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Directech
Directech Industrial Park, Cnr Homestead & Orleans, Kya Sands, Randburg
Core business offering: Industrial automation company specialising in bespoke turnkey solutions, including AGVs, conveyors, factory control, intralogistics, jigs and fixtures, production lines, purpose-built machinery, robotics, telemetry, and other custom automation solutions. The company operates in a variety of industries ranging from automotive manufacturing to smart city/factory systems.
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Cape Town
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Durban
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Port Elizabeth
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Johannesburg
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| Sole Agency | This company has been granted exclusive distribution rights by this brand's owner |
| Shared Agency | This is one of several companies with official rights to distribute this brand |
| Sub Agency | This company purchases from an officially appointed local distributor |
| Manufacturer | This company manufactures this brand |
| System Integrator | This company is an approved installer or system integrator of this brand | |
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- laptop
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Mechanical design
-Plant design
-Communication medium
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-PC based data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
-Recorders
- paperless
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MIS - Management Information Systems
-MRP - Manufacturing Resource Planning
-Utility optimisation
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-512
- 0-64k
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- >640
- 64-640
-Operating system
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cellular
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Cable glands
-Cable grommets
-Cable tie installing tools
-Cable ties
-Cable/terminal marking systems
-Ducting, trunking
-Intrusion alarms
-Smoke/fire detection
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DeviceNet
-Ethernet
-LONWorks
-Modbus
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Wireless Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
-Wireless gateways
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-Flowmeters (type)
- Clamp-on, non-invasive
- Open channel, flume, weir
- Vortex
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Fibre-optic
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Tank gauging
-Ultrasonic
-Alarm indicators
-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
- Membrane
-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
- 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 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
-Peripherals
- grippers
- welding
-Robots
-IR non-contact
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-Temperature switches
-Counters
- Panel mount
-Timers
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Level
-Pressure
-Temperature
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-Project Management
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Automotive
-Blending
-Boiler/furnace control
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Food & beverage
-Gas, infrared heating systems
-Induction heating systems
-Injection moulding
-Kiln control
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Pharmaceutical
-Water & waste water
| News from Directech: |
AGVs for Industry 4.0
Africa Automation Fair 2017 Preview, Industrial Wireless, Directech
Directech’s automated guided vehicles (AGVs) offer a means of transport that facilitates the movement of goods, parts and products in factories. Visit Stands E33 and E36 to see how Directech custom builds ... |
TeleEye secures Bafokeng Stadium roads
July 2010, Surveillance, Entertainment and Hospitality (Industry), Directech, GoThermal (TeleEye)
TeleEye and Directech keep a roving eye on the Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
TeleEye and solution partner, Directech, successfully supplied and installed a world-class mobile CCTV solution for the remote surveillance ... |
Wireless anti-collision system
March 2006, Data Acquisition & Telemetry, Directech
A collision between items of moving plant, such as the stacker and reclaimer, shown in the photograph, is difficult to anticipate and prevent. The concomitant collision damage to the plant, as well as ... |
Industry news: |
Where simplicity meets reliability
June 2025, Temperature Measurement , Endress+Hauser South Africa
The new iTEMP TMT31 temperature transmitter from Endress+Hauser combines simplified selection, ordering, installation and operation with the highest reliability and long-term stability in one product.
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New world of process control: A completely web-based process control system
June 2025, IT in Manufacturing, Siemens South Africa
Control technology is crucial for gaining a competitive edge in the process industry. That’s why there’s SIMATIC PCS neo - the innovative ground-breaking process control system by Siemens. |
A new generation of solar professionals
June 2025, News
A new generation of solar professionals is rising in Cape Town. The second cohort of the Solar Youth Project has just completed an intensive eight-week training course and is ready to take on the next stage, 10 months of work experience.
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Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 closes on a high note
June 2025, News
The Africa Automation Technology Fair 2025 officially wrapped up after three dynamic days at Gallagher Convention Centre, cementing its status as Africa’s leading platform for industrial automation, AI and IoT.
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SAIMC: Durban branch
June 2025, SAIMC, SAIMC
The Durban branch of the SAIMC was pleased to welcome Vusi Sithole, managing member of Hybrid Control Corporation in Richards Bay, who presented\on the very pertinent topic of ‘Infrastructure monitoring and control for water loss management’.
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New modules for distributed integration of intrinsically safe signals
May 2025, IS & Ex, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff provides a compact acquisition solution for intrinsically safe signals up to zone 0/20 with the IP67-protected EtherCAT Box modules of the EPX series. |
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