IBG
LOG Industrial Automation & Control

10 Sharman Crescent, Kingswood Golf Estate, George

cell:  
+27 83 463 8545
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.log-holdings.com

Core business offering: Process instrumentation and automation solutions.


Rudolph, Rudy
Managing Director
[email protected]
Venter, Duncan
Mining Manager
[email protected]
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- tablet
-Industrial computers
- PLC plug-in
- Rackmount
- Wall mounted, embeddable
-Peripherals
- Monitors/display systems
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Mechanical design
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
- Intrinsically safe
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Asset management
- Calibration management
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- DSP (digital signal processing) software
- Soft PLC
-Network communications
- TCP/IP
-Operating Systems
- .Net
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-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
-Recorders
- events
- paperless
- videographic
-Standalone data loggers
-Utility optimisation
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Monitors
- air quality
- chlorine
- density
- effluent
- flame
- gas
- moisture
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
- solids
-Alarms
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- 16-64
-Operating system
- .Net
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Handheld/portable
- Network capable Profibus device calibrator/configurator
- Wireless HART device calibrator/configurator
- Wireless Profibus device calibrator/configurator
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Maintenance
- Calibration
- Planning
- Predictive maintenance
- Site-embedded maintenance
-Optimisation
- Energy
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Installation
- Process/production
-Asset related
- Asset management software for intellectual assets (engineering related)
- Enterprise asset management software (EAM)
- Spares inventory management
-Calibration, configuration & adjustment
- Networkable HART device calibration/configuration
- Networkable Profibus device calibration/configuration
- Point-to-point HART device calibration/configuration
- Point-to-point Profibus device calibration/configuration
- Wireless HART device calibration/configuration
- Wireless Profibus device calibration/configuration
- Wireless proprietary device calibration/configuration
-Maintenance
- Computerised maintenance management (CMM)
- Decision support
- Planning & scheduling
- Predictive maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Reliability engineering
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Asset optimisation
- Energy optimisation
- Spares inventory optimisation
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Circular DIN, control
-Circular, mixed signal
-Explosion proof
-Fieldbus interface
-Harsh environment
-I/O
-Thermocouple
-Watertight
-Instrument power supplies
-Load management
-Prepayment systems
-Solar energy converters
-Standby power generators
-Uninterruptible power supplies
-Accessories
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Explosion protected
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
-Canopies
-Enclosures (special)
- Corrosion proof
- Environmentally protected
-Pole mount accessories
-Pole mount accessories (stainless steel)
-Gas burner safety control
-Hazardous gas detection
-Surge protection/suppression
- Lightning arrestors
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-Fuse terminal blocks
-PLC interface
-Thermocouple
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DeviceNet
-EIA-485
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Modbus
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-SDS
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- solar
-WirelessHART
- access points
- field devices - actuators
- field devices - adaptors
- field devices - controllers
- field devices - transmitters
- network managers
- repeaters
- security managers
- WirelessHART adaptors
-Wireless gateways
-Wireless I/O - analogue
-Wireless I/O - discrete
-Wireless I/O networks
-Wireless multihop range extenders
-Wireless range extenders/repeaters
-Wireless sensor networks
-Wireless serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
-WiFi
- gateways - Ethernet
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Electric
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
-Control valves (applications)
- Cryogenic
- Hygienic
- Slurry control
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Globe
- double seated
- split-body
- three-way
-Manifolds
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- 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
-Panel size (mm)
- 150x150
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 96x96
-Visual display
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
- 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
- Solids
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Turbine
- Venturi tube
- V-notch
- Vortex
-Monitors/indicators
-Pipeline monitors
-Potable water meters
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
-Explosion proof
-Fire detection & extinguishing equipment
-Flameproof
-Intrinsic safety
- 3.5 & 4.5 digit indicators
- 4-20 mA set-point stations
- Batch controllers
- Isolating interface units
- Multiplexers
- Sensors
- Shunt diode safety barriers
- Solenoid valves
- Totalisers
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
-Pressurisation
-Type 'n' protection
-Analytics & reporting
-Artificial intelligence
-Asset/calibration management
-Big data & cloud technologies
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
-Specialist consulting services
-System simulation
-Wireless network/service providers
-Boiler sight glasses
-Capacitive & conductive
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Nucleonic
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-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
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Regulators
- Pilot operated pressure reducing
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
-Mass
-Moisture
-Other
-Presence
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Programmable
-Isolators
-Multiplexers
-Panel-mount indicators
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
-Conductivity
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- Other
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Factory automation
- Other
- Process control
- Production management
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Building management
-Compressed air
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-Analysers
- Boiler feed water
- Carbon concentration
- Chlorine
- Colorimetric
- Combustion
- Density
- Dissolved oxygen
- Flotation froth
- Flue gas
- Gas
- Gas chromatograph
- Gaseous contaminants
- Hydrocarbon
- Liquid chromatograph
- On-line process
- Oxygen
- Particles
- Single element
- Suspended solids
- Viscosity
-Conductivity
-ORP
-pH
-pH handheld
-Pyrometers
-Redox measurement
-Sampling equipment
- Gases
- Liquids
- Solids
-Spectrometers (UV, IR, etc.)
-Turbidity meters
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-Flow calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Density
-Force
-Humidity
-Leak detection
-Moisture content
-Oil in water
-Temperature
-Temperature profiling
-Viscosity
-Water-in-oil
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