NC Automation Engineering CC 

CK 88/06990/23

   Industrial Automation Projects  PLCs   SCADA   MIS   Energy Management Systems   Panels & Sensors

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•     Company Profile
•     Business Practices
•     Project Engineering Practices
•     Industries

Company Profile

N C Automation Engineering CC was founded in 1988 in Johannesburg, South Africa and by implementing our mission of providing Quality Solutions to our customers (including many blue chip and industry leading companies in South Africa and abroad) challenges, we have gained a reputation in the industry for technical and service excellence.

As testimony to our commitment to provide cost effective Quality solutions and excellent service within long term customer partnerships, repeat business is the life blood of our company.

We are primarily in the business of supplying PLC (programmable logic controller) and DCS hardware and software solutions and configuring supervisory SCADA computers, data acquisition and management information systems.

Our comprehensive range of capabilities include :

•     Systems Integration from the factory floor to the MIS / MES

•     Project Management

•     System Engineering and Design

•     Management Information Systems

•     Custom developed software and database applications or Web/Intranet solutions

•     Consulting Services

•     Specification of Automation Hardware and Instrumentation

•     Turnkey Electrical / Automation Solutions

•     MCC and Control Panel Design and Manufacture

•     Electrical Erection

•     Commissioning

•     Training

•     Technical Support

Our approach is to use standard off-the-shelf components, both hardware and software, to implement solutions to satisfy our customers needs. We have therefore, gained wide experience in the application of many of the leading brands of PLC’s, Control Equipment, Instrumentation, Actuators, Drives and Software in pursuing our goal of Quality Solutions.

We have also developed, marketed and supported the widely used PowerSmart Energy Management suite of software for energy metering systems.

We are capable of handling a wide range of projects starting at small control systems valued at a few thousand Rands right up to large turnkey projects valued at over a few million Rands.

Our major strengths are

•     our knowledge and expertise on a wide variety of products, processes and industries

•     our flexibility

•     and our broad range of experience.

Some of the control systems that we have supplied to Original Equipment Manufacturers are exported world wide and we have successfully undertaken work internationally, including commissioning of equipment supplied to Europe, Southern and Western Africa and North America.

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Business Practices

•     We Believe in Ethical Business Practices

•     Fair Price for Quality Products, Professional Service and Support – Cost Effective!

•     Employing Qualified Experienced Personnel for the long term

•     Empowerment through Personnel Training

•     Working in partnership with our Customers and building long term relationships

•     Keeping abreast of technology and the marketplace

•     Diversification

•     Conservative Business Practices to ensure long term growth

Project Engineering Practices

•     Develop Concise Functional Specifications

•     Start Design and Software Development Early

•     Structured Approach to Software Development

•     Ongoing Testing and Simulation of Software

•     Complete Software and Factory Acceptance Test before going to site.

•     Spend minimum of time Commissioning

•     Provide Training

•     Provide Comprehensive Documentation

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Industries

Our engineers are familiar with the requirements of a variety of industries that include:

•     MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

•     WATER TREATMENT

•     FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING

•     PACKAGING

•     PULP AND PAPER

•     CHEMICAL PROCESSING

•     MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

•     LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES

•     CEMENT FACTORIES

•     FLOUR MILLING

We have implemented control systems for many different industrial processes such as:

•     ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE

•     BATCHING AND WEIGHING SYSTEMS

•     CONTINUOUS PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURE

•     MATERIALS HANDLING

•     ENERGY MANAGEMENT, POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AND CHECK METERING SYSTEMS

•     ADVANCED LARGE MOTOR STARTING

•     RECIPE CONTROLLED MANUFACTURE

•     MOTION CONTROL

•     DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS

•     INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEMS

•     POINT OF SALE AND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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