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Industrial Automation

Basic Industrial Automation
 

Course type

Other Industrial Automation
 

Introduction

With this course module the course participant gets an overview of the most important components and their functions within the automation technology. Based on practical examples, these are explained. The following questions are addressed: What is a PLC? What is an HMI, switchboard? What is meant by the SCADA system? Profibus and Profinet? Industrial networks? Inverter? Servo technology? What is robotics suitable for and what is behind SIL 1, 2, 3 and 4?
 

Target group

Who is interested in industrial automation, for example: buyer, sales representative, project manager, process and system designer, production manager or project manager.
 

Foreknowledge

Little previous knowledge in electrical engineering.
 

Goal

After the course module, the course participant gets  an impression of the most important components and their functions within the automation technology, which will be explained on the basis of practical examples.
 

Content

In this course, the basics of the most important components in industrial automation technology are presented and discussed as examples. It deals with the following questions and uses examples to explain how it works: What is a PLC? HMI, switchboard? SCADA system? Bus systems such as Profibus and Profinet? Industrial networks? Inverter? Servo technology? Robotics? or what is behind SIL 1, 2, 3 and 4.


​​​​​​​Duration

1 day
 
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