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Prime Automation
Unit 28, Jet Park, Caravelle Street, Walmer, Gqeberha
Core business offering: Sole agent for a leading brand of safety automation products in southern Africa and sole agent for leading brands of enclosures, cables and drives. The company offers service, support and sales throughout South Africa and can do safety risk assessments.
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| Sole Agency | This company has been granted exclusive distribution rights by this brand's owner |
| Shared Agency | This is one of several companies with official rights to distribute this brand |
| Sub Agency | This company purchases from an officially appointed local distributor |
| Manufacturer | This company manufactures this brand |
| System Integrator | This company is an approved installer or system integrator of this brand | |
Escha
(Sole Agency) |
Flexbox
(Sole Agency) |
IDE Enclosures
(Sole Agency) |
Inxpect
(Sole Agency) |
Pilz
(Sole Agency) |
Santerno
(Shared Agency) |
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Explosion protected
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Time delay
-Switches
- Magnetic
-Audible alarms
- Horns, sirens
-Emergency stop switches
-Gas burner safety control
-Light curtains
-Protection relays
- Over/under voltage
- Over-current
-Rope-pull switches
-Safety limit switches
-Visible alarms
- Indicator lights
- Industrial beacons
- LED
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Networking
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Function block diagram
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
-Inductive
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
Section - Services & Systems
-Automotive
-Boiler/furnace control
-Compressed air
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Gas, infrared heating systems
-Injection moulding
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Pulp & paper
-Rubber & plastics
-Sugar
-Textiles
| News from Prime Automation: |
Safety products for automation
Africa Automation Fair 2019 Preview, Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors, Prime Automation
Prime Automation is exhibiting Pilz safety products for automation, Escha connectivity solutions, IDE enclosures and Inxpect safety scanners. These can be viewed at Stand D05. Pilz specialises in safety ... |
Safety solutions
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, IS & Ex, Prime Automation
Prime Automation supplies the Pilz brand, offering the highest level of quality in safe sensors (light curtains, interlocks, e-stops), control relays and safety PLCs. The company also offers safety training ... |
Base unit for large projects
March 2016, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers, Prime Automation
New base unit in the configurable control system PNOZmulti 2 from Pilz. |
Industry news: |
How to size and select a servo motor
May 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Editor's Choice, Festo South Africa
Festo highlights some factors to consider in the process of sizing and selecting a servo motor effectively to ensure optimal performance, reliability and energy efficiency. |
Reliable connectivity for the food and beverage industry
June 2026, Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors, LAPP Southern Africa
The food and beverage industry operates in one of the most demanding industrial environments where hygiene, efficiency and reliability are critical to daily operations. To support these growing industry demands, LAPP has introduced a new generation of sensor cordsets designed to perform in challenging food and beverage environments. |
Integrated automation systems in poultry feed production
June 2026, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Adroit Technologies
South Africa’s poultry industry is increasingly turning to advanced automation systems to optimise operations. Working in partnership with Adroit Technologies, leading poultry supplier Sovereign implemented the Mitsubishi Adroit Process Suite across a key feed production facility, creating a scalable, integrated system capable of supporting both current operations and future expansion. |
Filtration as a reliability driver in motion control systems
May 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
This article highlights the importance of filtration in motion control systems, how contamination affects performance, and what fleet managers, operators and maintenance teams in southern Africa can do to reduce downtime, avoidable wear and costly repairs, aided by Baldwin Filters. |
Jendamark catalyst shrinking technology leverages SEW-EURODRIVE precision
June 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Editor's Choice, SEW-EURODRIVE
[Sponsored] Innovative technology for shrinking catalytic converters, designed and built in South Africa by Jendamark Automation for the global market, relies on the precision of SEW-EURODRIVE’s highly dynamic servo-geared units and software. |
Inside the Giant Magellan Telescope with mechanical engineering at astronomical scale
May 2026, Motion Control & Drives
Construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope, set to become the world’s largest Gregorian optical infrared telescope, is well underway. While its scientific mission is to transform astronomy, its performance depends heavily on advanced mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic engineering.
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