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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 conduct 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: |
Economy drive system closes the drive gap in the entry-level segment
October 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Editor's Choice, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff has launched an economy drive system pairing its new AX1000 servo drive and AM1000 servomotor with the AF1000 dual-axis variable frequency drive on a shared EtherCAT platform, targeting series machines and price-sensitive markets without sacrificing TwinCAT integration or functional safety.
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SEW-EURODRIVE to exhibit energy-efficient automation at Propak Cape
October 2026, Motion Control & Drives, SEW-EURODRIVE
[Sponsored] SEW-EURODRIVE will showcase its MOVI-C modular automation portfolio at Propak Cape, demonstrating how integrated drive and automation technologies can help processing and packaging companies reduce energy consumption and improve production consistency. |
Importance of gas analysis in the petrochemical industry
October 2026, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring, Elemental Analytics
Gas analysis plays a critical role in petrochemical operations, supporting process optimisation, product quality and plant safety. As an experienced and expert gas analysis supplier, Elemental Analytics can provide the correct analyser and sample system package to meet individual plant requirements.
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The grid needs to become more intelligent
October 2026, Electrical Power & Protection, Schneider Electric South Africa
South Africa’s power grid is becoming bidirectional and far more dynamic as distributed energy resources proliferate. Schneider Electric’s Nishandra Bajinath explains why digitalisation, DERMS and aggregation are essential to keep this increasingly complex grid stable and efficient. |
SAIMC Durban takes to the skies
October 2026, SAIMC, SAIMC
SAIMC Durban members went behind the scenes at the ATNS facility at King Shaka International Airport. The visit offered a fascinating look at the sophisticated technology and highly trained people keeping South Africa’s skies safe. |
Cybersecurity must become part of the next era of industrial automation
October 2026, IT in Manufacturing, Adroit Technologies
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act is setting a global benchmark for connected products, making cybersecurity a core engineering requirement in industrial automation. Adroit Technologies and Mitsubishi Electric explain how building security into controllers, PLCs and drives from the outset helps South African manufacturers protect production and meet international expectations. |
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