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Aged Automation
Aged Automation

303D Olievenhout Avenue, Northriding, Randburg

cell:  
+27 83 256 6477
email:  
john@agedautomation.com
url:  
www.agedautomation.com

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.


Crain, John
MD
john@agedautomation.com
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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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