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Control Software Solutions
Unit 15, Heron Park, 33 Beechgate Crescent, Southgate Business Park, Amanzimtoti
Core business offering: Total engineering solutions focused on electrical, control and automation.
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Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Ethernet-based systems
-Radio frequency tags
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MIS - Management Information Systems
-Product data interchange
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- 64-640
-Operating system
- .Net
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-ASI
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DCS Data Highway
-DeviceNet
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Interbus-S
-Melsecnet
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- ASI
- CANbus
- ControlNet
- DeviceNet
- Ethernet
- Interbus-S
- Melsecnet
- Modbus
- PLC Data Highway
- Profibus
- RS232/422/485
-PLC Data Highway
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Token ring
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-DCS
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Analytics & reporting
-Cybersecurity
-Industrial IT & networking
-System simulation
-Wireless network/service providers
-Displays
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
-HMI
-Analog I/O
- more than 512
-Digital I/O
- more than 512
-Display
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 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
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- 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
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Automotive
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Chemicals
-Compressed air
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Extrusion control
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-HVAC control
-Kiln control
-Laboratory control & management
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Sugar
-Textiles
-Water & waste water
| News from Control Software Solutions: |
CSS digitises energy consumption at Hulamin for global information accessibility
September 2019, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Control Software Solutions
Energy Cybernetics was contracted by the NCPC-SA as part of the IEE programme to undertake a compressed air system optimisation (CASO) assessment to recommend compressed air system energy efficiency opportunities ... |
Giving back control to RCL Foods’ Pongola plant
July 2018, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Control Software Solutions
RCL Foods’ Pongola sugar mill is situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal and was operating a proprietary DCS that was installed in 1980. This obsolete and antiquated system resulted in unacceptable production ... |
Customer centricity and a sterling team pave the way for CSS
January 2018, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Control Software Solutions
A customer-centric approach has allowed Control Software Solutions (CSS) to attain a high percentage of repeat business from its growing client base. This Level 2 BBBEE company has a solid 15 years of ... |
Industry news: |
All eyes on the modern DCS platform
January 2026, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers, Schneider Electric South Africa
Modernised DCS platforms are no longer confined to hardware-dependent architectures. These systems have evolved to combine the strengths of both PLCs and DCS while adding capabilities that make them more open, resilient and collaborative. |
Hydraulic system upgrades to boost performance and save money
January 2026, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, CT Hydraulics (Nqoba)
Those working with hydraulic or pneumatic systems know that keeping your machinery running at peak performance balances productivity and cost. As systems age, they often become less efficient, requiring more energy and more frequent repairs. The good news is that you don’t always need to invest in an entirely new machine to solve these problems. |
Modernising Vertical Filter Press Machines with Future-Focused Control Systems
January 2026, System Integration & Control Systems Design
Project and Industry
Pressure Filter Specialists approached us to modernise vertical filter press machines for the Minerals and Metals industry. The goal was to improve reliability, reduce downtime, ... |
Strain wave gearheads for precision and compact design
November 2025, Motion Control & Drives, DNH Tradeserve t/a DNH Technologies
Strain wave gearheads from maxon are a specialised type of gearhead where precision and compact design are crucial. |
ABB and Compu-Power bring high-efficiency UPS innovation to IS3 X-Change 2025
January 2026, News
ABB recently participated in the 31st annual IS3X-Change 2025 in Cape Town, alongside its long-standing channel partner Compu-Power. |
Africa’s brightest young battery innovators
January 2026, News, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric and Enactus, the international NGO dedicated to inspiring students through entrepreneurial action, have announced the winners of the 2025 Energy Transition Battery Innovation Challenge, funded by the Schneider Electric Foundation. It empowers young innovators to design battery solutions addressing the region’s most pressing energy challenges. |
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