Motion Control Buyers' Guide
DCM Group

10 Cranbrook Crescent, Umhlanga, Durban

tel:  
+27 31 312 6258
fax:  
+27 31 312 8084
email:  
mail@dcm.co.za
url:  
www.dcm.co.za | www.lecore.co.za

Core business offering: process control instrumentation for the petrochemical industry.


Bedfordview

tel: +27 11 397 2222
fax: +27 11 397 7777
mail@dcm.co.za
Massey, Darryl
Director
mail@dcm.co.za
Naidoo, Strini
Sales Manager
strini@dcm.co.za
FineTek
(Shared Agency)
Lecore
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Oliver Valves
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Trimec
(Shared Agency)
Varec
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Section - Control systems & components
-Valves
- Accumulator charge, bleed
- Check
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Manually operated
- Modular
- Piloted
- Check
- Electrically operated
- Flow control
- Manually operated
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- 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
-Other
- Control panels
-Presence sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Valves
- Relief; Relief valves
- Air bleed
- Pressure reducing
- Unloading
-Other
- Filters
- Filtration systems
-Dryers
- Absorbtive
- Absorbtive, regenerative
- Other
-Other
- Filters
- Relief valves
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Valves
- Relief; Relief valves
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