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Directech
Directech Industrial Park, Cnr Homestead & Orleans, Kya Sand, Randburg
Core business offering: Directech is an 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: |
4Sight OT Automation achieves prestigious AVEVA Endorsed Partner status
April 2024, News
4Sight OT Automation, a leading industrial software solutions provider, has achieved Endorsed Partner status within the AVEVA Partner Network. |
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From the office of the CEO
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Efficient, affordable solution for electrohydraulic pumps
April 2024, Valves, Actuators & Pump Control, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
In the world of construction a revolution is changing the status quo, the electrification of small and efficient construction machinery.
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Local robotics team’s journey to the world stage
April 2024, News
In the heart of Cape Town, a group of young visionaries aged 12 to 17 is making waves in the world of robotics. Known as Texpand, this team from Pinelands has not only dominated the First Tech Challenge (FTC) in South Africa, but has also earned international acclaim for its innovative approach to engineering and problem solving. |
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