Eagle Technik - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Johannesburg
Mtolo, Jacob
Technical Director
[email protected]
Radebe, Jabulani
Projects Engineer
[email protected]
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Barcode systems
- Automated
- Handheld
- Printers
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
-Portable data collection terminal
-Recorders
- chart paper
- circular chart
- instrumentation magtape
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Hygrometers
-Monitors
- air quality
- corrosion
- density
- effluent
- flame
- scale build-up
- vibration
- water quality
-Sampling equipment
- gases
- liquids
- solids
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- from rotating shaft
- infrared (IR)
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-Arcnet
-ControlNet
-DCS Data Highway
-DeviceNet
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Profibus
-Profinet
-RS232/422/485
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valve actuators
-Electric
-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
-Globe
- three-way
-Lined valves
-Rotary control valves
-Shut tight valves
-Sliding/knife gate
-Solenoid
-Weir-type diaphragm
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Thermocouple
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 150x150
- 24x48
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 72x72
- 96x96
-Visual display
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (type)
- Clamp-on, non-invasive
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
- Orifice plate, flow nozzle
- Turbine
- Variable area
-Potable water meters
-Switches
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Explosion proof
-Flameproof
-Gas detection
-Intrinsic safety
- 4-20 mA set-point stations
- Flashing beacons
- Isolating interface units
- Shunt diode safety barriers
- Solenoid valves
- Transmitters - flow
- Transmitters - level
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
–+ Level measurement
-Boiler sight glasses
-Capacitive & conductive
-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
-Density
-Drum filling
-In-motion
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-Analog I/O
-    1-16
-Display
-Networking organisation
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Function block diagram
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Air dryers
-Controllers/logic devices
-Cylinders
- Double acting 
- Positioners
- Rodless
- Single acting
-Filters
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Seals
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Torque
-Servo motors
- Stepper motors
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Instrument manifolds
-Manometers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
-Regulators
- Pilot operated pressure reducing
- Self-acting back pressure
- Self-acting pressure reducing
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Inductive
-Magnetic
–+ Pumps
-Dosing/metering
-Positive displacement
- Diaphragm
- Peristaltic
- Piston
- Proportioning/dosing
-Submersible
–+ Sensors
-Current
-Density
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-Moisture
-Strain gauges
-Thickness
-Vibration
–+ 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
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-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 
- Handheld tally
- Mechanical
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Contractors
- Factory automation
- Maintenance 
- Materials handling
- Panel builders
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
–+ System integration: process or technology specific
-Chemicals
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Mining & metals
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Sugar
-Textiles
-Water & waste water