Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Phoenix Contact

36 Lyn Road , Ferndale, Randburg

tel:  
+27 11 801 8200
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.phoenixcontact.co.za

Core business offering: components, systems and solutions in the area of electrical engineering, electronics and automation. Products/systems for interface, DIN rail-mount terminal blocks, industrial plug connectors, PCB mount connectors, surge protection, signal converters, power supplies, redundancy modules, DC UPS, remote I/O technology for fieldbus systems, Ethernet infrastructure, PLC controllers, HMI and automation solutions for manufacturing.


Cape Town

tel: +27 21 930 9666
[email protected]
Durban

tel: +27 31 701 2701
[email protected]
Nelspruit

tel: +27 83 261 6659
[email protected]
Port Elizabeth

tel: +27 41 364 0415
[email protected]
Coetzer, Carl
Regional Sales Manager
[email protected]
Styane, Dereck
National Sales and Marketing Manager
[email protected]
Africa Control & Instrumentation
Secunda
tel: +27 17 631 1768
Awesome Industrial
Northern Cape
tel: +27 83 232 0871
Bradcher Industrial Wholesaler
Benoni
tel: +27 11 425 4447
Cable & Wire Electrical
Gqeberha
tel: +27 41 373 0121
Century Electrical
Vereeniging
tel: +27 16 440 1500
Electronic & Power Manufacturers
East London
tel: +27 43 743 0212
Elsys t/a Electro Systems
Nelspruit
tel: +27 13 725 8253
Fogarty Electronics
Durban
tel: +27 31 205 9547
ID-SA
Meadowdale
tel: +27 11 027 6677
Lichtenberg Technical Services
Lichtenberg
tel: +27 18 632 1531
Magnet Electrical Supplies
Durban/Richards Bay/Pietermaritzburg
tel: +27 82 302 6767
MSV Instrumentation
Johannesburg/Steelpoort/Lydenburg, South Africa
tel: +27 87 822 1645
Prime Instrumentation
Klerksdorp/Rustenberg/Kathu
tel: +27 18 462 7561
Technosales
Cape Town
tel: +27 21 551 9593
TW Technical Services
Gqeberha
tel: +27 41 451 2202
Vennic
Polokwane
tel: +27 15 293 0547
Victory Electrical
Cape Town
tel: +27 21 555 2468
Phoenix Contact
(Manufacturer)
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
-Controllers
- Electro-mechanical
- Electro-pneumatic
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Machine safety
- Over- under-speed protection
- Overload protection; Electrical
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
-Personnel safety
- Emergency stops
- Programmable relays
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Safety relays
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Transmitters & transducers
- Current
- Current transformers (CTs)
- Energy; VAhr/kVAhr
- Energy; Whr/kWhr
- Frequency
- Potentiometers
- Power factor
- Power; VA/kVA
- Power; W/kW
- Strain gauge sensors
- Tacho generators
- Voltage
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
- Cable on reels or cut to length
- Cable sets, made up
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-AC controllers & starters
- 3-phase; frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Direct on line (DOL)
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Soft starters; Other
- Soft starters; Star-Delta
-DC controllers & starters
- Current control; 1-10 kW
- Starters
- Voltage control; 1-10 kW
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
- DC power supplies; Over 600 V
- Other sustainable systems
- Solar systems
- Uninterruptable power supplies
- Wind driven systems
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
- Cable on reels or cut to length
- Cable sets, made up
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- Fuses
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
- Electrical; Test equipment
-Other
- Software; Safety design
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Easy to use energy management tool for compressed air
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For the efficient management of plant operations, the critical considerations include product quality, safety, downtime, and energy use. A production plant in Germany has set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of 25% by 2030, and turned to the Plant Energy manager to help deliver that target.

Building resilience in extreme environments
Second Quarter 2025, Other technologies

The petrochemical and oil and gas sectors operate in unforgiving environments. In this high-stakes industry, operational efficiency is vital, and unplanned downtime can have severe consequences. To thrive in this demanding landscape, a proactive and sophisticated approach to maintenance is no longer an option, but a necessity.

It’s full steam ahead for SKF’s sustainable leak detection solution
Second Quarter 2025, Pneumatic systems & components, SKF South Africa

One of SKF’s key customers based in Cape Town, which depends on steam systems for its production processes, was facing costly challenges related to high energy consumption and excessive maintenance hours. SKF recommended the TKSU 10 ultrasonic leak detector as a more streamlined, user-friendly alternative.

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