Instruments 4 You - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Barcode systems
- Automated
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Recorders
- events
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- Ethernet LAN
-Remote sensing & control
- cellular
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Hardware: Calibration, configuration & adjustment
-Handheld/portable
- Hardwired point-to-point device calibrator/configurator
- Hardwired point-to-point HART device calibrator/configurator
–+ Hardware: Monitoring, analysis & in situ testing
-In-stream/in situ
- General purpose data-logger
- Valve stroke testing
-Sampling/ex situ
- pH
–+ Hardware: Test & monitoring
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
- Ultrasonic tester
-Handheld/portable
- Data-logger
- Multimeter
- Thermal imager
- Thermometer
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
–+ Control valves
-Control valves (applications)
- Globe - sanitary
- Hygienic
- Safety release
- Slurry control
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Globe
- double seated
- three-way
-Manifolds
-Solenoid
-Weir-type diaphragm
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- 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
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 24x48
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (application)
- Partially filled pipes/channels
-Flowmeters (type)
- Clamp-on, non-invasive
- Coriolis
- Custody transfer
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Orifice plate, flow nozzle
- Pitot tube
- Positive displacement
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Turbine
- Variable area
- V-notch 
- Vortex
-Monitors/indicators
-Pipeline monitors
-Potable water meters
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Level measurement
-Capacitive & conductive
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
–+ Mass measurement
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Belt scales
-Blending
-Coriolis
-Density
-Drum filling
-In-motion
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Filters
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Gauge
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Torque
-Rotary encoders
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Manometers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Regulators
- Pilot operated pressure reducing
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Pumps
-Air-operated
-Dosing/metering
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Gear
–+ Sensors
-Acoustic
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Hole/tear
-Humidity
-Level
-Loadcell
-Moisture
-Thickness
–+ Signal conditioning
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- mV/current
- Programmable
–+ Temperature measurement
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
–+ Transmitters
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Humidity
-Level
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Wireless
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Analysers
- Flue gas
- Gas
-Sampling equipment
- Gases
–+ Calibration equipment & services
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-Deadweight testers
-Flow calibrators
-Frequency, time simulators/calibrators
-mV simulators/calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Strain gauge simulators/calibrators
-Temperature (dry block)
-Temperature baths
-Thermocouple simulators
–+ Electrical test equipment
-Clampmeters
-Multimeters
-Ohmmeters