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
Industry news:
Industrial valve solutions
November 2025, Valves, Actuators & Pump Control, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG

BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid technology systems. These include valves, hydraulic hoses and fittings, accumulators, cylinders, heat exchangers, hydraulic motors and hydraulic plumbing, as well as pumps and reservoir accessories.

PC-based control optimises robotic parts handling on plastics machinery
January 2026, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Editor's Choice, Beckhoff Automation

NEO is a cartesian robot developed by INAUTOM Robótica in Portugal for parts removal on plastics machinery. Its aim is to increase system productivity. NAUTOM Robótica has entered into a strategic partnership with Bresimar Automação to increase the working speed of the cartesian robots using advanced control and motion solutions from Beckhoff. The result is a comprehensive, future-proof automation solution for its entire family of cartesian robots.

Festo’s customised automation solutions
January 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Festo South Africa

From smart pneumatics to advanced process automation, Festo offers precision-engineered technologies that enable industries to operate more efficiently, reliably and fast. The company manages the entire custom design process from concept to final commissioning, saving customers time and money while allowing them to focus on their core expertise.

Multifunction installation tester speeds up testing by 30%
January 2026, Electrical Power & Protection, Comtest

Comtest has launched the new Fluke 1670 Series Multifunction Installation Tester, which can cut the amount of time electricians and maintenance technicians spend producing reports by up to 50%,

Intelligent automation solutions for robotics and warehousing
October 2025, IT in Manufacturing, Siemens South Africa

Addverb Technologies, a leading Indian company providing robotics and innovative warehouse automation solutions, is using software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to deliver intelligent automation solutions faster and more efficiently.

Loop Signature 31: Non-linearity in control loops (Part 2)
January 2026, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Michael Brown Control Engineering

This article is a continuation of Loop Signature 30 published in the last issue in this series, exploring reasons for non-linearities which may be encountered in feedback control loops

AI-powered maintenance in future-ready data centres
January 2026, IT in Manufacturing, Schneider Electric South Africa

The data centre marketplace often still relies on outdated maintenance methods to manage mission-critical equipment. Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) is powered by AI and is fast becoming a necessity in ensuring both competitiveness and resilience.

Bringing the benefits of Ethernet to hazardous industrial environments
October 2025, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers, ABB South Africa

Christian Johansson, global product manager for ABB Process Automation explains how Ethernet-APL lets plant owners unlock more value from their process data, optimise performance and promote safer operations.

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