Motion Control Buyers' Guide
BirCraft Geared Motors-Linear Actuators-Controls

320B Percheron Road, Beaulieu, Kyalami, Midrand

tel:  
+27 11 468 1881
fax:  
+27 86 694 5806
cell:  
+27 74 465 1744
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.bircraft.co.za

Core business offering: AC and DC geared and specialised electric motors up to 2000 KW. Variable speed drives, controllers, electric linear actuators, electric cylinders, screw jacks, solar actuators, tachogenerators and encoders. Features include explosion-proof, stainless steel, washdown, brake, brushless DC-BLDC, battery traction/EV, mini/micro, custom designed, IEC and NEMA.


Admin, Sales
Sales Admin
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BirCraft, Sales

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Bookkeeper, Senior
Accountant
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Janse van Rensburg, Gerhard
Business Development
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ABB
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Actu
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Amer
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Asea
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Baldor
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Bauer
(Shared Agency)
Baumer Hubner
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Bodine
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Boehm
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
CFR
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Cosmic Cylinders
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Crouzet
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
DKM
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Dodge
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Drive Systems
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Engel
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Femsan
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Gefeg
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
GGM
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Global Geared Motor
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Golden Motors
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Groschopp
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Hubner
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Huebner
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
IMS Gear
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Intecno
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Iskra
(Shared Agency)
KB Electronics
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Leeson
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Marathon
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Mavilor
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Mechtex
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
MecVel
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Metalrota
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Micromotors
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
MiniMotor
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Motion Drivetronics
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Motorvario
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Neckar/VDO/GEF
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Nidec DC Controllers
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Oriental Motors
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
OSLV
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Panasonic
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Parvalux
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Penta Power
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Precilec
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Progressive Automations
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Radio Energie
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Radio Energy
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Regal Beloit
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Reliance
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
REO
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Rotek
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Rotomag
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Selema
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
SEM
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Servomech
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
SIR
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Siti
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
SPG
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
STM
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Summit Automations
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
SWF
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
TEM-Tamagnini
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Thrige Titan
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Transtecno
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Trial Spa
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Yaskawa
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
ZD Motors
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Electro-linear
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Mechanical
- Screw jacks
-Other
- Feed units
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
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
- 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
- Traction control
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
- Geared
- MV; 3-phase
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Single phase; 1-10 kW
- Single phase; Fractional kW
- Single phase; Over 10 kW
- Single phase; Synchronous
- Traction
-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
Section - Power generation & storage
-Other
- AC power supplies; 0-120 V
- AC power supplies; 120-600 V
- DC power supplies; 0-120 V
- DC power supplies; 120-600 V
- Solar systems
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Motor solutions catalogue
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