Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Industrial Control & Automation (ICA)

56,57,58 Ivy Park, Gate 1, Ivy Road, Pinetown

tel:  
+27 31 709 0811
fax:  
+27 31 709 0812
cell:  
+27 83 452 3181
email:  
ica@mweb.co.za
url:  
www.ica-rsa.com

Core business offering: instrumentation and electrical contracting services and suppply of a leading brand of process control instrumentation .


Richards Bay

tel: +27 82 879 0693
fax: +27 86 545 7764
terrence@inauto.co.za
Rustenburg & Britz

tel: +27 79 825 5135
thato@inauto.co.za
Calvert, Mark
Managing Director
ica@mweb.co.za
Hitge, Kobus
Project Manager
kobus@inauto.co.za
Ngongoma, Chris
Director
chris@inauto.co.za
Smith, Chris
Construction Manager
chris1@inauto.co.za
Snyman, Joe
Project Manager
joesnyman@vodamail.co.za
Barksdale
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Kinetrol
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Sarel
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Weidmuller
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Yokogawa
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Cylinder components & accessories
-Cylinder variants
- Double-acting
- Single-acting
- Spring return
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
-Valves
- Directional control; Manual valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid pilot valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid valves & manifolds
- Flow control
- Manually operated
- Pneumatically operated
- Proportional
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Current
- Digital
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Flow
- Frequency
- Level
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Voltage
-Other
- Analytical instrumentation
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Light curtains & guards
- Presence sensors
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Vibration sensors
-Presence sensors
- Limit switch
- Proximity
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Transmitters & transducers
- Current
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
- 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
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Hoses; Regular pneumatic
- Tubing, pneumatic
Section - Power generation & storage
-Other
- Solar systems
- Uninterruptable power supplies
-Transformers
- Over 600V
-Other
- Filters
- Receivers
- Relief valves
- Service units
- Silencers
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
- 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
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Hoses; Regular pneumatic
- Tubing, pneumatic
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
- MCC
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Dryers
- Maintenance/compressed air leak detection
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
-Other
- Test equipment
- Vibration analysers
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