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Rockwell Automation
369 Pretoria Avenue, Randburg
Core business offering: Industrial automation and information. Across the globe, our flagship Allen-Bradley and FactoryTalk product brands are recognised for excellence.
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Section - Computers & Software
-Computers
- laptop
- tablet
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Flat-panel
- Pentium architecture
- Rackmount
- Wall mounted, embeddable
- x86
-Input devices
- Keyboards
- Mice, trackerballs
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-PC function cards, modules
- Counter/timer
- Graphics accelerator
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
-CAD
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Motion control system design
-Simulation systems
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- Other
- RS232/485/422
-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
- Batch production
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- Dynamic link to libraries (DLL)
- Expert systems
- Fuzzy logic
- Link to Windows databases
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- MRP, tracking, business
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Datasharing
- Clipboard
- DDE
- OLE
-Language
- C, Pascal, etc
- MS Visual Basic
- PLC languages
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- Low-level networks
- TCP/IP
-Operating systems
- DOS
- QNX
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
-PC based data acquisition
- automatic data acquisition
- distributed data acquisition
- presentation/analysis software
-CIM/CAM - Computer Integrated/Aided Manufacturing
-ISO 9000 management systems
-Maintenence management
-MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems
-Process/capacity planning
-Product data interchange
-Production management systems
-Quality management
-Monitors
- vibration
-Sampling equipment
- liquids
-Alarms
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-64k
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- 0-16
- 16-64
-Operating system
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Redundancy
-Reports
-Standalone version available
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-In-stream/in situ
- Bearing
- Other
- Vibration/balance
-Handheld/portable
- Vibration/balance
-Condition monitoring
- Remote site condition monitoring
-Consulting
- Technical
-Education & training
- Instructor-led
- Onsite
-Maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
-Performance monitoring
- Energy
- Process/production
-Asset related
- Asset management software for intellectual assets (engineering related)
-Education & training
- Competency-based learning
- Simulation for training
-Maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
-Optimisation & efficiency
- Asset optimisation
- Process/production modelling
- Spares inventory optimisation
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
-Signal
- Armoured
- Coaxial
- Computer, LAN
- Flat, ribbon
- Optical fibre
- Screened
- Twisted pair
-Load management
-Power factor correction
-Prepayment systems
-Heavy duty power switching
-Reed relays
- Dry-contact
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Time delay
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Foot-operated
- Key-lock
- Pushbutton-control
-Audible alarms
- Horns, sirens
-CBE (circuit breakers for equipment)
-Emergency stop switches
-IS barriers, signal isolation
-Light curtains
-Protection relays
- Over/under voltage
- Over-current
- Phase balance
- Phase sequence
- Thermal overload, motor protection
-Rope-pull switches
-Safety limit switches
-Thermal magnetic circuit breakers
-Visible alarms
- Annunciator displays
- Indicator lights
- Industrial beacons
-DIN rail-mount
-Fuse terminal blocks
-I/O system
-PLC interface
-Screwed clamp
-Screwless spring cage
-Thermocouple
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
-CANbus
-ControlNet
-DCS Data Highway
-DeviceNet
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-HART
-Interbus-S
-Modbus
-PLC Data Highway
-Profibus
-Proprietary
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- Auto/self tuning
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- Pattern/profile
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
- 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
-DCS
-Emergency shut-down systems
-Entry level DCS
-Networked 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
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Ultrasonic
-Alarm indicators
-Annunciator panels
-Displays
- Characters
- CRT
- Programmable message
- Touchscreens
-Handheld terminals
-Keyboards
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Membrane
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
-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
-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
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
-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
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tacho generators
- Torque
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo amplifiers
- Electronic
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
-Converters
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Rail mount
Section - Services & Systems
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Maintenance
- Materials handling
- Process control
-Programmers
- DCS
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Materials handling
- Other
- Process control
- Production management
- Quality control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Warehousing
-Training (excluding supplier/product specific training)
-Automotive
-Food & beverage
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Pulp & paper
-Transportation
-Water & waste water
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