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Rietz Automation
Unit 2, Main Reef Business Park, Main Reef Road, Boksburg
Core business offering: System integration, panel building, commissioning, electrical drawings and software.
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Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
- Handheld
-Ethernet-based systems
-PC based data acquisition
- automatic data acquisition
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MRP - Manufacturing Resource Planning
-Warehouse management systems
-Monitors
- air quality
- density
- gas
- vibration
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
- solids
-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
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Rotary control valves
-Solenoid
-AC control
- Closed loop
- Flux vector
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-AC motors
- Induction motors - geared motor units
- Induction motors - over 10kW
- Induction motors - up to 10kW
- Synchronous motors - brushless
- Synchronous motors - permanent magnet
-Flowmeters (application)
- Batching
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Mass
-Monitors/indicators
-Float-operated
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-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
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
Section - Services & Systems
-Consulting engineers
- Project management
- Systems specification
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Materials handling
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Warehousing
-Automotive
-Batch production
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Chemicals
-Compressed air
-Energy management
-Food & beverage
-Furnace control & management
-Gas, infrared heating systems
-HVAC control
-Induction heating systems
-Injection moulding
-Kiln control
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Rubber & plastics
-Sugar
-Textiles
-Water & waste water
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