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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, length measuring systems, cable length meters, meter counters and wire length counters. Power relays and bases, proximity switches, pulse encoders, cable connectors and couplings
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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: |
Economy drive system closes the drive gap in the entry-level segment
October 2026, Motion Control & Drives, Editor's Choice, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff has launched an economy drive system pairing its new AX1000 servo drive and AM1000 servomotor with the AF1000 dual-axis variable frequency drive on a shared EtherCAT platform, targeting series machines and price-sensitive markets without sacrificing TwinCAT integration or functional safety.
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SEW-EURODRIVE to exhibit energy-efficient automation at Propak Cape
October 2026, Motion Control & Drives, SEW-EURODRIVE
[Sponsored] SEW-EURODRIVE will showcase its MOVI-C modular automation portfolio at Propak Cape, demonstrating how integrated drive and automation technologies can help processing and packaging companies reduce energy consumption and improve production consistency. |
Importance of gas analysis in the petrochemical industry
October 2026, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring, Elemental Analytics
Gas analysis plays a critical role in petrochemical operations, supporting process optimisation, product quality and plant safety. As an experienced and expert gas analysis supplier, Elemental Analytics can provide the correct analyser and sample system package to meet individual plant requirements.
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The grid needs to become more intelligent
October 2026, Electrical Power & Protection, Schneider Electric South Africa
South Africa’s power grid is becoming bidirectional and far more dynamic as distributed energy resources proliferate. Schneider Electric’s Nishandra Bajinath explains why digitalisation, DERMS and aggregation are essential to keep this increasingly complex grid stable and efficient. |
SAIMC Durban takes to the skies
October 2026, SAIMC, SAIMC
SAIMC Durban members went behind the scenes at the ATNS facility at King Shaka International Airport. The visit offered a fascinating look at the sophisticated technology and highly trained people keeping South Africa’s skies safe. |
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