Industrial Automation – Overview

Duration

1 day

Certification / CPD:

Course carries 7.5 CPD hours

Course Date(s):

Course Content

Introduction to Industrial automation
Sensors
Programmable Logic controllers (PLC)
Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
Robots, Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Basics of Serial Communications
Wired Communication (PROFIBUS, PROFINET)
Wireless Communication (WiFi, Bluetooth, Infra-Red)
Open Process Control (OPC)
System Integration
Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

About this course

If you wish to explore ways in which to improve quality and reliability in your plant there is wide variety of automation devices available.

Training Approach and Method

Each of the below topics will be explained / discussed and demonstrated.

Course Objectives

This one-day course will take place in a laboratory setting and will provide the participant with a basic understanding of the automation of industry and the function of each component within an automated system.