Automation & Controls
This course is for engineers and technicians with experience of motor control who are required or wish to develop their process, motor control and automation competencies.
Description
By the end of the programme participants should have an understanding of:
- Communications between PLCs and their interface
- Advanced programming techniques
- PID control
- Motion control and its application
The Programme Will Cover:
- Introduction to automation and industrial digitalisation
- Instrumentation for level, temperature, flow, weight and pressure monitoring and measurement
- Converting analogue inputs (volts, amps, resistance) into a scaled useable number
- Numbering systems
- Converting a number into different base values, to include: binary, octal, hexadecimal, decimal and binary coded decimal
- Displaying analogue values using a HMI for monitoring and adjustment
- Motion and process control concepts using open and closed loop feedback
- PID controller set-up using Siemens TIA portal
- Programming using function block diagrams
- Programming using ladder logic, structured control language and function block diagram
- Networking and communication between PLCs - Profinet
- Application and use of stepper motors, servo drives
- ABB robot programming
Prerequisites
All delegates must have the below experience/knowledge to attend this course:
- Understanding of ladder logic
- Understanding of the hardware used within a PLC rack
We recommended that delegates who do not meet the above criteria attend our Electrical Maintenance Module 3 course.