Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Abacus Automation

Unit 16, Wareing Park, 2 Wareing Road, Pinetown

tel:  
+27 31 702 5767
cell:  
+27 83 379 8377
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.abacus-automation.co.za

Core business offering: PLCs, scada, drives, HMI, crane automation, instrumentation, motion control products, switch gear, power monitoring and weighing equipment.


Durban

tel: +27 31 702 5767
[email protected]
Erasmus, Nico
Engineering Sales Manager
[email protected]
Erasmus, Wicus
Technical Sales
[email protected]
Scott, Warren
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)
[email protected]
Hugo Tillquist
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Laumas
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Siemens Digital Industries
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Control systems & components
-Programmable controls
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
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 on line (DOL)
- Direct torque control
- Flux vector control
- Regenerative
- Resistance
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Fractional kW
- Soft starters; Electronic
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
-Controller motor sets
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Closed loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Open loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Closed loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Open loop
-DC controllers & starters
- Current control; 10-100 kW
- Current control; 1-10 kW
- Current control; Fractional kW
-DC Motors
- Brushless
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
Section - Power generation & storage
-Alternators & generators
- AC alternators; 0-120 V
- AC alternators; 120-600 V
- AC alternators; Over 600 V
- DC generators; 0-120 V
- DC generators; 120-600 V
- DC generators; Over 600 V
-Other
- AC power supplies; 0-120 V
- AC power supplies; 120-600 V
- AC power supplies; Over 600 V
- DC power supplies; 0-120 V
- DC power supplies; 120-600 V
- DC power supplies; Over 600 V
- Power factor correction
- Uninterruptable power supplies
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Software; Electrical drive design
Industry news:
Tough couplings for tough industries
First Quarter 2024, Editor's Choice, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG

BMG’s extensive range of power transmission components encompasses robust products from Regal Rexnord, a leading manufacturer of critical system components that perform efficiently under rigorous demands in diverse applications.

Case study on automotive quality control
First Quarter 2024, Editor's Choice, Motion Tronic

Motion Tronic selected high-performance PLCs and HMIs from Inovance Technology to engineer a smart catalytic converter quality control solution for the exhaust facility at Toyota South Africa Motors.

Superior lubrication capability
First Quarter 2024, Other technologies

Superior lubrication slashes electricity consumption, reduces vibration, and increases protection through dramatically lower friction.

Versatile cylinder monitoring
First Quarter 2024, Pneumatic systems & components, ifm - South Africa

This IO-Link cylinder sensor from ifm, with two configurable hardware outputs, will upgrade your machine in no time.

Rapid overhaul of compressor motors
First Quarter 2024, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, ACTOM

Marthinusen & Coutts Zambia was requested by a smelter based in the Copperbelt to provide an in-country repair solution for its two critical 4,5 MW compressor motors. The company was given only three weeks in which to overhaul and commission the motors.

From the editor's desk: The unhuman truth
First Quarter 2024, News & events, Technews Publishing

It‘s early in the year, and it‘s fun to see what the predictions are for 2024 in the industrial world. One thing for sure is that generative AI will be big. Among all the hype, an over-the-top app that ...

SKF’s successful raid action in Cape Town
First Quarter 2024, Shaft power components, Editor's Choice, SKF South Africa

Authorities, with collaborative support from SKF, recently conducted a large and highly effective raid on a very well-known bearing seller of SKF bearings in Cape Town.

Tyre-actuated globe valve
First Quarter 2024, Pneumatic systems & components, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa

Parker Hannifin has launched a tyre-actuated pneumatic valve in its Bestobell cryogenic globe valve range. The valve can be operated remotely with a single switch command, providing much greater speed and convenience than a manually operated type.

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