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Control Systems Technology
Unit 7, Edison Park, 183 Edison Crescent, Hennopspark, Centurion
Core business offering: Distributor, installer and integrator of process measurement and control instrumentation equipment. Specialises in custom solutions for data logging, remote alarm condition monitoring, meteorological and cold storage, and industrial combustion equipment. Instrumentation supply areas include analysis, crane safety, data loggers and recorders, electrical, environmental, flow, level, pressure and signal conditioners.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Modbus
- RS232/485/422
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Batch production
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Operator interface
-Operating systems
- Windows 2000
- Windows CE
- Windows NT
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
- automatic data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
- intranet system
- presentation/analysis software
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- disposable pens
- events
- paperless
- strip chart
-Standalone data loggers
-Maintenence management
-Quality management
-Warehouse management systems
-Anemometers
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Meteorological instrumentation
-Monitors
- effluent
- flame
- gas
- moisture
- noise
- vibration
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
- solids
-Alarms
-Number of I/O points
- 0-32
-Operating system
- Windows 2000
- Windows NT
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- Ethernet LAN
-Remote sensing & control
- cellular
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-In-stream/in situ
- General purpose data-logger
- Thermal imaging/thermography
-Handheld/portable
- Data-logger
- Multimeter
- Thermal imager
- Thermometer
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Process/production
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Energy optimisation
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Power
- Armoured
- PVC
- Silicon
-Signal
- Armoured
- Coaxial
- Computer, LAN
- High temperature
- Multiwire
- Optical fibre
- Screened
- Single conductor panel wires
- Temperature compensated cable
- Twisted pair
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Free-standing
- Wall mount
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Solid state (photo MOS)
- Solid state (zero-crossing)
-CBE (circuit breakers for equipment)
-Gas burner safety control
-Hazardous gas detection
-IS barriers, signal isolation
-Optical isolators
-Protection relays
- Over-current
- Pump protection
- Thermal overload, motor protection
-Visible alarms
- Annunciator displays
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Electric
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Solenoid
-Functionality
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- Pattern/profile
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >16
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 24x48
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Doppler ultrasonic
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
- Thermal dispersion/calorific
- Turbine
- Vortex
-Monitors/indicators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
-Explosion proof
-Intrinsic safety
- Sensors
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
-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
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-Analog I/O
- 1-16
- 17-64
- 65-256
- 257-512
-Digital I/O
- 1-16
- 17-64
- 65-256
-Display
-Networking
- Ethernet
-Operator interface panel
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Cylinders
- Double acting
- Positioners
- Single acting
-Valves
- Flow
- Isolation
- Pressure
-Differential pressure transducers
-Manometers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Capacitive
-Inductive
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Magnetic
-Anemometers
-Current
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-Light intensity
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Presence
-Strain gauges
-Vibration
-Converters
- A-D
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature indicating paints/labels
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
-Counters
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
-Programmers
- Other
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Process control
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
-Boiler/furnace control
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Gas, infrared heating systems
-HVAC control
-Kiln control
-Laboratory control & management
-Marine
-Pharmaceutical
-Transportation
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-Analysers
- Dissolved oxygen
- Flue gas
- Gas
- Gaseous contaminants
- Oxygen
-Chambers (environmental/temperature)
-Conductivity
-ORP
-pH
-pH handheld
-Pyrometers
-Redox measurement
-Turbidity meters
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-Power, energy calibrators
-Mains power analysers
-Multimeters
-Portable power meters
-X/Y, Y/t chart recorders
-Noise/sound level
-Temperature
-Temperature profiling
-Thermal imaging
-Vibration/machine health
- Physical contact
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