Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Mark Marusich

18 Soetdoring Crescent, Falcon Crest, Vredenburg

tel:  
+27 87 822 1994
cell:  
+27 82 654 9585
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.cmwautomation.co.za

Core business offering: PLCs, scada, industrial Ethernet hardware, HMI hardware/software and reporting software. System integration of leading brands.


Marusich, Mark
Owner/Director
[email protected]
Cermate - (HMIs)
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Fernhill (scada software)
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Laumas
(System Integrator/Installer)
LS Electric
(System Integrator/Installer)
Pluto Live Report
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Radix Electrosystems
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
SatVUE
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Schneider Electric
(System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Asset management
-Condition monitoring
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Flow
- Frequency
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Machine safety
- Overload protection; Electrical
-Other
- Analytical instrumentation
- Control panels
-Personnel safety
- Dual-hand controls
- Emergency stops
- Light curtains & guards
- Vibration sensors
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Proximity
- Sensors
-Transmitters & transducers
- Current transformers (CTs)
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Strain gauge sensors
- Vibration
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
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
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Over 10 kW
- Soft starters; Electronic
-DC Motors
- Brushless
- Geared
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
-Other electric motors
- Stepper
-Other
- Motor contactors & isolators
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
- MCC
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Hydraulic
- Software; Hydraulic design
-Other
- Software; Safety design
- Vibration analysers
-Pneumatic
- Software; Pneumatic design
Industry news:
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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
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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.

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BMG backs emerging driver talent in South African motorsport
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Reliable, flexible and cost-effective rental compressed air
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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.

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