MSV Instruments and Supplies - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Naidoo, Jeraad External Sales Rep jeraad@msvinstrumentation.co.za	Reddy, Tommy Sales Manager tommy@msvinstrumentation.co.za	Reddy, Shivana Internal Sales shivana@msvinstrumentation.co.za
Reddy, Veni Managing Director veni@msvinstrumentation.co.za	Reddy, Melisha Accounts melisha@msvinstrumentation.co.za	Schoeman, Shaun External Sales Representative shaun@msvinstrumentation.co.za
Swart, Clint External Sales Representative clint@msvinstrumentation.co.za
FlowX
(Sole Agency)
Hebei
(Sole Agency)
IPF Electronic
(Sole Agency)
Kansai Automation
(Sole Agency)
Monitran
(Shared Agency)
MSV
(Sole Agency)
Multispan
(Shared Agency)
Sitron
(Shared Agency)
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Barcode systems
- Handheld
-Ethernet-based systems
-Logging printers
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- paperless
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Anemometers
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Meteorological instrumentation
-Monitors
- air quality
- chlorine
- corrosion
- density
- dust
- effluent
- flame
- gas
- moisture
- vibration
- water quality
–+ Scada - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
-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
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- infrared (IR)
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Hardware: Calibration, configuration & adjustment
-Handheld/portable
- Hardwired point-to-point device calibrator/configurator
- Hardwired point-to-point Profibus device calibrator/configurator
- Linear alignment
- Network capable HART device calibrator/configurator
- Network capable Profibus device calibrator/configurator
- Wireless HART device calibrator/configurator
- Wireless Profibus device calibrator/configurator
- Wireless proprietary device calibrator/configurator
–+ Hardware: Conditioning systems
-In-stream/in situ
- Insulating oil filtration/conditioning
- Pneumatic air filtration/conditioning
-Out-of-stream/ex situ
- Pneumatic air filtration/conditioning
–+ Hardware: Test & monitoring
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
-Handheld/portable
- Data-logger
- Electrical motor tester
- Multimeter
- Thermal imager
- Thermometer
- Vibration/balance
–+ Plant optimisation services
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Consulting
- Technical
-Education & training
- Onsite
-Maintenance
- Calibration
- Hardware repair
- Maintenance
- Planning
- Predictive maintenance
- Site-embedded maintenance
- Testing
-Optimisation
- Energy
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Process/production
–+ Plant optimisation software
-Maintenance
- Planning & scheduling
- Predictive maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Energy optimisation
- Expert systems
- Maintenance optimisation
- Process/production modelling
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-ASI
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DeviceNet
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- ASI
- DeviceNet
- Ethernet
- PLC Data Highway
- Profibus
-PLC Data Highway
-Profibus
-Profinet
-RS232/422/485
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
–+ Wireless - accessories
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- energy harvesting (thermal/vibration, etc)
- solar
–+ Wireless - field devices
-WirelessHART
- field devices - actuators
- field devices - controllers
- field devices - transmitters
- repeaters
- WirelessHART adaptors
–+ Wireless - WiFi & WiMAX
-WiFi
- communication handsets
- gateways - Bluetooth
- gateways - Ethernet
-WiFI
- serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
-WiFi
- switch/controllers or routers
- WiFi PCIe/PCIe MC adaptor (aka modem)
- WiFi USB adaptor (aka modem)
-WiMAX
- base-station
- subscriber stations & mobile stations - VoIP router
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Emergency shutdown
-Hydraulic
-Limit switches
-Partial stroke testing devices
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
–+ Control valves
-Control valves (applications)
- Cryogenic
- Globe - sanitary
- Hygienic
- Pump protection
- Re-circulating
- Safety release
- Severe service/harsh application valves
- Slurry control
- Steam conditioning
- Steam de-superheaters
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Globe
- double seated
- split-body
- three-way
-Lined valves
-Manifolds
-Pinch-type sleeve
-Rotary control valves
-Shut tight valves
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
-Weir-type diaphragm
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 150x150
- 24x48
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ DCS - Distributed Control Systems
-DCS
-Emergency shut-down systems
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
–+ Electric drives, inverters & motors
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-DC control
- Speed control
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Geared
–+ Flow measurement
-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
- Pelton wheel
- Pitot tube
- Positive displacement
- Solids
- Target
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Turbine
- Variable area
- Venturi tube
- V-notch 
- Vortex
- Wedge
-Monitors/indicators
-Pipeline monitors
-Potable water meters
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Explosion proof
-Flameproof
-Gas detection
-Intrinsic safety
- 3.5 & 4.5 digit indicators
- 4-20 mA set-point stations
- Sensors
- Solenoid valves
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
-Pressurisation
-Type 'n' protection
–+ Hydraulics
-Accessories
-Accumulators
-Actuators
-Couplings
-Cylinders
-Filters
-Hoses & fittings
-Manifold systems
-Motors
-Oil coolers
-Pumps
-Seals
-Servo valves
-Valves
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Asset/calibration management
-Industrial IT & networking
-Smart sensors
-Wireless network/service providers
–+ Level measurement
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
–+ Machine vision
-Machine vision lighting
-Machine vision sensors
-Machine vision systems
-Visual inspection systems
–+ Mass measurement
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Belt scales
-Coriolis
-Density
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- CRT
- LCD, flat-panel
- Touchscreens
-HMI
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-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
-Multiprocessor
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Controllers/logic devices
-Cylinders
- Double acting 
- Positioners
- Rodless
- Single acting
-Filters
-Motors
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Seals
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
- Torque
-Gearboxes
-Impactors - magnetic
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Hydraulic drive systems
- Pneumatic drive systems
- Servo systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
- Magnetic
-Servo motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Manometers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Regulators
- Pilot operated pressure reducing
- Rupture disk
- Self-acting back pressure
- Self-acting pressure reducing
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Pumps
-Air-operated
-Centrifugal
- Glandless (without seal)
- Inline
- Multistage
- Self-priming 
-Dosing/metering
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Gear
- Hand-operated
- Lobe
- Peristaltic
- Piston
- Proportioning/dosing
- Rotary ball
- Vane
-Submersible
-Vacuum
–+ Sensors
-Acoustic
-Anemometers
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Hall-effect
-Hole/tear
-Humidity
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
-Light intensity
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Other
-Presence
-Radiation
-Strain gauges
-Tactile
-Thickness
-Vibration
-Vision
–+ Signal conditioning
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
-Multiplexers
-Root extractors
–+ Temperature measurement
-Heat flow monitors
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-Pyrometric cones
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature indicating paints/labels
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Batch 
- Handheld tally
- Mechanical
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Consulting engineers
- Gap analysis
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Industrial lighting
- Maintenance 
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- MES/CIM
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- CIM/CAM
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Materials handling
- Process control
- Production management
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
–+ System integration: process or technology specific
-Automotive
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Compressed air
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Analysers
- Ash content
- Chlorine 
- Colorimetric 
- Density
- Dissolved oxygen
- Oxygen
- Particles
- Suspended solids
-Conductivity
-ORP
-pH
-pH handheld
-Pyrometers
-Redox measurement
-Spectrometers (UV, IR, etc.)
-Turbidity meters
–+ Calibration equipment & services
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-Calibration services (SANAS accredited, etc.)
-Deadweight testers
-Decade boxes, R/I/C
-Documenting process calibrators
-Flow calibrators
-Frequency, time simulators/calibrators
-Loop optimisation analysers & software
-mV simulators/calibrators
-Power, energy calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
-Reference materials (certified)
-RF reflectometers
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Spectrometers
-Strain gauge simulators/calibrators
-Temperature (dry block)
-Thermistor simulators
-Thermocouple simulators
–+ Electrical test equipment
-Clampmeters
-Electrostatic measurements
-Insulation testers
-Magnetic measurements
-Multimeters
-Ohmmeters
-Oscilloscopes
-Phase rotation
-Pipe & cable locators
-Portable power meters
-Scope & DMM combinations
-Servo/synchro testers
-Synchro/resolver simulators
-X/Y, Y/t chart recorders
–+ Physical/mechanical test equipment
-Density
-Dust level
-Hardness testers
-Humidity
-Leak detection
-Levelling & sag
-Moisture content
-Oil in water
-Particle size
-Pyrometers
-Strain gauging
-Stroboscopes
-Tachometers
-Temperature
-Temperature profiling
-Thermal imaging
-Thickness, wall, plating
-Velocity
-Vibration/machine health
- Non-contact/ultrasonic
- Physical contact
-Viscosity
-Water-in-oil