Motion Control Buyers' Guide
ABB South Africa, Electrification Products

2 Lake Road, Longmeadow Business Estate North, Modderfontein

tel:  
+27 10 202 6995
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
abb.com/africa

Core business offering: electrical solutions from source to socket prioritising energy efficiency, digital tech and low-carbon innovations. Global expertise is combined with local insight to drive industry trends, ensure superior customer experiences and promote sustainability.


Durban

tel: +27 31 533 7200
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Brackenfell, Cape Town

tel: +27 21 529 0100
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Newton Park, Gqeberha

tel: +27 41 364 0921
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Longmeadow,Johannesburg

tel: +27 10 202 6995
[email protected]
Abrahams, Graham
Senior Vice President- Medium-voltage Products
[email protected]
Delport, Ettienne
Vice President - Low-voltage Products
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Section - Control systems & components
-Control components
- Control relays
- Other
-Programmable controls
- PAC
- PC-based
- PLC
-Visualisation
- HMI
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Machine safety
- Overload protection; Electrical
-Other
- Analytical instrumentation
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Audible safety devices (alarms, klaxons, etc)
- Dual-hand controls
- Emergency brakes
- Emergency stops
- Foot switches
- Light curtains & guards
- Mechanical guards
- Movement sensors
- Photoelectric guards
- Presence sensors
- Programmable relays
- Safety controllers & shutdown systems
- Safety mats
- Safety relays
- Trip switches
- Vibration sensors
- Visual safety devices (beacons, etc)
-Presence sensors
- IR sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Electrical
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Fusible links
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-AC controllers & starters
- Direct on line (DOL)
- Direct torque control
- Soft starters; Electronic
- Soft starters; Star-Delta
-Other
- Motor contactors & isolators
- Motor Control Centres (MCC)
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Electrical
- Circuit breakers
- Connectors
- DB panels
- Fuses
- Fusible links
- Housings and enclosures
- Power contactors & isolators
- Protection (thermal, magnetic, electronic, CT, overvoltage)
- Surge arrestors
Section - Services
-Manufacture
- Control panel
- DB
- MCC
News from ABB South Africa, Electrification Products:
ABB delivers 10 millionth variable speed drive
1st Quarter 2016, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, ABB South Africa, Electrification Products

The ten millionth ABB low voltage drive rolled off the production line at ABB’s Beijing factory in November. The ten millionth drive is going to Wuhan Guide Electric Co in China, a system integrator manufacturing ...

Industry news:
Compressorless hydrogen turbine generates electricity using detonation waves
Third Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have demonstrated a hydrogen gas turbine that generates electricity without a mechanical compressor.

Mammoet completes major bridge replacement at Amsterdam Centraal Station
Third Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Mammoet completes the second of five major bridge replacements at Amsterdam Centraal Station, transporting steel deck sections by water to keep the station open throughout the works.

PC-based control in minimally invasive surgery
Third Quarter 2026, Robotics & Mechatronics, Beckhoff Automation

Researchers at the University of Basel are using Beckhoff PC-based control technology to develop a miniature laser robot for minimally invasive bone surgery.

From question to innovation
Third Quarter 2026, Hydraulic systems & components, Axiom Hydraulics

A field question sparked the journey toward a safer solution. When a simple inquiry, “What about the Hilux?”, posed a challenge, it ignited the innovative spirit at Axiom Hydraulics.

Siemens launches SIMATIC AX WinCC Unified Elements
Third Quarter 2026, Pneumatic systems & components, Other technologies

New engineering tool speeds automation application development, reducing the time required to bring industrial projects to market and empowering automation engineers to build, manage version control, and deploy visualisation engineering projects

XPlanar aids innovation in laser processing
Third Quarter 2026, Robotics & Mechatronics, Beckhoff Automation

Aalborg University is among the first in the world to test Beckhoff’s XPlanar intelligent transport system in advanced laser processes, opening the door to faster, tool-free production of metal parts.

Automation without the mega factory
Third Quarter 2026, Robotics & Mechatronics

Mid-sized South African manufacturers are turning to targeted, low-risk automation to solve specific bottlenecks rather than chasing full factory transformation, helped by retrofit-friendly robotics and advanced simulation software.

Why lubrication fails in mining and what to do about it
Third Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Editor's Choice

Lubrication Engineers explains the recurring failure points behind mining lubrication problems and how the right product, storage and application practices can improve equipment reliability.

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