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Designs Unique
88 15th Street, Parkhurst, Johannesburg
Core business offering: Electronic design, manufacture and data acquisition specialist.
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Section - Computers & Software
-CAD
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Mechanical design
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
-Applications
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- Link to Windows databases
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
-Language
- Assembler language
- C, Pascal, etc
- MS Visual Basic
- OOP (e.g. Visual C++)
-Operating Systems
- .Net
-Operating systems
- DOS
- Linux
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-Barcode systems
- Automated
- Handheld
-Ethernet-based systems
-In-transit temperature/event
-Logging printers
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
- automatic data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
- distributed data acquisition
- intranet system
- presentation/analysis software
-Portable data collection terminal
-Radio frequency tags
-Recorders
- events
- paperless
-Standalone data loggers
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-MIS - Management Information Systems
-Anemometers
-Barometers
-Hygrometers
-Meteorological instrumentation
-Monitors
- air quality
- dust
- gas
- moisture
-Alarms
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-512
-Operating system
- .Net
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-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
-Optical fibre
-Thermocouple
-Batteries
- Primary
- Secondary (rechargeable)
-Battery chargers
-DC-DC converters
-Mains AC-DC converters
-Solar energy converters
-Uninterruptible power supplies
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-4-20mA analog loop
-CANbus
-EIA-485
-Ethernet
-HART
-IEEE-488
-Proprietary
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Communications
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- PID/PD
- Scaling of I/O
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Strain gauge
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >16
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Visual display
-Fibre-optic
-Loadcell
-Tilt switch
-Ultrasonic
-Automatic dispensing systems
-Batching
-Coriolis
-Density
-Loadcell
-Weigh bridges
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-Handheld terminals
-Keyboards
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
- Membrane
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-Cylinders
- Double acting
- Positioners
- Single acting
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Stepper motors
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Capacitive
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Limit switch
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
-Current
-Density
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-Light intensity
-Loadcell
-Mass
-Moisture
-Other
-Strain gauges
-Vibration
-Vision
-Amplifiers & pre-amplifiers
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
-Isolators
-Multiplexers
-IR non-contact
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
-Counters
- Handheld tally
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Electrical power
-Flow
-Frequency
-Gas
-Humidity
-Level
-pH
-Pressure
-Resistance
-Temperature
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Process control
-Programmers
- Other
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry
-Environmental control & monitoring
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
-X/Y, Y/t chart recorders
-Density
-Humidity
-Leak detection
-Moisture content
-Particle size
-Strain gauging
-Temperature
-Temperature profiling
| News from Designs Unique: |
Humidification at eco-friendly cement plant
December 2005, News, Designs Unique
Designs Unique, the Johannesburg-based company specialising in data acquisition projects, was recently commissioned to install a laboratory humidifying system at the Lafarge Bamburi Cement plant in Mombasa, ... |
Humidifying control system for eco-friendly cement plant
July 2005, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Designs Unique
Designs Unique, a Johannesburg-based company specialising in data acquisition projects, was recently commissioned to install a laboratory humidifying system at the Lafarge Bamburi Cement plant in Mombasa, ... |
Locally manufactured temperature and humidity meter
July 2004, Temperature Measurement , Designs Unique
New on the market from the Johannesburg-based company, Designs Unique, is the first South African-designed and produced precision temperature and humidity measuring device, the DTH-Sense-Aire. The device ... |
Local DAQ company commissioned for Zim cement contract
March 2004, Data Acquisition & Telemetry, Designs Unique
Data acquisition specialists, Designs Unique of Johannesburg, has been commissioned to implement an advanced laboratory monitoring and control system for Circle Cement in Harare, Zimbabwe. This system ... |
Data acquisition software with added functionality
September 2002, Data Acquisition & Telemetry, Designs Unique
A vision and measurement integrated software featuring drag-and-drop design programming, has been launched by Massachusetts-based Data Translation, and is now also available in South Africa. The DT Measure ... |
Modern 2 MW engine testing facility commissioned
May 2002, System Integration & Control Systems Design, Designs Unique
Designs Unique of Johannesburg and NTB Technical Services of Cape Town recently commissioned a sophisticated and modern test centre at one of MTU's South African branches, in Isando. This test centre ... |
Benefits of the PCI bus for data acquisition
September 2001, Industrial Computer Hardware, Designs Unique
The PCI (peripheral component interconnect) bus is an integral part of today's Pentium class high-performance personal computer systems.
Conceived and designed as a way to give peripheral components ... |
How to choose a PC data acquisition board
September 2001, Data Acquisition & Telemetry, Designs Unique
The ability to make use of direct memory access or DMA is a major means of reducing software overhead in the DAQ process and enhancing system throughput |
Meeting vital data acqusition needs for a mammoth tunnel-boring task
May 2000, Data Acquisition & Telemetry, Designs Unique
Designs Unique, in conjunction with Thermotron of Wadeville, Germiston has recently commissioned a sophisticated data acquisition system for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project's "tunnel-boring machine".
The ... |
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