Course Description
This course provides an overall exposure to the technology of Industrial Automation and Control as widely seen in factories of all types both for discrete and continuous manufacturing.
What Do Participants Learn?
The course discusses a wide range of related topics from the advantage and architecture of automation systems, measurement systems including sensors and signal conditioning, discrete and continuous variable control systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuators, industrial communication and embedded computing and CNC Machines.
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers from all disciplines
- Processing Control Technicians
- Supervisors
- People dealing with instrumentation equipment selection
- Safety professionals
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One:
- Architecture of Industrial Automation Systems
- Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control
Section Two:
- Measurement Systems Specifications
- Temperature Measurement
- Pressure and Force Measurement
- Displacement and Speed Measurement
- Flow Measurement
- Measurement of Level, Humidity and pH
- Signal Conditioning Circuits
- Errors and Calibration
Section Three:
- Introduction to Process Control
- P-I-D Control
- Controller Tuning
- Implementation of P-I-D Controllers
- Feed forward and Ratio Control
- Predictive Control, Control of Inverse Response Systems
- Cascade, Override and Split Range Control
- Introduction to Sequence/Logic Control and Programmable Logic Controllers
- The Software Environment and Programming of PLCs
- Formal Modelling of Sequence Control Specifications and Structured RLL Programming
- Programming of PLCs: Sequential Function Charts
- The PLC Hardware Environment
Section Four:
- Control Valves
- Hydraulic Actuation Systems - Principle and Components
- Directional Control Valves, Switches and Gauges
- Industrial Hydraulic Circuits
- Pneumatic Control Components
- Pneumatic Control Systems
- Step Motor Drives
- DC Motor Drives
- Induction Motor Drives
- BLDC Motor Drives
- Energy Savings with Variable Speed Drives
- Introduction to CNC Machines
- CNC Machines: Interpolation, Control and Drive
Section Five:
- Introduction to Real Time Embedded Systems
- Real-Time Operating Systems
- Networking of Field Devices via Fieldbus
- Higher Levels of Automation Systems
- Conclusion and Review