Engineering Process
Every step of the project, from concept to commissioning is handled in accordance with the Autotronix professional code of business. This ensures that the right relationships are formed at the right levels, that reporting channels and processes are established up front, that key project milestones are realistically pegged and that proper engineering procedures are adhered to throughout the project.Every step of the project, from concept to commissioning is handled in accordance with the Autotronix professional code of business. This ensures that the right relationships are formed at the right levels, that reporting channels and processes are established up front, that key project milestones are realistically pegged and that proper engineering procedures are adhered to throughout the project.
Expertese
Autotronix boasts some of the country's foremost experts in the fields of PLC Automation & Control, Energy Management and Telemetry/Data Acquisition, including RF telemetry, who have not only engineered solutions, but also designed both hardware and software for diverse applications. Many of these in daily use have been running for 20 years.The team has extensive experience in SCADA configuration (all popular packages) and will also develop custom applications using other tools such as Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, C++ etc.
Networking of PLC's and other equipment has become a major strength of the company and many of the larger projects now feature fibre-optic based Ethernet LANs connecting Mitsubishi PLC's, SCADA and other systems together. In addition, Autotronix has extensive experience in radio based networking in diverse industries, including Eskom's mission critical rural reticulation scheme using pole-mounted Remote Terminal Units.
The company also develops large Energy Management Systems, distributed over wide geographic areas such as found in the mining industry. To complement certain systems projects, Autotronix also designs and builds special interfaces to board level where necessary to support machine refurbishment and other projects. This is typically done when no spares are available and the item is critical to the effective modernization.
Quality
With hundreds of systems, thousands of products and millions of lines working 24 hours a day, the engineering accomplishments speak for themselves.Autotronix works with its own Business Code and also follows it's clients codes of practice and quality assurance to ensure that every aspect of every project exceeds expectations.
