Founded in 1983 as a service provider in the field of electronic and other specialised equipment to local industry, Tecmo Automation now specialises in the following key areas:
* Depot fluid/fuel management technology.
* Data acquisition and management.
* Product and technology development.
* Process control and automation applications.
* Temperature measurement.
* Software development.
These days, one of the company’s primary focuses is the M-System range of automation components, for which it is the sole importer for South Africa and Africa (www.m-system.co.jp).
Tecmo Automation’s new offices in Vanderbijlpark
M-System is one of the world’s largest suppliers of high-performance interface technologies. The product selection includes signal conditioners, distributed network I/O, paperless recorders, panel meters, surge suppressors and valve actuators. Modern industrial trends are continuously being met by M-System with open architecture I/O devices including Modbus, Ethernet, DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, CC-Link, LonWorks and Mechatrolink. Based on open-architecture, these products can easily communicate with most popular PLCs, DCSs and HMIs. No matter what combination of process signal I/O, power input or mounting configuration is needed, M-System can invariably provide the solution.
Tecmo Automation is also a leading supplier for Pyrotec and Cybernetic Software Development products, and provides system integration support – particularly fluid and energy management solutions.
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