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CIM Automation
Unit 5 Prestige Business Park, Democracy Way, Montague Gardens, Cape Town
Core business offering: Distributor of equipment for industrial and process automation, backed by strong technical support. Products include sensors, lighting, control systems and HMIs, communications systems, machine safety solutions, RFID, pneumatics, electric automation and process automation equipment.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Electrical design
-Motion control system design
-Communication medium
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- RS232/485/422
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
-Operating features
- Intrinsically safe
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
-Ethernet-based systems
-Standalone data loggers
-Process simulation & design
-Monitors
- moisture
- vibration
-Alarms
-Number of I/O points
- 0-64k
-Reports
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
-Remote sensing & control
- cellular
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-In-stream/in situ
- Pneumatic air filtration/conditioning
-Out-of-stream/ex situ
- Pneumatic air filtration/conditioning
-Calibration, configuration & adjustment
- Point-to-point HART device calibration/configuration
- Point-to-point Profibus device calibration/configuration
- Point-to-point proprietary device calibration/configuration
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Signal
- Explosion proof / intrinsically safe
- Multiwire
- Screened
-Circular DIN, control
-Fieldbus interface
-I/O
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-DeviceNet
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Modbus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Electric
-Emergency shutdown
-Limit switches
-Pneumatic
-Valve position transmitters
- Valve positioners
-Control valves (type)
- Ball
- Butterfly
-Solenoid
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Optical, laser
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Analog I/O
- 65-256
-Digital I/O
- more than 512
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-Programming
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Controllers/logic devices
-Cylinders
- Double acting
- Positioners
- Single acting
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Manifolds
- Pressure
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Humidity
-Level
-Metal detectors
-Moisture
-Other
-Presence
-Thickness
-Vibration
-Vision
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- mV/current
- Programmable
-Panel-mount indicators
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Counters
- Batch
- Panel mount
-Timers
- Panel mount
Section - Services & Systems
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
-Batch production
-Compressed air
-Food & beverage
-Marine
-Packaging and Labelling
-Pharmaceutical
-Pulp & paper
-Textiles
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-0/4-20 mA loop simulators/calibrators
-mV simulators/calibrators
-Pressure simulators/calibrators
Industry news: |
Eliminating noise in dense high-power designs with electrostatic shielding
January 2026, Electrical Power & Protection
Pickering Electronics has upgraded its Series 144 high power reed relays to include a new variant with an electrostatic shield between the switch and the coil to help minimise noise. |
Developing solutions for SA’s wastewater challenges
January 2026, Valves, Actuators & Pump Control
KSB Pumps has a proud global legacy in the development of self-priming pump technology, which reflects decades of engineering innovation and application expertise. Building on this foundation, KSB’s AU series has extended the company’s self-priming expertise into screened wastewater handling, which meets the growing needs of municipal and industrial sectors worldwide. |
PC-based control in the plastics industry
January 2026, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, Beckhoff Automation
Nissei Plastic, an injection moulding machine manufacturer based in Japan is implementing a worldwide tend towards open automation systems from experienced specialists using PC and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff.
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Powering up data centre mega development
January 2026, IT in Manufacturing
Parker Hannifin has secured a major contract to supply key equipment for nearly 30 aeroderivative gas turbines powering a new hyperscale data centre in Texas. |
Building resilient supply chains through smarter e-procurement
January 2026, IT in Manufacturing, RS South Africa
In a time of constant disruption, from supply chain uncertainty to rising operational costs, businesses that embrace digital procurement are better positioned to stay competitive and resilient. |
Cleaning solutions for optical sensors
January 2026, Sensors & Transducers, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Achieving accurate and continuous process visibility requires reliable sensor performance, even in challenging media. Endress+Hauser’s CYR51 mechanical cleaning unit addresses these challenges by providing stable, automated cleaning of turbidity and UV-Vis absorption sensors. |
Machine health monitoring with ifm
January 2026, IT in Manufacturing, Editor's Choice, ifm - South Africa
With ifm’s machine health monitoring, early signs of wear can be detected and unexpected failures prevented. Combined with equipment preventive maintenance software, interventions can be scheduled proactively to avoid costly downtime. |
Coal and biomass as fuel source options
January 2026, Electrical Power & Protection
According to Associated Energy Services, a specialist steam and boiler operations maintenance and service provider, solid fuels such as coal and biomass such as wood chips are both cost-effective and readily-available fuel source options. |
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