RET Automation Controls

General information

RET Automation Controls was formed in 1984 in response to growing customer demand for sales, marketing and technical support of sensors, automation components and systems.Since its inception, RET Automation Controls has established its reputation for high-quality sensing and control equipment at competitive prices. By helping customers increase efficiency, reduce costs, ensure quality, monitor and control processes, and safeguard employees, RET has become the partner of choice in the Southern African market.

RET Automation Controls sells directly to end users and OEMs in a broad range of industries and applications.Primary markets are automotive, mining, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, machine building, material handling, packaging, process control and machine safety. In addition, RET sells its products through a diverse distribution network ranging from small, specialised sensor distributors to national wholesale distribution houses. Because RET Automation Controls is always introducing new products and technologies, the number of industries it serves, and the number of applications in those industries, is always growing.

Product Range

Over the last 30 years RET Automation Controls has been privileged to be able to develop relationships with global leaders in the automation industry, creating a portfolio of complementary products to enable the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial long term customer relationships.RET Automation Controls has always ensured that it is supplying products for which it can be proud of and which enhance RET’s reputation as a supplier of high quality innovative products and solutions.

ADELSYSTEM power supply and DC UPS logo
Solutions for power supply continuity

ADELSYSTEM offer a complete range of products for power supply and energy back-up in the industrial automation field.FLEX switch mode power supplies with an output voltage of 48VDC, 24VDC, 12VDC and 5VDC and with a current output from 1 A to 40A.The ALL IN ONE DC-UPS gives you three products in one, the power supply, battery charger and backup module all in one compact housing.CB Battery chargers complete the range and offer the Battery Care Concept with battery life test diagnosis.


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The undisputed leader in Sensors

Banner is a global leader in process and industrial automation, helping customers increase efficiency, reduce costs, ensure quality, monitor and control processes, and safeguard employees.Included in the BANNER range are industry-leading photoelectric sensors, vision sensors, wireless sensors, machine safety, e-stop devices, vision lighting, and a wide assortment of indicator lights, tower lights, stack lights, and pick to lights.


COMITRONIC-BTI MACHINE Safety
Machine Safety Switches

COMITRONIC-BTI products include coded non-contact safety switches in rugged plastic and stainless steel housings rated for washdown, corrosive atmospheres and explosive environments, contactless interlocking, electromagnetic safety locking and a wide variety of safety relays.They comply with the latest safety standards and approvals, and help to reduce the machine downtime due to faulty switches.



ESCHA Connectors and Cables

Connector and Housing Technology

ESCHA supply industrial connector, cable and cordset products. The standard programme includes robust M8, M12, M16, M23 and valve plug solutions with the highest protection classes (IP67 / IP68 / IP69K), 360 degree shielding, bus and drag chain capable and chemical resistant options.



Jungmichel Double Sheet Detectors Logo

Double Sheet Detectors and more

JUNGMICHEL specialise in the design and production of electronic sensors and controllers used mainly in the can making, canning and metal sheet working industries.


SIMEX Data Loggers Logo
Measure, Control and Log Data

SIMEX manufacture process indicators, counters, data recorders, controllers, power supplies and more.


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Sense It! Connect It! Bus It! Solve It!

Turck is a leading manufacturer in industrial automation. With an enormously versatile range of more than 13,000 sensor, fieldbus, interface and connectivity products, Turck offers highly efficient product solutions for factory and process automation.The portfolio comprises inductive proximity sensors, magnetic-inductive sensors, capacitive sensors, flow sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors,encoders, connectors cordsets, fieldbusses and automation controls., temperature and flow sensors.