Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Elonics

7 Mountain Ridge Road, New Germany

tel:  
+27 31 702 6242
fax:  
+27 31 702 6227
cell:  
+27 83 631 2735
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.elonics.co.za

Core business offering: industrial automation and communication solutions, programmable logic controllers, human machine interface and scada, servos and encoders, LV/MV variable speed drives and soft starters. Ethernet switches, industrial wireless, cellular/radio, industrial gateways, media converters and serial device connectivity, embedded PCs, remote I/O, IP surveillance.


Johannesburg

tel: +27 83 611 8142
[email protected]
Govender, Devan
Technical Director
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King, Nick
Technical Sales - Moxa Connectivity
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Maharaj, Ashvir
Business Development Manager (JHB)
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Maher, Bradley
Managing Director
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Mildenhall, Bryce
Sales Manager
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Morrow, Warren
Technical Sales - Automation & Drives (Durban)
[email protected]
Russell, Nicole
Financial Director
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Schoeman, Jaco
Technical Sales - Automation & Drives (Nelspruit)
[email protected]
Zikhali, Mdu
Technical Sales - Automation & Drives
[email protected]
IMO
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
LS Electric
(Shared Agency)
LSIS
(Shared Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Mecapion
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Moxa
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency)
Power Electronics
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Rotary
- Other
- Servo
- Stepper
-Linear
-Rotary
-Linear
- Servo
-Rotary
- Servo
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
-Rotary
- Other
- Servo
Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Condition monitoring
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
- Synchros & resolvers
-Other
- Control panels
-Personnel safety
- Programmable relays
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-Controller motor combinations
-Controllers
-Motors
-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)
- Direct torque control
- Flux vector control
- Matrix converter
- Regenerative
- Resistance
- Single phase; Frequency control; 1 - 10 kW
- Single phase; Frequency control; Fractional kW
- Soft starters; Autotransformer
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Soft starters; Other
- Soft starters; Resistance
- Soft starters; Star-Delta
- Traction control
-AC Motors
- 3-phase
- 3-phase; 1-10 kW
- 3-phase; Fractional kW
- 3-phase; Synchronous
- MV; 3-phase
- Servomotor; Geared
- Servomotor; Ungeared
- Single phase; 1-10 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
- Current control; Fractional kW
- Current control; Over 100 kW
- Regenerative
- Starters
- Traction control
- Voltage control; 10-100 kW
- Voltage control; 1-10 kW
- Voltage control; Fractional kW
- Voltage control; Over 100 kW
-Other electric motors
- Stepper
-Other
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
-Controllers
- Other
-Motors
- Other
-Controller motor combinations
-Controllers
-Motors
- Other
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
- Solar systems
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Cable management systems
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Maintenance
- General maintenance
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- MCC
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Plant & maintenance
- Energy efficiency
-Training & education
- Electrical drive systems; Courses/seminars at customers' premises
- Electrical drive systems; Courses/seminars at training centre
- Electrical drive systems; Courses/seminars by arrangement
- Electrical drive systems; Regular courses/seminars
-Design & engineering
- Engineering
- System integration/consulting
-Dryers
- Maintenance
- Maintenance & manufacture
Section - Tools & equipment including software tools
-Electrical
- Electrical; Test equipment
- Software; Electrical drive design
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