Industrial Automation & Control (IAC) - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Dajee, Dinesh Sales Consultant [email protected]	Hassim, Mohammed Chief Executive Officer [email protected]	Kiangala, Sonia Sales Engineer/Tech. Consultant [email protected]
Liebenberg, Jacques Marketing & Product Development [email protected]	Loonat, Abdulla Solutions Consultant [email protected]	Mulunda, Evans Sales Consultant [email protected]
Nyange, Daniel Sales Engineer/Training/Tech. Consultant [email protected]	Tayob, Abdool Financial Manager [email protected]

Amphenol (industrial)
(Sub Agency)

Baelz Automatic
(Sole Agency)

Belden
(Shared Agency)

Binder Connector
(Sub Agency)

Cnlinko
(Shared Agency)

Controlux
(Sub Agency)

Conxall
(Shared Agency)

EMA Electronic
(Sub Agency)

Gisma
(Sole Agency)

Hirschmann
(Shared Agency)

Hummel
(Sub Agency)

Kyland
(Shared Agency)

Lumberg Automation
(Shared Agency)

Metz Connect
(Sub Agency)

Mobotix
(Sub Agency)

Nybsys
(Sole Agency)

PAT-Krüger
(Shared Agency)

Planet Technology
(Shared Agency)

Sbjlink
(Sole Agency)

Switchcraft
(Sub Agency)

Tycon Power
(Sub Agency)

WAIN Electrical
(Sub Agency)

Weipu Connectors
(Sub Agency)

Xytron
(Shared Agency)

Section - Computers & Software
–+ Computers & peripherals
-Computers
- servers
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
-Input devices
- Joysticks
- Keyboards
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-Peripherals
- Monitors/display systems
–+ I/O sensor/computer interfacing
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PC/104 system
- PC-centric
- PLC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
- High temperature
- Sealed units
-Signal modules
- Digital
–+ Industrial software for PCs
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Asset management
- Direct control
-Datasharing
- OPC servers
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Ethernet-based systems
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- presentation/analysis software
–+ Manufacture/management systems
-Process/capacity planning
-Product data interchange
-Production management systems
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- radio link
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Hardware: Monitoring, analysis & in situ testing
-In-stream/in situ
- Thermal imaging/thermography
–+ Hardware: Test & monitoring
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
- Oscilloscope
-Handheld/portable
- Multimeter
- Thermometer
–+ Plant optimisation services
-Education & training
- Computer-based
- Instructor-led
- Onsite
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Cables for instrumentation & control
-Power
- Armoured
- PVC
-Signal
- Armoured
- Coaxial
- Computer, LAN
- Flat, ribbon
- High temperature
- Multiwire
- Optical fibre
- Screened
- Single conductor panel wires
- Temperature compensated cable
- Twisted pair
–+ Connectors for instrumentation & control
-Circular DIN, control
-Circular, mixed signal
-Circular, power
-Coaxial connectors
-D-subminiature
-Explosion proof
-Fieldbus interface
-Harsh environment
-High temperature
-I/O
-Optical fibre
-Rectangular, control, signal
-Rectangular, mixed signal
-Rectangular, power
-Termination tooling
-Thermocouple
-Watertight
–+ Industrial cabinets & enclosures
-19" racking
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
–+ Industrial switches & relays
-Heavy duty power switching
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Foot-operated
- Intrinsically safe
- Key-lock
- Magnetic
- Membrane, custom
- Pushbutton-control
- Rocker
- Rotary selector
- Thumb-wheel encoded output
–+ Instrumentation & control installation
-Cable glands
-Cable grommets
-Cable sleeving
-Cable tie installing tools
-Cable ties
-Fibre-optic jointing kit
-Heat-shrink guns
-Heat-shrink tubing
-Mounting clips, clamps
–+ Protection systems & alarms
-Audible alarms
- Horns, sirens
- Programmable voice annunciators
-Emergency stop switches
-EMI suppression filters
- Power-line
- Signal line
-Fuses
- Fast-acting
- Normal
- Slow-blow
-Intrusion alarms 
-Key-lock switches
-Light curtains
-Safety limit switches
-Surge protection/suppression
- Gas discharge
- Lightning arrestors
- Varistor (MOV)
-Visible alarms
- Indicator lights
- Industrial beacons
–+ Terminal blocks for instrumentation & control
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-I/O system
-Pluggable terminal blocks
-Screwed clamp
-Screwless spring cage
-Wire wrap
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-ASI
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DeviceNet
-EIA-485
-EtherCat
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-Genius LAN
-Interbus-S
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- ASI
- CANbus
- ControlNet
- DeviceNet
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus Foundation
- Interbus-S
- Modbus
- Profibus
- Profinet
- RS232/422/485
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Token ring
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
-WorldFIP
–+ Wireless - accessories
-Antennas
- extension cables
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- solar
–+ Wireless - field devices
-ISA100
- backbone router
- field devices - actuators
- field devices - adaptors
- field devices - controllers
- field devices - transmitters
- gateway
- portable devices
- security manager
- system manager
-WirelessHART
- access points
- gateways
–+ Wireless - proprietary
-Wireless Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
-Wireless gateways
-Wireless I/O - analogue
-Wireless I/O - discrete
-Wireless I/O networks
-Wireless multihop range extenders
-Wireless range extenders/repeaters
-Wireless sensor networks
-Wireless serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
–+ Wireless - WiFi & WiMAX
-WiFi
- Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
- gateways - Ethernet
- network storage devices
- still/video cameras
- switch/controllers or routers
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Control valves
-Control valves (applications)
- Safety release
- Severe service/harsh application valves
- Steam conditioning
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (application)
- Partially filled pipes/channels
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Analytics & reporting
-Artificial intelligence
-Cybersecurity
-Industrial IT & networking
-Interoperability HW/SW
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
-Specialist consulting services
-Wireless network/service providers
–+ Machine vision
-Machine vision lighting
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Digital panel meters
-Displays
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Rackmount
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-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
-Networking organisation
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Sensors
-Current
-Density
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Hall-effect
-Humidity
-Level
-Light intensity
-Thickness
–+ Temperature measurement
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-Temperature switches
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Panel mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Electrical test equipment
-Multimeters