Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Switches International

Falls Road, Featherbooke, Kugersdorp, 1746

tel:  
+27 10 591 9920
fax:  
+27 86 518 2380
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.switches.co.za

Core business offering: ultra-reliable sensors for the automation, process and petrochemical industries. Temperature transmitters (TR160), magnetic proximities, air-flow sensors, water flowmeters, temperature switches and transducers, vibration-sensors, humidity sensors, change-over switches, pressure transmitters, switches, proximity sensors, encoders, photocell systems, valve indication and rotary cam switches.


Van der Westhuyzen, Francois

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Van der Westhuyzen, Sandy
Accounts
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Achem
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Altec Temperature
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
AP
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Barksdale
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
BD
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Braun-Tacho
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
C&A
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Eltra
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Euroswitch (A Longvale Brand)
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Eurotec
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
FineTek
(Shared Agency)
Flow-Corp
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Galltec
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Go Switch
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Hauber Elektronik
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
HTP
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Hycontrol
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
i-Tork
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Layher
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
MC4
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Schmidt Technology
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Sensopart
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Sky-e
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
TJC Infrared
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Topworx
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
-Rotary
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Other
-Visualisation
- HMI
-Valves
- Electrically operated
- Pneumatically operated
-Controllers
- Electro-pneumatic
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Condition monitoring
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
-Other
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Light curtains & guards
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
- Safety mats
- Trip switches
- Vibration sensors
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
- Sensors
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Transmitters & transducers
- Accelerometers
- Angle
- Potentiometers
- Torque sensors
- Vibration
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Connectors
- Connectors
News from Switches International:
High pressure transmitter
4th Quarter 2011, News & events, Switches International

A high pressure transmitter from BD Sensors, the DMP 304, records pressures of up to 6000 bar and delivers precise, consistent results with an accuracy of 0,5% FSO in accordance with IEC 60770. It can ...

Industry news:
SKF launches the Patent Bay
First Quarter 2026, News & events, SKF South Africa

SKF is launching The Patent Bay, a new platform open to companies that aim to accelerate technologies with the potential to advance sustainability, by making selected patents freely available to others.

Hamar Controls earns dual Siemens Partner Awards
First Quarter 2026, News & events

Hamar Controls, a provider of advanced electrical, control and instrumentation solutions to Africa’s mining and industrial sectors for over 40 years, has been honoured with two Smart Infrastructure Partner of the Year Awards by Siemens.

Polymer bearings for maintenance-free bottling system
First Quarter 2026, Shaft power components, igus

A favourite South African beer which is to be found on many a beer connoisseur’s table is being brewed in Belgium with the assistance of lubricant-free polymer bearings that will not contaminate the beer.

OMRON simplifies safety verification for SA manufacturers
First Quarter 2026, Other technologies, Omron Electronics

OMRON’s NX Safety platform, Online Safety Functional Test Verification is a feature built into the Sysmac Studio engineering environment. This intuitive tool allows safety verification to be carried out digitally, with step-by-step guidance and full traceability, all from a single workstation.

Next-generation condition monitoring
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Siemens South Africa

The next generation Sitrans MS200 multisensor from Siemens is setting new standards in condition monitoring.

SEW-EURODRIVE transforms drivetrain uptime with predictive maintenance
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, SEW-EURODRIVE

The DriveRadar IoT Suite from SEW-Eurodrive is an ideal solution for industrial condition monitoring. This powerful ecosystem of intelligent sensors, edge devices and cloud-based analytics ensures that customers have full visibility and control of their operations.

PC-based control for flat wire motors for electric vehicles
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Beckhoff Automation

Special machine manufacturer, ruhlamat Huarui Automation Technologies has unveiled the second generation of its mass production line for flexible stators with bar winding (pins). This enables an extremely short production cycle and line changeover times, supported by PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff.

Rip-and-ship solution speeds up nuclear decommissioning project
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

When removing steam generators from decommissioned nuclear reactor buildings, the most economical method is to remove them in one piece. Mammoet was commissioned by Framatome to support with the removal of four steam generators from PreussenElektra’s Nuclear Power Plant Unterweser in Germany.

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