Motion Control Buyers' Guide
C.A.G.E. Engineering Solutions

18 Karee Avenue, General Alberts Park, Alberton

tel:  
+27 87 809 0453
cell:  
+27 82 301 2407
email:  
info@cage-eng.com
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www.cage-eng.com

Core business offering: pneumatics, hydraulics, automation components, training and software.


Johannesburg

tel: +27 11 864 4763
fax: +27 86 537 1210
info@cage-eng.com
Gerber, Priscilla
Marketing & Sales
orders@cage-eng.com
Nel, Jacky
Accounts & Marketing Manager
accounts@cage-eng.com
Nel, Jaco
Managing Member
jaco@cage-eng.com
van Tonder, Nick
Autodesk Key Account Manager
designs@cage-eng.com
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Linear
-Rotary
-Linear
-Rotary
-Cylinder components & accessories
- Bar stock; Chrome plated
- Bar stock; Steel
- Barrels
- Boots & bushes
- Cylinder tubing; Seamless steel
- Cylinder tubing; Stainless steel
- Cylinder tubing; Welded steel
- Nuts, pistons & rods
- Other
- Packing
- Rings
- Seals & sleeves
-Cylinder variants
- Braked cylinders
- Cushioned cylinders
- Custom
- Double acting
- Double rod end
- Mill-type
- Miniature
- Rodless
- Single acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
-Rotary
- Servo
-Cylinder components & accessories
-Cylinder variants
- Braked cylinders
- Cushioned cylinders
- Custom cylinders
- Double rod end
- Double-acting
- Metric
- Mill-type
- Miniature
- Rodless
- Single-acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
-Other
- Vacuum cups
- Vacuum pads
-Rotary
- Servo
Section - Control systems & components
-Programmable controls
- PLC
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Accumulator charge, bleed
- Cartridge
- Check
- Counterbalance
- Deceleration
- Directional control; ball
- Directional control; manual
- Directional control; pilot operated
- Directional control; solenoid direct
- Directional control; solenoid pilot
- Electrically operated
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Hydraulically operated
- Manually operated
- Modular
- Piloted
- Pneumatically operated
- Priority flow
- Proportional
- Sequence
- Servovalve
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Check
- Deceleration
- 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
- Electrically operated
- Flow control
- Manually operated
- Pneumatically operated
- Pressure regulating
- Proportional
- Quick exhaust
- Sequence
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Digital
- Flow
- Level
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Machine safety
- Torque limiters
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Audible safety devices (alarms, klaxons, etc)
- Emergency stops
- Foot switches
- Mechanical guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
-Presence sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Proximity
- Thermal sensors
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Transmitters & transducers
- Particle counters
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
-DC Motors
- 10-100 kW
- 1-10 kW
-Controller motor combinations
- Hydrostatic drive systems
-Controllers
- Other
-Motors
- Vane
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
- Transformer oil analysis & testing
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
-Design & engineering
- Cylinder; Custom design
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance & manufacture
- Accumulators/intensifiers; Repairs/maintenance
- Cylinder chrome plating
- Cylinder custom build
- Cylinder; Honing
- Fluid analysis & testing
- Maintenance
- Power pack; Repairs/maintenance
- Rebuilding
-Plant & maintenance
- Shutdown
-Training & education
- Hydraulics; Books, literature, multimedia
- Hydraulics; Courses/seminars at customers' premises
- Hydraulics; Courses/seminars at training centre
- Hydraulics; Courses/seminars by arrangement
- Hydraulics; Regular courses/seminars
- Pneumatics; Courses/seminars at customers' premises
- Pneumatics; Courses/seminars at training centre
- Pneumatics; Courses/seminars by arrangement
- Pneumatics; Regular courses/seminars
-Design & engineering
- Cylinder; Custom design
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Dryers
- Maintenance
- Maintenance & manufacture
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
- Software; Electrical drive design
-Hydraulic
- Hose assembly equipment
- Hydraulic; Test equipment
- Software; Hydraulic design
-Pneumatic
- Hose assembly equipment
- Pneumatic; Test equipment
- Software; Pneumatic design
Industry news:
SKF launches the Patent Bay
First Quarter 2026, News & events, SKF South Africa

SKF is launching The Patent Bay, a new platform open to companies that aim to accelerate technologies with the potential to advance sustainability, by making selected patents freely available to others.

Hamar Controls earns dual Siemens Partner Awards
First Quarter 2026, News & events

Hamar Controls, a provider of advanced electrical, control and instrumentation solutions to Africa’s mining and industrial sectors for over 40 years, has been honoured with two Smart Infrastructure Partner of the Year Awards by Siemens.

Polymer bearings for maintenance-free bottling system
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A favourite South African beer which is to be found on many a beer connoisseur’s table is being brewed in Belgium with the assistance of lubricant-free polymer bearings that will not contaminate the beer.

OMRON simplifies safety verification for SA manufacturers
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OMRON’s NX Safety platform, Online Safety Functional Test Verification is a feature built into the Sysmac Studio engineering environment. This intuitive tool allows safety verification to be carried out digitally, with step-by-step guidance and full traceability, all from a single workstation.

Next-generation condition monitoring
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The next generation Sitrans MS200 multisensor from Siemens is setting new standards in condition monitoring.

SEW-EURODRIVE transforms drivetrain uptime with predictive maintenance
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The DriveRadar IoT Suite from SEW-Eurodrive is an ideal solution for industrial condition monitoring. This powerful ecosystem of intelligent sensors, edge devices and cloud-based analytics ensures that customers have full visibility and control of their operations.

PC-based control for flat wire motors for electric vehicles
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Beckhoff Automation

Special machine manufacturer, ruhlamat Huarui Automation Technologies has unveiled the second generation of its mass production line for flexible stators with bar winding (pins). This enables an extremely short production cycle and line changeover times, supported by PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff.

Rip-and-ship solution speeds up nuclear decommissioning project
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

When removing steam generators from decommissioned nuclear reactor buildings, the most economical method is to remove them in one piece. Mammoet was commissioned by Framatome to support with the removal of four steam generators from PreussenElektra’s Nuclear Power Plant Unterweser in Germany.

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