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In 1989, Digital Process Measurement was formed to specialise in the design and manufacture of high quality process control instrumentation. A revolutionary new panel indicator was designed that would prove to be superior to any of the products then available.
The original assembly lines that were put in place were the most advanced assembly methods, comparable to any in Europe. It took only 2 months to get a basic line of instruments into production and within the first year DPM could boast that it was the largest manufacturer of panel meters in the country. DPM were the first to manufacture non-programmable panel instruments which provided the user with full adjustability from the front panel, a total innovation in its time. By 1992, DPM celebrated the production of their 20 000th instrument and with ongoing research and development, launched its first fully programmable panel meter in 1993. The company now has a full range of low cost fully programmable process control instruments, DIN-rail and field mount transmitters, belt weighers, dynamometers, and more.
DPM's vision and focus concentrates on supplying superior quality products at competitive prices. This strong motivation has led to the attainment of the ISO 9001 quality assurance system. Most of DPM's products meet the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC and Low Voltage directive 73/23/EEC (CE mark). A further credit to the company came in 1997, when it was recognised as a andquot;Technology Top 100andquot; company in South Africa. In 1999, DPM was awarded the Electronic Industries Federation Award for andquot;Outstanding Achievement in Growth, Innovation and Exportsandquot;.
2004 is expected to be our best year yet with the launch of the CALOG range of hand held calibrators. This range is was big news, we have now on our second gengeration of the products that include Datalogging,
Calog - Loop II (milliamp loop calibrator)
Calog - LC (milliamp loop + loadcell calibrator)
Calog - Temp (Thermocouple and RTD calibrator)
Calog - Pressure II (milliamp loop + pressure calibrator)
Calog - Pro (process calibrator)
From inception, the people at DPM have been one of the company's most important assets and a large majority of the staff that joined in 1989 are still in its employ. It is a company policy to ensure that the staff are empowered in their work place by improving their skills.
Staff from all levels within the organisation are encouraged to study further, and with the result, DPM have sponsored a number of technical courses as well as other tertiary qualifications. Another very valuable facet of staff improvement is the concept of andquot;job rotationandquot;, which allows employees to increase their abilities and understanding, - and also ensures that the few remaining manual assembly lines do not become too tedious.
DPM employs top qualified technicians and engineers for design, repair and calibration of instrumentation. The company and its staff are dedicated to not only providing top quality products, but after sales service and support.
Through careful design considerations and using he latest manufacturing techniques, DPM's new andquot;future generationandquot; flash memory microcontroller indicators offer all the features of more expensive units, but with major cost saving implications. Internationally, the range is a break through in design technology, and instruments of this quality usually carry heavy price tags. However, DPM is able to provide instrumentation with programmable advantages at analogue prices.
Two important influences in attaining this price competitiveness are, firstly, the use of a hybrid philosophy in component selection, with a combination of surface mount and through-hole components. The best available components are used which enables instruments to achieve overall accuracies of up to 0.05%. Secondly, in order to increase production throughput, DPM have invested in computerised calibration facilities with dedicated software to test instrument functions. This system can supply full reports for customers as well as internal reports.
DPM services a network of distributors situated throughout South Africa, who are supported with regular newsletters detailing new products, upgrades and any changes in instrumentation. More importantly, DPM send technical support personnel to these distributors so that the end-user and customer can obtain a personalised service catering to their specific need. This strategy of interaction and communication at the ground level allows DPM to be a front runner in the field of research and development to continually innovate the product range to meet the customers requirements.
In order to keep abreast in world wide trends (and very often pre-empt these trends) DPM regularly participates on international shows. Its success is demonstrated by the fact that about 25% of manufactured products are exported internationally. DPM currently supply to Australia, Malaysia, Turkey, United Kingdom,USA, Germany and Holland. DPM is continually establishing distributorships in other countries world wide.