Open by design. Vendor-locked by exception.

CISH integrates the best technology for each project — not the technology of whoever pays the highest commission. We have one strategic IoT partner and a deliberately wide approach across automation platforms.

Strategic technology partner

addanode — industrial IoT and OEE stack.

For our Line Upgrade & Digitalisation work, the underlying IoT edge hardware, sensors, and OEE dashboard platform are engineered by addanode — a South African industrial IoT company.

CISH is the integrator: we design the retrofit, install on your floor, train your team, and own the warranty on the integrated line. Your data stays yours — open formats, no lock-in.

Why we chose this partnership

addanode is built in South Africa, for African industrial conditions — power instability, intermittent connectivity, varied environments.
The platform is open. Data is exportable. No vendor lock-in.
Hardware is supportable in-region from local stock.
We share the same engineering language and quality bar.

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addanode.com | +27 10 007 4513 | info@addanode.com

Automation platforms

We don't push one brand.

We choose what fits the line, the team that will maintain it, and the available spares in-region.

S7-1200, S7-1500, TIA Portal, WinCC. Default for most beverage, food, and packaging lines in SA.

CompactLogix, ControlLogix, FactoryTalk. Common in mining-adjacent and existing-fleet upgrades.

Modicon, EcoStruxure. Used where client estate is already Schneider.

TwinCAT-based machines. Particularly for high-axis-count motion applications.

Also: ABB · Mitsubishi · Omron · Delta · Inovance (commonly found on Chinese-OEM machines — we work with all of them). SCADA/MES: AVEVA · Ignition · Siemens SIMATIC IT · Rockwell FactoryTalk · open-source (Node-RED, InfluxDB, Grafana).

Our open-technology pledge

What our partnership philosophy means for you.

The promise is simple: we recommend what fits your line, document it properly, and leave you with a system your team can actually own after the project is over.

No lock-in

Take your data, PLC code, and drawings to any other integrator at any time. We do not encrypt control logic. We do not hide schematics.

No surprise commissions

Our income is fees from you. Where suppliers offer rebates, we decline them or pass them to you as line-item credits.

Honest brand neutrality

If Siemens is right, we say Siemens. If Mitsubishi is better for the application, we say Mitsubishi. Single-brand thinking is bad engineering.

Want to know what stack would fit your line?

A 30-minute call is usually enough to make a clear recommendation. We don't push brands.

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