Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Flexible Electronic Systems

60 Director Road, Spartan Ext. 24

tel:  
+27 11 974 7744
fax:  
+27 11 974 2288
cell:  
+27 82 553 0250
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.flexelec.co.za

Core business offering: PLCs, motion controls, inverter drives, DC drives, AC servo drives, CNCs, robot controls, electrical switchgear, cabling and measuring equipment.


Ahmed, Fazel
Service Manager
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Makodza, Mary
Accounts
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Naidoo, Charmaine
Sales Manager
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Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Other
- Feed units
- Grippers
-Rotary
- Servo
- Stepper
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
-Programmable controls
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Robotics & mechatronics
- Mechatronic components
- Peripherals; Grippers
- Peripherals; Welding
- Robots
-Asset management
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Current
- Digital
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Machine safety
- Torque limiters
-Other
- Control panels
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Dual-hand controls
- Foot switches
- Light curtains & guards
- Mechanical guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Programmable relays
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Safety mats
- Safety relays
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
-Switches
- Position
- Pressure
-Transmitters & transducers
- Angle
- Potentiometers
- Strain gauge sensors
- Torque sensors
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Housings and enclosures
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-AC controllers & starters
- 3-phase; frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; 10 - 100 kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; frequency control; Over 100 kW
- Direct torque control
- Flux vector control
- Regenerative
-DC Motors
- 10-100 kW
- 1-10 kW
- Brushless
- Fractional kW
- Geared
- Permanent magnet
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Traction
-Other electric motors
- Stepper
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Housings and enclosures
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- MCC
-Maintenance & manufacture
- Power pack; Repairs/maintenance
- Rebuilding
News from Flexible Electronic Systems:
Servo drive system for single and multi-axis
Fourth Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Flexible Electronic Systems

The LUST LTi ServoOne High Performance servo drive system with output currents from 4 A to 170 A can drive a broad spectrum of motor types from synchronous servomotors through induction motors to linear ...

Drive matches future trends
Second Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Flexible Electronic Systems

Cost and time reductions do not start with the production process but in the development process of new machine tools and production systems. According to Guenter Schmitz, MD of Gauteng-based Flexible ...

Devices increase machine safety
Fourth Quarter 2007, Other technologies, Flexible Electronic Systems

The core focus of Euchner's business is the design and development of switching devices for protecting a wide variety of machinery movements. The company's comprehensive range of safety switches to stop ...

Industry news:
OMRON Robotics demos next-generation autonomous mobile robots
Third Quarter 2026, News & events, Robotics & Mechatronics, Editor's Choice

Advancing smarter material flow with the all-new LD-150 and LD-300 AMRs, OMRON Robotics demonstrated the next generation of its flagship LD series autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at Automate 2026 in June.

From concept to execution, unlocking renewable energy
Third Quarter 2026, Other technologies

Businesses already understand the benefits of renewable energy, however, as renewable energy solutions become more sophisticated, successful implementation requires a structured decision-making process that aligns technology choices with business objectives.

Drive technology for the agricultural sector
Third Quarter 2026, News & events, SEW-EURODRIVE

SEW-EURODRIVE’s advanced drive, automation and condition monitoring technologies are helping agricultural businesses.

Alternative fuels for cutting, brazing, soldering and heating
Third Quarter 2026, Pneumatic systems & components

Bolt and Engineering Distributors, as an authorised distributor for the Harris Products Group, is helping South African industries transition from acetylene to safer, more cost-effective alternative fuels for cutting, brazing, soldering and heating applications.

Echain protects cables in cleanrooms
Third Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, igus

Advanced polymer manufacturer igus has developed a new cleanroom energy chain with an innovative guide system that allows for abrasion-resistant travel over distances of up to 30 metres.

World’s first to deploy Volvo A30 Electric in a hydropower project
Third Quarter 2026, Shaft power components

Volvo CE delivers the world’s first A30 Electric articulated haulers to a Norwegian hydropower project, marking a major step in the electrification of heavy construction equipment.

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