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Aged Automation
303D Olievenhout Avenue, Northriding, Randburg
Core business offering: Specialists at sourcing new, hard to get, old and obsolete industrial, electrical, automation and automotive hardware, including PLC, HMI, servo, VSD, softstarters, motors, LVS and MB automotive parts.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- servers
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
-Input devices
- Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) extenders & switches
- Keyboards
- Mice, trackerballs
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-Peripherals
- Monitors/display systems
- Printers
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Data acquisition, analysis
-Datasharing
- OPC clients
- OPC servers
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-PC based data acquisition
- distributed data acquisition
- presentation/analysis software
-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
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Cabinets
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-ASI
-CANbus
-CC-Link
-ControlNet
-DeviceNet
-EIA-485
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-Interbus-S
-LONWorks
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- Arcnet
- ASI
- CANbus
- CC-Link
- DeviceNet
- Ethernet
- Profibus
- Profinet
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Wireless Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
-Wireless gateways
-Wireless I/O - analogue
-Wireless I/O - discrete
-Wireless I/O networks
-Wireless multihop range extenders
-Wireless range extenders/repeaters
-Wireless sensor networks
-Wireless serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-Displays
- CRT
- Display wall (control room)
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Custom
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
- Membrane
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-Portable servers
-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
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Proprietary data bus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Clutches and brakes
-Gearboxes
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
- Magnetic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
-Acoustic
-Density
-Fibre-optic
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-Light intensity
-Metal detectors
-Other
-Vibration
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