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Fox Controls Rand
Suite 151, 1st Floor, Blairgowrie Plaza, 64 Conrad Drive, Blairgowrie, Randburg
Core business offering: Import and distribution of measurement and control instrumentation and automation, sensors, PLCs, power supplies, safety scanners, counters, timers, hour meters, tally counters, clickers, water batch controllers, smart relays, MMIs and also length measuring systems, cable length meters, meter counters and wire length counters.
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Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Recorders
- events
-Standalone data loggers
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Instrument power supplies
-Mains AC-DC converters
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Time delay
-Switches
- Key-lock
- Pushbutton-control
- Thumb-wheel encoded output
-Emergency stop switches
-Key-lock switches
-Light curtains
-Visible alarms
- Industrial beacons
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Functionality
- Auto/self tuning
- Logic
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- mA/mV
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 48x48
- 48x96
-Visual display
-Totalisers and correlators
-Intrinsic safety
- Totalisers
-Capacitive & conductive
-Optical, laser
-Ultrasonic
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- LCD, flat-panel
- Touchscreens
-Analog I/O
- 1-16
- 17-64
-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
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- 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
-Controllers/logic devices
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
-Flexible shafts
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Pneumatic drive systems
-Rotary encoders
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Hot metal
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Level
-Light intensity
-Metal detectors
-Other
-Presence
-Thickness
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
-Isolators
-Counters
- Batch
- Handheld tally
- Mechanical
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
Section - Services & Systems
-Shop-floor data collection
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
| News from Fox Controls Rand: |
Low-profile touchless switches
November 2022, Operator Interfaces, Switches & Relays, Fox Controls Rand
LED illumination and indoor/outdoor durability make these low-profile touchless switches ideal for clean and functional industrial and public applications. |
A new breed of PLC with HMI
October 2014, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers, Fox Controls Rand
The new 95 mm IDEC SmartAXIS Touch is a breed of its own and the perfect combination of PLC processing and HMI monitoring and control. Available in 65K TFT colour or monochrome, SmartAXIS Touch is an ... |
Slimline power supplies
September 2004, Electrical Power & Protection, Fox Controls Rand
Idec Electronics is offering its new PS5R range of switched mode DIN rail mounted plastic power supplies. These new models deliver the power of a traditional power supply in half the space, without sacrificing ... |
Intelligent machine terminal
April 2004, Operator Interfaces, Switches & Relays, Fox Controls Rand
The machine terminal 2480, part of the BDE 2400 product group, is an intelligent terminal for use in machine monitoring, job booking, quality and DNC applications. Production data is automatically collected, ... |
Industry news: |
Powering Africa’s sustainable mining
January 2026, Level Measurement & Control, Editor's Choice, VEGA Controls SA
At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, one theme rises above all others, progress through precision. For VEGA, a global leader in process instrumentation, this mission aligns perfectly with its core purpose, which is turning measurement into meaningful progress. |
SEW-EURODRIVE transforms drivetrain uptime
January 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Editor's Choice, SEW-EURODRIVE
The DriveRadar IoT Suite from SEW-Eurodrive is an ideal solution for industrial condition monitoring. This powerful ecosystem of intelligent sensors, edge devices and cloud-based analytics ensures that customers have full visibility and control of their operations. |
Flexible, lightweight disc couplings for advance
January 2026, Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG has expanded its extensive portfolio of quality branded couplings with the introduction of the ESCODISC FIL series, a new generation of flexible, lightweight disc couplings. |
Power distribution reinvented
January 2026, Enclosures, Cabling & Connectors, Rittal
Rittal has developed the RiLineX, a modular busbar system that redefines how power is distributed inside electrical enclosures. |
Precision meets performance: The ELGD Axes Family from Festo
January 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Festo South Africa
Festo has introduced the ELGD axes family, engineered for the demands of future-focused industries. With cutting-edge guide technology, exceptional rigidity and high load capacity, these axes deliver more performance within the same installation footprint. |
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