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Opto Africa Automation
Block D, 91 Main Avenue, Ferndale
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.
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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
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.
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Industry news: |
Jendamark catalyst shrinking technology leverages SEW-EURODRIVE precision
Second Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Editor's Choice, SEW-EURODRIVE
Innovative technology for shrinking catalytic converters, designed and built in South Africa by Jendamark Automation for the global market, relies on the precision of SEW-EURODRIVE’s highly dynamic servo-geared units and software. |
Hydrostatic machine base for ultra-precision grinding centre
Second Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Hyprostatik Schönfeld has developed a high-precision hydrostatic machine base for a new ultra-precision grinding centre for Optotech. The machine platform enables a previously unattainable combination of dimensional accuracy, dynamics and surface quality in the ultra-precision grinding of optical surfaces. |
Supporting construction of next-gen floating offshore wind turbines
Second Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
While windy locations naturally make ideal spots for offshore wind farms, they bring challenges when it comes to assembling wind turbines, particularly in ports. Mammoet was approached by Euroports to support with the marshalling and assembly of the components that make up the three turbines at Port-la-Nouvelle in France. |
Identifying signs of hydraulic cylinder wear and tear
Second Quarter 2026, Hydraulic systems & components, CT Hydraulics (Nqoba)
Recognising the early warning signs of hydraulic cylinder degradation is crucial for preventing costly downtime, ensuring operator safety and maximising the lifespan of your hydraulic systems. |
The shopping cart that knows the way
Second Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Horne Technologies
How can visually impaired and blind people shop independently in a supermarket? VIRAS supplies the answer: an autonomous shopping cart developed at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences. |
Electra Mining Africa 2026
Second Quarter 2026, News & events
Electra Mining Africa will take place at Nasrec, Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026.
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Rising demand for advanced coolant technology
Second Quarter 2026, Other technologies
As modern engines become smaller, more powerful and increasingly complex, coolant technology has undergone a fundamental transformation. |
Innovative drive system for smart logistics
Second Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Horne Technologies
With its new DualGear, Faulhaber presents a high-performance drive system with high dynamics, robustness and precision in a compact, diameter-compliant design. |
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