Motion Control Buyers' Guide
ABB South Africa, Industrial Automation

2 Lake Road, Longmeadow Business Estate North, Modderfontein

tel:  
+27 10 202 6995
fax:  
+27 11 579 8600
cell:  
+27 86 148 8488
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.abb.com/instrumentation

Iso Certification ISO 9000:2000; ISO 14001; 18001

Core business offering: industrial automation solutions - from Level 1 automation to Level 5 instrumentation, control systems, electrical and motion.


Durban

tel: +27 31 533 7214
[email protected]
Da Silva, Paulo
Divison Manager
[email protected]
Geldenhuys, Jacques
Proposal Manager
[email protected]
Kamga, Franck
Service Manager
[email protected]
Manzini, Sydney
Sales Engineer
[email protected]
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Electro-linear
-Rotary
- Stepper
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
-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
- Analytical instrumentation
-Personnel safety
- Vibration sensors
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- Thermal sensors
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Transmitters & transducers
- Accelerometers
- Angle
- Current
- Strain gauge sensors
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
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Fractional kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Over 10 kW
- Soft starters; Autotransformer
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Soft starters; Other
- Soft starters; Resistance
- Soft starters; Star-Delta
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
- HV; 3-phase
- MV; 3-phase
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Single phase; 1-10 kW
- Single phase; Fractional kW
- Single phase; Over 10 kW
- Traction
-Controller motor sets
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Closed loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Open loop
-DC controllers & starters
- Current control; 10-100 kW
- Current control; 1-10 kW
- Current control; Fractional kW
- Current control; Over 100 kW
- Regenerative
- Voltage control; 10-100 kW
- Voltage control; 1-10 kW
- Voltage control; Fractional kW
- Voltage control; Over 100 kW
-DC Motors
- 10-100 kW
- 1-10 kW
- Over 100 kW
- Wound field
-Other
- Motor contactors & isolators
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
- MCC
-Training & education
- Web-based
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Other
- Laboratory equipment
- Leak detection
- Test equipment
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