P.C.I. North West & Limpopo - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Brits
Calvert, Mark Director [email protected]	Morobane, Thato Managing Director [email protected]	Pieters, Danie Business Development Manager [email protected]
Roothman , Theo Technical Sales Enginee [email protected]
Yokogawa
(Sub Agency)
Section - Computers & Software
–+ I/O sensor/computer interfacing
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- RS232/485/422
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
-Operating features
- Intrinsically safe
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
–+ Industrial software for PCs
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Artificial intelligence
- Asset management
- Batch production
- Calibration management
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Operator interface
- Soft PLC
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
- automatic data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
- distributed data acquisition
-Portable data collection terminal
-Radio frequency tags
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- disposable pens
- events
- paperless
- strip chart
- videographic
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Anemometers
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Meteorological instrumentation
-Monitors
- air quality
- chlorine
- corrosion
- density
- dust
- effluent
- flame
- gas
- moisture
- noise
- opacity
- vibration
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
- solids
–+ Scada - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
-Alarms
-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
-Reports
-Standalone version available
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- from rotating shaft
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Hardware: Calibration, configuration & adjustment
-Handheld/portable
- Hardwired point-to-point device calibrator/configurator
- Hardwired point-to-point HART device calibrator/configurator
- Hardwired point-to-point Profibus device calibrator/configurator
- Network capable HART device calibrator/configurator
–+ Hardware: Monitoring, analysis & in situ testing
-In-stream/in situ
- General purpose data-logger
- Pneumatic air
- Thermal imaging/thermography
- Valve shut-tight testing
- Valve stroke testing
-Sampling/ex situ
- pH
–+ Hardware: Test & monitoring
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
- Oscilloscope
-Handheld/portable
- Data-logger
- Multimeter
- Thermal imager
- Thermometer
- Vibration/balance
–+ Plant optimisation software
-Asset related
- Asset management software for intellectual assets (engineering related)
- Enterprise asset management software (EAM)
-Calibration, configuration & adjustment
- Networkable HART device calibration/configuration
- Point-to-point HART device calibration/configuration
- Wireless HART device calibration/configuration
-Education & training
- Competency-based learning
-IoT driver & OPC software
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Expert systems
- Maintenance optimisation
- Process/production modelling
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Cables for instrumentation & control
-Power
- Armoured
- PVC
- Silicon
-Signal
- Armoured
- Coaxial
- Computer, LAN
- Explosion proof / intrinsically safe
- Flat, ribbon
- High temperature
- Multiwire
- Optical fibre
- Screened
- Single conductor panel wires
- Temperature compensated cable
- Twisted pair
–+ Connectors for instrumentation & control
-Circular DIN, control
-Circular, mixed signal
-Circular, power
-Coaxial connectors
-D-subminiature
-Explosion proof
-Fieldbus interface
-Harsh environment
-High temperature
-I/O
-Optical fibre
-Rectangular, control, signal
-Rectangular, mixed signal
-Rectangular, power
-Termination tooling
-Thermocouple
-Watertight
–+ Industrial cabinets & enclosures
-19" racking
-Accessories
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Explosion protected
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
-Canopies
-Desks, consoles, furniture
-Enclosures (special)
- Corrosion proof
- Environmentally protected
-Intercom systems (industrial)
-Pole mount accessories
-Pole mount accessories (stainless steel)
-Thermal control
- Fans, blowers
- Heat exchangers/airconditioners
–+ Industrial switches & relays
-Reed relays
- Dry-contact
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Time delay
-Switches
- Intrinsically safe
- Key-lock
–+ Instrumentation & control installation
-Busbar
-Cable glands
-Cable grommets
-Cable jointing kits
-Cable sleeving
-Cable tie installing tools
-Cable ties
-Cable/terminal marking systems
-Cable/terminal marking systems (stainless steel)
-Cabling conduit
-Ducting, trunking
-Electrical power
-Fibre-optic jointing kit
-Heat-shrink guns
-Heat-shrink tubing
-Insulating tape, coloured
-Mounting clips, clamps
-Sleeve application tools
–+ Protection systems & alarms
-Audible alarms
- Horns, sirens
-Compressor anti-surge
-Emergency stop switches
-Fuses
- Fast-acting
- Normal
- Slow-blow
-Gas burner safety control
-Hazardous gas detection
-IS barriers, signal isolation
-Key-lock switches
-Light curtains
-Optical isolators
-Rope-pull switches
-Safety limit switches
-Visible alarms
- Annunciator displays
- Indicator lights
- Industrial beacons
- LED
- LED for traffic lights
–+ Terminal blocks for instrumentation & control
-Connectorised buslines
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-Fuse terminal blocks
-I/O system
-Patching/cross-connection
-PLC interface
-Pluggable terminal blocks
-Screwed clamp
-Screwless spring cage
-Tab connector blocks (panel)
-Thermocouple
-Wire wrap
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-DCS Data Highway
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Modbus
–+ Wireless - accessories
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
–+ Wireless - field devices
-ISA100
- backbone router
- development kit
- field devices - transmitters
- gateway
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-Emergency shutdown
-Limit switches
-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
-Eccentric plug
-Expanding plug
-Globe
- double seated
- split-body
- three-way
-Lined valves
-Manifolds
-Pinch-type sleeve
-Rotary control valves
-Shut tight valves
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- Pattern/profile
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
- Scaling of I/O
-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)
- 150x150
- 24x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ DCS - Distributed Control Systems
-DCS
-Emergency shut-down systems
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
–+ 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
-Fire detection & extinguishing equipment
-Flameproof
-Gas detection
-Intrinsic safety
- 3.5 & 4.5 digit indicators
- 4-20 mA set-point stations
- Batch controllers
- Flashing beacons
- Isolating interface units
- Multiplexers
- Sensors
- Shunt diode safety barriers
- Solenoid valves
- Sounders
- Totalisers
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
-Pressurisation
-Type 'n' protection
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Analytics & reporting
-Artificial intelligence
-Asset/calibration management
-Big data & cloud technologies
-Cybersecurity
-Industrial IT & networking
-Interoperability HW/SW
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
-Specialist consulting services
-System simulation
-Wireless network/service providers
–+ Level measurement
-Boiler sight glasses
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Nucleonic
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Rotary paddle
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
–+ Mass measurement
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Belt scales
-Blending
-Check weighers
-Coriolis
-Density
-Drum filling
-Impact plate
-In-motion
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message 
- Touchscreens
-Handheld terminals
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Custom
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
- Membrane
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-Portable servers
–+ 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
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Proprietary data bus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Scan rate less than 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Controllers/logic devices
-Cylinders
- Double acting 
- Positioners
- Rodless
- Single acting
-Filters
-Motors
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
-Rotary encoders
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC 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
-Edge detection
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Sensors
-Acoustic
-Anemometers
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
-Light intensity
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Strain gauges
-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)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Batch 
- 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 - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Analysers
- Ash content
- Basis weight, consistency
- Boiler feed water 
- Chlorine 
- Combustion 
- Density
- Dissolved oxygen
- Flue gas
- Gas
- Gas chromatograph
- Gaseous contaminants
- Hydrocarbon
- On-line process
- Oxygen
- Single element
- Suspended solids
- Viscosity
-Conductivity
-ORP
-pH
-pH handheld
-Pyrometers
-Redox measurement
-Sampling equipment
- Gases
- Liquids
-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
-RTD simulators/calibrators
-Strain gauge simulators/calibrators
-Temperature (dry block)
-Temperature baths
-Thermistor simulators
-Thermocouple simulators
–+ Electrical test equipment
-Bonding/earthing
-Clampmeters
-Insulation testers
-Mains power analysers
-Multimeters
-Ohmmeters
-Oscilloscopes
-Phase rotation
-Pipe & cable locators
-Portable power meters
-Scope & DMM combinations
-X/Y, Y/t chart recorders