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Abacus Automation
Unit 16, Wareing Park, 2 Wareing Road, Pinetown, Durban
Core business offering: Official Solution Partner in crane automation, motion control drives, scada, HMI and PLC automation.
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| Sole Agency | This company has been granted exclusive distribution rights by this brand's owner |
| Shared Agency | This is one of several companies with official rights to distribute this brand |
| Sub Agency | This company purchases from an officially appointed local distributor |
| Manufacturer | This company manufactures this brand |
| System Integrator | This company is an approved installer or system integrator of this brand | |
Laumas Elettronica
(Shared Agency, System Integrator) |
Siemens
(Sub Agency, System Integrator) |
Tillquist
(Sole Agency) |
Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- desktop
- laptop
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- PLC plug-in
-Input devices
- Touchscreens
-Peripherals
- Monitors/display systems
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PLC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
- High temperature
- Intrinsically safe
- Sealed units
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Batch production
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Link to Windows databases
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Datasharing
- Clipboard
- DDE
- OLE
- OPC clients
-Language
- C, Pascal, etc
- PLC languages
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
-Operating systems
- Windows 2000
- Windows 3.1
- Windows 7
- Windows 95/98
- Windows CE
- Windows NT
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
- Printers
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- automatic data acquisition
- distributed data acquisition
- presentation/analysis software
-CIM/CAM - Computer Integrated/Aided Manufacturing
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MIS - Management Information Systems
-Production management systems
-Alarms
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-512
- 0-64k
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- >640
- 0-16
- 16-64
- 64-640
-Operating system
- .Net
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
- fibre-optic
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- radio link
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Explosion proof
-Fieldbus interface
-Harsh environment
-I/O
-Optical fibre
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-Fuse terminal blocks
-I/O system
-PLC interface
-Pluggable terminal blocks
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-ASI
-ControlNet
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- ASI
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus Foundation
- Profibus
- Profinet
- RS232/422/485
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-DCS
-Entry level DCS
-Networked controllers
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-AC control
- Closed loop
- Flux vector
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-AC motors
- Induction motors - geared motor units
- Induction motors - over 10kW
- Induction motors - up to 10kW
- Synchronous motors - brushless
- Synchronous motors - permanent magnet
-DC control
- 4-quadrant control
- Speed control
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Geared
- Permanent magnet
- Wound field
-Fibre-optic
-Loadcell
-Microwave, guided & radar
-Ultrasonic
-Vibrating fork
-Machine vision sensors
-Machine vision systems
-Visual inspection systems
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Belt scales
-Blending
-Check weighers
-Coriolis
-Drum filling
-Impact plate
-In-motion
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
-Alarm indicators
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Analog I/O
- 1-16
- 17-64
- 65-256
- 257-512
- more than 512
-Digital I/O
- 1-16
- 17-64
- 65-256
- 257-512
- more than 512
-Display
-Multiprocessor
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Proprietary data bus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Scan rate less than 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tilt transducers
- Torque
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
- Magnetic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure switches
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Inductive
-Laser
-Limit switch
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Process control
- System wiring/installation
-Programmers
- MES/CIM
- Other
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Materials handling
- Other
- Process control
- Production management
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
- Warehousing
-Automotive
-Batch production
-Blending
-Chemicals
-Energy management
-Environmental control & monitoring
-Extrusion control
-Food & beverage
-Injection moulding
-Laser-based
- cutting, drilling
-Materials handling
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Power generation & distribution
-Pulp & paper
-Rubber & plastics
-Sugar
-Textiles
-Water & waste water
| News from Abacus Automation: |
System integrator Abacus Automation is on top of its game
May 2024, Editor's Choice, Abacus Automation
Abacus Automation is one of the top Siemens system integrators in this country. SA Instrumentation & Control’s editor caught up with sales manager and director, Nico Erasmus to find out more. |
A practical guide to the installation of loadcell weighing systems
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April 2020, Sensors & Transducers, Abacus Automation
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Wireless network solution at Tongaat refinery
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Established in 1995 in KwaZulu-Natal, Abacus Automation is a Siemens preferred systems integration provider of automation and drive products. Current business development director, Warren Scott, started ... |
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