Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Opto Africa Automation

Block D, 91 Main Avenue, Ferndale

tel:  
+27 82 575 66 69
cell:  
+27 82 575 6669
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.opto.africa

Core business offering: automated weighing solutions, platform scales and filling stations, M2M technologies, systems and software integration, scada systems, PC-based control solutions, turnkey weighbridge solutions. Industrial IOT, data visualisation, ERP integration, EDGE controller, PLC, industrial automation.


Gokaran, Prashanth
GM
[email protected]
Visser, Jaco
Director
[email protected]
A&D
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
BatchCon
(Manufacturer, System Integrator/Installer)
Opto22
(System Integrator/Installer)
Precia Molen
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Rinstrum
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
SENA
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Systec
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
WinBridge
(Manufacturer, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Valves
- Electrically operated
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Integrated circuits
- Pneumatically operated
- Sequence
- Timing
-Controllers
- Electro-hydraulic
- Electro-mechanical
- Electro-pneumatic
-Valves
- Electrically operated
- Flow control
- Pressure regulating
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Condition monitoring
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Gauges & indicators
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Voltage
-Machine safety
- Over- under-speed protection
- Overload protection; Electrical
- Overload protection; Mechanical
-Other
- Analytical instrumentation
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Switches; Manual
-Transmitters & transducers
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Potentiometers
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Strain gauge sensors
- Voltage
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-AC controllers & starters
- Soft starters; Other
- Traction control
-Other electric motors
- Stepper
-Other
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
- MCC
-Corporate
- Exhibitions
-Plant & maintenance
- Asset management
- Condition monitoring
- Energy efficiency
- Shutdown
-Training & education
- Electrical drive systems; Courses/seminars at customers' premises
- Electrical drive systems; Courses/seminars by arrangement
- Electrical drive systems; Regular courses/seminars
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
- Software; Electrical drive design
-Other
- Laboratory equipment
- Software; Safety design
News from Opto Africa Automation:
Control architecture leads to faster, easier product development for refrigeration
May 2024, IT in Manufacturing, Editor's Choice, Opto Africa Automation

What’s the secret to providing superior service and staying competitive in a changing market? You might learn something from ALTA Refrigeration’s experience. Over ten years, it transformed itself from a custom engineering services company into a scalable industrial equipment manufacturer, using an edge-oriented control architecture to manage a growing installed base.

Industry news:
Parker Hannifin brings advanced motion technologies to the World RX
Third Quarter 2025, News & events, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa

Parker Hannifin is back on the FIA World Rallycross Championship grid to push the limits of sustainable performance in one of motorsport’s toughest arenas.

SAFPA: From the President's desk: Interview with incoming SAFPA president
Third Quarter 2025, SAFPA, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)

SAFPA’s new president, Dustin Pereira is back for another term.

The opportunity and impact of MEPS electric motor regulations
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Editor's Choice, WEG Africa

South African companies are gearing up for the new Minimum Energy Performance Standards, part of a global trend towards energy-efficient electric motors.

A turnkey drive solution to guarantee performance and reduce lead times
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, SEW-EURODRIVE

[Sponsored] The introduction of SEW-EURODRIVE’s TrueDNA package responds directly to challenges faced by industry when mixing components from multiple suppliers in a drive solution.

Customised electromechanical systems for Africa’s toughest industrial environments
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Hexagon Electrical, a South African-based manufacturer of specialised electromechanical equipment, is reinforcing its position as a leading custom solutions provider to the mining, utilities, industrial and renewable energy sectors.

Is your compressed air system sustainable?
Third Quarter 2025, Pneumatic systems & components, Artic Driers International

We are all aware that compressed air is an expensive source of motive power, but do we actually know what the cost is?

The critical role of check valves
Third Quarter 2025, Shaft power components, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa

In fluid power systems, the performance and reliability of the entire operation often hinge on components that are small in size but significant in function. Among these, the check valve stands out as a fundamental yet frequently overlooked element.

Reinventing the wheel
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Editor's Choice

Once a curiosity in the early automotive age, in-wheel motors are now re-emerging with real promise. From electric cars to commercial vehicles and even aircraft, they are on the verge of transforming transportation engineering.

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