Most of the Abacus Team joined the Neema fun trail run this past Saturday. We had lots of fun and more exercise than some had hoped for! Abacus is a proud partner of the Neema foundation, who has an excellent program in helping foundation phase school children to improve their […]
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We are happy to welcome some new members to the Abacus engineering and panel building teams! They are Zamo Dube and Duncan Dladla. We are looking forward to a long and happy partnership.
New members of our team

Abacus joining their Siemens peers at the Africa Intermodal 2023 conference recently.
Africa Intermodal Conference 2023
After some modification, Abacus’ Demo crane is now Siemens S7-1500 ready. We are looking forward to the next challenge! Watch this space for exciting future developments…
Demo Crane
During this time of severe chip shortages, we have changed a few things. We are now keeping more Siemens hardware in stock, and we might be able to find that part you are looking for. Please contact sales@abacus-automation.co.za for a quote.
Siemens Hardware Supplier

We are very happy to welcome Kayla Radloff to the Abacus family! She is already proving herself a friendly and helpful member of the administrative team.
New face at reception
Abacus is a proud agent of Laumas weighing systems in South Africa. As such, we have gained much expertise with loadcell systems. Here is a link to a recent article, published in SA Instrumentation & Control, with handy information about the installation and maintenance of loadcell systems. https://www.instrumentation.co.za/10202r
Loadcell article
Although our offices are closed, Abacus engineers have been working from home and have been assisting manufacturers of essential goods to keep their plants running during the COVID-19 lockdown. If you need our services, please use the staff cellphone numbers, or alternatively, call the office number and hold on until […]
We are working during lockdown

Proudly wearing our new Laumas shirts! Abacus is the official Laumas agents in Southern Africa. Please contact us to place your order.
Laumas Agents

Abacus has received its first kit that demonstrates the use of Laumas products. The kit uses a jack system to demonstrate one of Laumas’ unique products, the FUN load cell, that measures the tension in a cable to calculate the load.