
-HMI
-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
-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
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
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