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 a small group of strategic partners for IoT, SCADA, and electrical installation, and a deliberately wide approach across automation platforms.
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.
addanode.com | +27 10 007 4513 | info@addanode.com
Adroit Technologies — industrial SCADA & HMI platform.
Adroit Technologies is a South African software company with 30+ years in industrial automation. Their flagship product, ADROIT SCADA, is a proven HMI/SCADA platform used for real-time monitoring, control, and process visualisation across mining, manufacturing, utilities, and water management.
With over 35 000 licences deployed across six continents and Mitsubishi Electric Europe as a strategic shareholder, Adroit brings enterprise-grade SCADA capability that is designed and supported in South Africa. CISH uses the ADROIT platform on projects where clients need a licenced, auditable supervisory layer on top of their production line.
Why we work with Adroit
- SCADA platform engineered and supported in South Africa — no remote-only helpdesk.
- Proven in African industrial conditions: power instability, intermittent networks, varied infrastructure.
- Industry 4.0 and IoT-ready with built-in edge gateway and data historian capability.
- Compatible with the full automation brand stack we integrate — Siemens, Mitsubishi, Rockwell, and more.
adroitscada.com | South Africa
Relic Electric — industrial electrical installation.
Relic Electric is a South African electrical contracting company specialising in industrial and factory electrical installation. Their team handles everything from distribution board wiring and control-panel mounting to full factory floor power reticulation and final commissioning checks.
CISH engages Relic Electric on projects where site electrical scope extends beyond our own team's capacity — or where a dedicated electrical contractor is required alongside our mechanical and automation installation crews. Relic Electric operates under the same quality and documentation standard we apply to all sub-contracted scope.
Where Relic Electric fits our projects
- Factory floor power distribution and cable management for new production lines.
- Control-panel installation, termination, and pre-commissioning continuity checks.
- Electrical infrastructure upgrades alongside equipment installation.
- COC-compliant electrical work on turnkey and retrofit projects.
relicelectrical.co.za | South Africa
Hikvision VisionMaster — machine vision & inspection platform.
For our Machine Vision Inspection work, the underlying machine-vision software platform is Hikvision VisionMaster — developed by Hikrobot, Hikvision's industrial machine-vision arm. Paired with industrial cameras and lighting, VisionMaster gives us a deep, proven algorithm library and a flexible environment to design custom inspection logic.
CISH is the engineer: we design the inspection algorithm for your product and defect, choose the camera and lighting, build the station, integrate it with your line PLC and reject mechanism, and tune it on your real production. You own the recipes, the result data, and the documentation.
Why we build on VisionMaster
- Mature, proven machine-vision algorithm library covering defect, measurement, OCR/OCV, and pattern tools.
- Flexible enough to design custom inspection logic for almost any visible defect.
- Industrial camera and lighting ecosystem available and supportable in-region.
- Results export cleanly into the OEE and quality data layer we deploy with addanode.
Hikvision VisionMaster / HIKROBOT — machine-vision platform. Inspection algorithms designed by CISH.
We don't push one brand.
We choose what fits the line, the team that will maintain it, and the available spares in-region.
Hikvision VisionMaster machine vision — industrial cameras, smart cameras, lighting, and vision controllers. AOI algorithms designed by CISH.
MELSEC iQ-R/iQ-F PLCs, FR-series inverters, GOT HMI. Common on Chinese-OEM machines; strong SA support network.
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 · Omron · Delta · Inovance (commonly found on Chinese-OEM machines — we work with all of them). SCADA/MES: ADROIT · AVEVA · Ignition · Siemens SIMATIC IT · Rockwell FactoryTalk · open-source (Node-RED, InfluxDB, Grafana).
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.
What buyers ask about our technology partnerships.
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.