Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Drives and Controls

Unit 15A Knightsgate Industrial Complex, Corner Refinery Road & Jack Street, Driehoek, Germiston

tel:  
+27 87 759 2221
cell:  
+27 81 034 6825
email:  
[email protected]

Core business offering: machine-centric company, providing technical support, spares and solutions to industries in Africa and North America. Design, manufacture and integration of motion control, servo and vision systems into packaging machines, sawmill processes and transport systems.


East London

tel: +27 87 759 2221
[email protected]
Germiston

tel: +27 72 964 2596
[email protected]
Elau Motion
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Phoenix Contact
(System Integrator/Installer)
Schneider Electric
(System Integrator/Installer)
Sick Automation
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
SMC Corporation South Africa
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Electro-linear
- Servo
- Stepper
-Rotary
- Servo
- Stepper
Section - Control systems & components
-Programmable controls
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Robotics & mechatronics
- Peripherals; Vision systems
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
-Other
- Control panels
-Personnel safety
- Emergency brakes
- Foot switches
- Light curtains & guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Safety mats
- Safety relays
-Presence sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
- Sensors
- Vision systems
-Transmitters & transducers
- Tilt transducers
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)
- Flux vector control
- Regenerative
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Fractional kW
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Soft starters; Star-Delta
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
- Geared
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Single phase; 1-10 kW
- Single phase; Fractional kW
-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
- 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
- Geared
- Over 100 kW
- Permanent magnet
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
-Other
- Motor contactors & isolators
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- MCC
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