IBG
Drive Dynamics

Units 1-4, Stuart 2 Business Park, 4 Hilda Avenue, Hennopspark, Centurion

tel:  
+27 12 940 8141
cell:  
+27 83 278 6101
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.drivedynamics.co.za

Core business offering: Supplier of FRECON variable speed drives (VSDs), solar VSDs, soft starters, switchgear, DOL starters, electric motors and MCC systems. Smartlink Wireless level controllers. Single phase 220 V in 3-phase 380 V; VSDs (SY380).


Bowden, Tammy
Office Manager
[email protected]
De Beer, Robbie
Director
[email protected]
Frecon Electric
(Sole Agency)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
-AC control
- Closed loop
- Flux vector
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-AC motors
- Induction motors - geared motor units
- Induction motors - over 10kW
- Induction motors - up to 10kW
- Synchronous motors - brushless
- Synchronous motors - permanent magnet
-DC control
- 4-quadrant control
- Speed control
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Geared
- Permanent magnet
- Wound field
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
-Pipeline monitors
-Switches
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Optical, laser
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-Digital I/O
- more than 512
-Multiprocessor
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Control transducers
- Tacho generators
-Programmable motion control systems
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo motors
- DC motors
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Centrifugal
- Glandless (without seal)
- Inline
- Multistage
- Self-priming
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Gear
- Proportioning/dosing
- Rotary ball
- Vane
-Submersible
-Vacuum
-Counters
- Batch
- Handheld tally
- Mechanical
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
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