Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Timecount

132 Tenth Road, Kew, Johannesburg

tel:  
+27 11 882 3105
fax:  
+27 86 696 7183
cell:  
+27 82 920 8322
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.timecount.co.za

Core business offering: instrumentation for automation, electrical and process related applications.


Cekethe, Simon
Internal Sales
[email protected]
Hendricks, Rodrick
Managing Director
[email protected]
Fogarty Electronics
Durban
tel: +27 31 205 9547
MCI Instruments
Gqeberha
tel: +27 41 819 6330
Baumer
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Bauser
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Camille Bauer
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Gossen Metrawatt
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Hugo Muller Paladin
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Lumel
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Microsyst
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Muller & Weigert
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Pixsys
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Rishabh Instruments
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Tesch
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Current
- Digital
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Temperature
- Voltage
-Machine safety
- Over- under-speed protection
- Overload protection; Electrical
- Overload protection; Mechanical
-Presence sensors
- Proximity
- Sensors
-Switches
- Temperature
-Transmitters & transducers
- Angle
- Current
- Current transformers (CTs)
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Potentiometers
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Tacho generators
- Voltage
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
Section - Power generation & storage
-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
-Transformers
- 0-120V
- 120-600V
- Over 600V
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
News from Timecount:
Absolute encoder with stainless steel housing
First Quarter 2005, News & events, Timecount

Particularly good for corrosive wash-down environments, Timecount now supplies Multivo absolute encoders with stainless steel housings. The units offer high protection against mechanical stress and load, ...

Industry news:
Hydraulic systems in heavy machinery
Third Quarter 2025, Hydraulic systems & components

In this article, we explore how hydraulic systems function, their role in powering heavy equipment, and why they are the preferred choice for industries requiring immense power and precision.

Beckhoff’s XPlanar boosts productivity in medical device assembly
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Beckhoff Automation

The intelligent transport system, XPlanar from Beckhoff provided the basis for an innovative system concept allowing the specialists at Automation NTH to reduce the space requirement of an assembly machine for medical diagnostic devices by a factor of 10.

How manufacturers achieve zero-leakage demands in hydraulic cylinders
Third Quarter 2025, Hydraulic systems & components

Imagine a world where your hydraulic cylinders never leaked. The answer lies in a holistic approach that focuses on the fundamental components and their interactions, particularly the cylinder rod and its surrounding environment.

BMG backs emerging driver talent in South African motorsport
Third Quarter 2025, News & events, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG

BMG has reaffirmed its commitment to local talent development through its sponsorship of Karabo Malemela, a driver on the Pablo Clark Racing Development Company’s motorsport development programme.

Reliable, flexible and cost-effective rental compressed air
Third Quarter 2025, Pneumatic systems & components

More businesses are turning to Integrated Air Solutions for rented on-demand compressed air, without the burden of capital expenditure.

Single DDI cable solution simplifies connectivity
Third Quarter 2025, Shaft power components, SEW-EURODRIVE

Cabling can be one of the most challenging aspects of automation and drive system installations, often leading to delays, faults and inefficiencies. SEW-EURODRIVE offers a solution that simplifies connectivity, its innovative Digital Data Interface technology combined with a single cable system.

PC-based control for sustainable fertiliser production on an industrial scale
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Beckhoff Automation

On a farm in the USA, valuable ammonia is extracted from slurry and processed into ammonium sulphate. NSI Byosis has transformed this complex process into a flexible modular system. This modular approach requires an automation solution with flexible scalability in both hardware and software, which this Dutch company has found in PC-based control from Beckhoff.

New generation soft starter ranges
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Schneider Electric South Africa

Schneider Electric has launched its new generation Altivar ATS430 and ATS490 soft starter ranges in Anglophone Africa, the latest innovations in motor control technology.

visit www.motioncontrol.co.za

         
 
 
             
   
     
Copyright © Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved.