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Stock Electronics
Unit 17, Thinus Barnard Lane, Duncanville, Vereeniging
Core business offering: Instrumentation, automation products, electronic components, electronic projects, PLCs, project development, PLC programming and scada development, control panels, solar systems, 3D printing, laser cutting and engraving.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- servers
- workstations
-Motion control system design
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Batch production
- Drivers
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
-Datasharing
- DDE
- OLE
- OPC clients
- OPC servers
-Language
- C, Pascal, etc
- MS Visual Basic
- PLC languages
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
-Operating systems
- Windows 95/98
- Windows CE
- Windows NT
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-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
- >640
- 0-16
- 16-64
- 64-640
-Operating system
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Key-lock
- Pushbutton-control
- Rocker
- Rotary selector
-Cable ties
-Cable/terminal marking systems
-Cable/terminal marking systems (stainless steel)
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-Fuse terminal blocks
-I/O system
-PLC interface
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-WiMAX
- subscriber stations & mobile stations - adaptor/router - WiMAX - WiFi
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Communications
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Logic
- PID/PD
- Scaling of I/O
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Strain gauge
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
-Visual display
-AC control
- Closed loop
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Permanent magnet
-Alarm indicators
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Characters
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-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
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- Ethernet
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- 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
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- DC motors
-Converters
- mV/current
- Programmable
-Counters
- Batch
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Industrial lighting
- Maintenance
- Materials handling
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Scada/DCS/PLC
-Batch production
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
| News from Stock Electronics: |
New all-in-one controller
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers, Stock Electronics
The new XL Prime all-in-one controller from Horner is the upgrade to the highly functional XL Series. The controller features an 800x480 TFT touchscreen display with five programmable function keys. A ... |
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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. |
Africa’s strategic role in powering the global clean energy future
January 2026, News
The 2026 Africa Energy Indaba is to spotlight Africa’s mineral wealth, industrialisation potential and the urgent need for sustainable value chain development. |
Siemens and HD Hyundai to accelerate revitalisation of USA shipbuilding
January 2026, News
Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed a memorandum of understanding with HD Hyundai to drive the revitalisation and modernisation of the commercial shipbuilding industry in the USA. |
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