Atlas Industrial Systems - Motion Control Buyers' Guide (MCBG)

Du Pisanie, Ria Director admin@atlassystems.co.za	Greyling, Willem Proposals Manager wsales@atlassystems.co.za	Karolius, Herbert Director herbert@atlassystems.co.za
Karolius, Warren Sales Manager sales@atlassystems.co.za	Koen, Alex Internal Sales sales2@atlassystems.co.za	Lombard, Jako Internal Sales asales@atlassystems.co.za
Terblanche, Franco Construction Director franco@atlassystems.co.za

A I Tek Instruments
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

ABB
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)

ASM
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Baxcell
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Castell
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Delta
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Fema
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Fife
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Flowline
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Honeywell
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

KBK Couplings
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Kent Power Cylinders
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Micronor
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Next Sence
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Nobotek
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Polytec
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Ramsey
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)

Rittal
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)

Silver Instrumentation
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

STI (France)
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Tekon
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Transducer Direct
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Turtle Tough
(Shared Agency)

Yudian
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)

Section - Actuators & manipulators
–+ Electrical
-Linear
- Servo
Section - Control systems & components
–+ Electrical
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
–+ Hydraulic
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Directional control; manual
–+ Pneumatic
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Check
- Directional control; Manual valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Pilot operated valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Pressure-compensated valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid pilot valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid valves & manifolds
- Proportional
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
–+ All instrumentation
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
-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
- Overload protection; Electrical
- Overload protection; Mechanical
- Shear pins
- Torque limiters
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Audible safety devices (alarms, klaxons, etc)
- Dual-hand controls
- Emergency brakes
- Emergency stops
- Foot switches
- Light curtains & guards
- Mechanical guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
- Programmable relays
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Safety mats
- Safety relays
- Trip switches
- Vibration sensors
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
- Thermal sensors
- Vision systems
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Vibration
-Transmitters & transducers
- Accelerometers
- Angle
- Current
- Current transformers (CTs)
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Particle counters
- Potentiometers
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Strain gauge sensors
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
- Torque sensors
- Turn rate sensors (gyros/solid state)
- Vibration
- Voltage
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Electrical
-Electrical
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
–+ Pneumatic
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Barbed
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric fittings
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
–+ Electrical
-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
- Matrix converter
- Regenerative
- Resistance
- 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
- Geared
- HV; 3-phase
- MV; 3-phase
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Single phase; 1-10 kW
- Single phase; Fractional kW
- Single phase; Over 10 kW
- Single phase; Synchronous
-Controller motor sets
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; 3-phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Closed loop
- AC; Single phase; Frequency control; Open loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Closed loop
- DC; Motor controller combination; Open loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Closed loop
- DC; Pulse width modulation (PWM); 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
- Starters
- 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
- Brushless
- Fractional kW
- Geared
- Over 100 kW
- Permanent magnet
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Traction
- Wound field
-Other electric motors
- Stepper
-Other
- Motor contactors & isolators
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Power transmission & distribution
–+ Electrical
-Electrical
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
–+ Pneumatic
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Barbed
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric fittings
Section - Services
–+ Electrical
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Manufacture
- Control panel
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
–+ All tools & equipment
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
- Software; Electrical drive design
-Other
- Mechanical
- Software; Safety design