IBG
Mzukulu Technologies

49 Balmoral Drive, Durban North

tel:  
+27 31 303 1708
cell:  
+27 84 414 4412
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.mzukulu.co.za

Core business offering: IIoT products and solutions.


Sikhakhane, Paul
Director
[email protected]
Beckhoff
(System Integrator)
Inductive Automation
(Sub Agency)
Masibus
(Sole Agency)
Mitsubishi Electric
(System Integrator)
Moxa
(System Integrator)
Omron
(System Integrator)
Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- servers
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Explosion protected
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
- x86
-Input devices
- Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) extenders & switches
- Keyboards
- Mice, trackerballs
- Touchscreens
-PC function cards, modules
- Graphics accelerator
- Mass storage optical
- Memory, solid state disk
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
- Monitors/display systems
- Printers
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PLC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
- High temperature
- Intrinsically safe
- Sealed units
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Artificial intelligence
- Asset management
- Batch production
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Link to Windows databases
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Datasharing
- Clipboard
- DDE
- OLE
- OPC clients
- OPC servers
-Language
- C, Pascal, etc
- Java
- PLC languages
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
-Operating systems
- Linux
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
- Printers
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- automatic data acquisition
- distributed data acquisition
-Recorders
- events
-Standalone data loggers
-CIM/CAM - Computer Integrated/Aided Manufacturing
-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
- 0-16
- 16-64
-Operating system
- 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
- from rotating shaft
- infrared (IR)
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Consulting
- Technical
-Education & training
- Computer-based
- Instructor-led
- Onsite
-Maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-DCS
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
-Monitors/indicators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
-Analytics & reporting
-Artificial intelligence
-Big data & cloud technologies
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
-Specialist consulting services
-Fibre-optic
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-Machine vision sensors
-Machine vision systems
-Visual inspection systems
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Blending
-Check weighers
-Coriolis
-Drum filling
-Loadcell
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- 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
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
- Magnetic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Inductive
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Photoelectric
-Humidity
-Presence
-Strain gauges
-Vibration
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- mV/current
-Isolators
-Root extractors
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Control signal
-Electrical power
-Frequency
-Humidity
-Temperature
-Vibration
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- DCS
- MES/CIM
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Training (excluding supplier/product specific training)
-Batch production
-Boiler/furnace control
-Chemicals
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Furnace control & management
-HVAC control
-Sugar
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-mV simulators/calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Thermocouple simulators
-Humidity
-Temperature
-Vibration/machine health
- Physical contact
News from Mzukulu Technologies:
Inductive Automation’s I­gnition technology offers potential to ­disrupt the market
July 2018, SCADA/HMI, Mzukulu Technologies

‘Ignition by Inductive Automation’ is an industrial software platform with a variety of modules that can be combined to create custom HMI, scada and MES solutions.

Industry news:
Precision in paper processing
October 2025, Level Measurement & Control, Editor's Choice, VEGA Controls SA

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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