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
Port Elizabeth
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
Port Elizabeth
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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