PROCESS CONTROL — A PRIMER FOR BEGINNERS

Swamped by jargon?

If you’re involved in the manufacturing industries, shouldn’t you know something about the process itself? Unfortunately, for many managers in industry, the term process control has acquired a mystique and impenetrability that makes it no longer relevant to the real world populated by real people. And yet, despite all the jargon, process control is both relevant and simple since, basically, it's all about trying to produce a better product, at less cost, in a shorter time!

Not that you'd glean this from the average process control engineer! His language is his alone:

"... making use of a split architectural decentralised philosophy, the platform-independent MicroAA4721 FEstus software package combines the advantages of hard-wired logic with free-format programming thus optimising all available technology resources to produce a synergistic solution ... “.

What you will learn

The course is based on a wealth of experiential knowledge gleaned from the author's experience working within a systems integration company and also feedback from more than 4000 technicians and engineers who have attended the author’s workshops. On successful completion of this workshop delegates will be able to:

• A background into the jargon used in process control
• An insight into measurement technologies
• An appreciation of ‘interfacing’ problems
• An introduction to digital logic
• A background to sequencing and interlocking
• An understanding of the PLC
• The background to SCADA systems
• What is ‘fuzzy logic’
• The problems faced by the process control engineer and the reality of what is possible

Who should attend

This workshop is specially designed for the layman. Presented in an easy-to-understand format, the workshop provides a meaningful background to anyone involved in the manufacturing industry — for management who want to know a little of how their plant is controlled; for human resource managers; for buyers; administrators; financial personnel; and for sales staff.

The course also serves as an introduction to non-specialists — providing a broad overview of modern process control technology.

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Workshop length

1 days

What you will receive

• “Process Control – a Primer for Beginners” – a 200-page reference book. Author: M. A. Crabtree. Published February 2004.
• Acrobat copy of all PowerPoint slides used in the presentation on USB Flash Memory Drive.
• Certification of attendance: each delegate will receive a workshop certificate documenting their attendance

What people say:

“Mick has received excellent reviews and positive feedback for all his courses. His down-to-earth, practical, and entertaining approach makes him a sought-after speaker and lecturer in a wide variety of disciplines.” - IDC Technologies

“Presented in an easily understood manner.” - E. Maughn, Eskom

“Really knows his subject.” M. Radcliff, Houston Texas

“Easily followed the presentation without difficulty.” - P. Westwood, Summit Controls, Canada

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