Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Frontline Control

336 Boundary Road, Walkers Fruit Farms

tel:  
+27 60 991 0884
fax:  
+27 86 608 2659
cell:  
+27 82 457 3279
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.frontline.co.za

Core business offering: instruments for the measurement of level, flow, density, temperature, pressure and analytical measurements, flow sensors and switches, level switches, gas monitors and stack analysers. Complete range of solenoid valves, pressure regulators, water traps and air filters. Water tower measurement and dosing systems.


Barnsley, Mary
Admin Manger
[email protected]
Barnsley, Timothy
Internal Sales
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Barnsley, Terry
Sales & Technical Manager
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Alia
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
FineTek
(Shared Agency)
Oldham
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Siemens Digital Industries
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
SMC
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Victory Pneumatics
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Weber
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
-Rotary
-Linear
-Rotary
-Cylinder components & accessories
-Cylinder variants
- Double rod end
- Double-acting
- Low profile
- Metric
- Miniature
- Single-acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
-Linear
- Other
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
-Programmable controls
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
-Valves
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Manually operated
- Piloted
- Pneumatically operated
- Proportional
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
-Valves
- Check
- Electrically operated
- Flow control
- Manually operated
- Pneumatically operated
- Pressure regulating
- Proportional
- Quick exhaust
- Sequence
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Current
- Digital
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Flow
- Frequency
- Level
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Voltage
-Machine safety
- Over- under-speed protection
- Overload protection; Electrical
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Audible safety devices (alarms, klaxons, etc)
- Dual-hand controls
- Foot switches
- Light curtains & guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
- Programmable relays
- Vibration sensors
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Vibration
-Transmitters & transducers
- Accelerometers
- Angle
- Current
- Current transformers (CTs)
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Particle counters
- Potentiometers
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Strain gauge sensors
- Vibration
- Voltage
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Cable on reels or cut to length
- Cable sets, made up
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Power generation & storage
-Other
- Condensate drains
- Filters
- Lubricators
- Receivers
- Silencers
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Cable on reels or cut to length
- Cable sets, made up
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Services
-Manufacture
- Control panel
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
-Pneumatic
- Pneumatic; Test equipment
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