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Basic Programmable Logic Controllers Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course covers modern PLC applications using the SLC 500 platform, including; ladder logic programming, I/O addressing, CPU operation, and common procedures such as editing, forcing, and troubleshooting PLC's. The course is designed to prepare students with no previous PLC background to begin troubleshooting, editing, and working with PLC systems, and to prepare them for more advanced PLC topics. The course is designed to make sense of the common PLC terminology, and enable the student to better utilize the readily available reference materials as they progress further. Using our laptop computers and RSLogix™ 500 software, the students will open pre-written sample programs and will also write their own ladder logic programs and download them to our SLC 500  training stations, and will perform various exercises designed to help them understand and apply the concepts. The training stations utilize a variety of real world IO, and the course focuses on realistic problems and issues confronted by today's PLC Technicians. This course places a strong emphasis on logic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills. This course is approximately 75% hands-on, and is typically delivered in 3 days. Basic computer skills helpful.

Understanding Programmable Logic Controllers Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course starts at the basics of PLC applications and continues into some of the more intricate, detailed concepts involved with modern PLC systems. The course covers much of the same material as the Basic PLC course (see above), but to a slightly deeper level, with more extensive lab exercises to reinforce the concepts. This course is designed for students with little or no previous PLC background and has considerable flexibility to accommodate varying entry skill levels and/or job functions. Like the Basic PLC course, this course places a strong emphasis on logic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills, but spends more time on developing more advanced skills such as programming or editing PLC programs. This course is approximately 75% hands-on, and is typically delivered in 4 days. Basic computer skills recommended.

Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course is designed for the PLC Technician or Engineer who carries the responsibility of designing, installing, or maintaining more complex PLC systems. Students should have experience equivalent to our Basic PLC course, and solid computer skills at a minimum. This course covers the more intricate details of PLC systems, including system planning, file system layouts, design and installation, programming, advanced programming instructions including messaging instructions, and PID instructions as well as advanced RSLogix 500 software tools and techniques. The course uses our SLC 500 training stations with RSLogix 500 programming software, and a variety of real world I/O devices (including analog inputs and outputs, and a temperature controlled PID heater loop). This course is approximately 50% hands-on and typically delivered in 4 days. Recent Basic PLC course or equivalent knowledge recommended.

ControlLogix Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course covers Allen-Bradley's new ControlLogix platform starting at the basics and proceeding to more advanced topics needed by Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical personnel to work on these powerful, complex new systems. The course will cover the features and benefits of ControlLogix® systems and RSLogix™ 5000 software (even including weaknesses and workarounds), as well as hardware design, installation, operation, and maintenance issues. This course assumes no prior experience with PLC's. For those with previous SLC or PLC-5 experience, the course will cover the major differences between the ControlLogix® line and older PLC systems. The course utilizes our ControlLogix® training stations, a variety of ControlLogix cards, our Dell laptop computers with RSLogix™ 5000 software, and a variety of real world IO devices. This course teaches students to effectively use the software, perform common procedures, troubleshoot, edit, and maintain ControlLogix systems, but also teaches students how to optimize and enhance them to make use of the powerful functions which often go unused. This course is approximately 50% hands-on and typically delivered in 5 days. Intermediate Computer skills recommended.

FactoryTalk View (RSView)  ME Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course introduces the students to FactoryTalk View™ (RSView) Machine Edition software as used on the new PanelView Plus, and VersaView systems, and on stand alone computer applications. The course covers the primary hardware issues associated with PanelView Plus systems, as well as teaching how to program and troubleshoot logic / PLC problems related to RSView™  Machine Edition / PanelView Plus systems. The course uses stand alone computer RSView™  ME Runtime applications and/or PanelView Plus terminals. This course is 75% hands-on and typically delivered in 2-days. Recent experience wit RSLogix 5000 software recommended, and basic computer skills required.

FactoryTalk View (RSView)  SE Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course introduces the students to FactoryTalk SE systems. Students will learn how to program, trace, and troubleshoot problems related to FactoryTalk View SE systems tied to ControlLogix series processors. This training course also covers the how's and why's of FactoryTalk View SE applications. The course is approximately 50-75% hands-on and delivered in 3 days. Recent experience wit RSLogix 5000 software recommended, and basic computer skills required.

 

PanelView Systems Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course covers Allen Bradley PanelView systems including PV 550 and PV600  touch/key series and PanelBuilder32 software. The course covers maintenance, minor edits, and programming, planning and coordinating PanelView & PLC projects. The course covers common button actuators, indicators, alarms, and communications configurations. The PanelView 550 or 600 touch/key combo terminals will be connected to our PLC training stations and will be programmed with Dell Laptop computers and PanelBuilder32 software. This course is 50-75% hands-on and delivered in 1 day. Recent experience with RSLogix software and basic computer skills recommended.

Instrumentation and Calibration Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course is designed to familiarize students with common instrumentation and calibration equipment and give students the ability to set up, calibrate, and troubleshoot common instrumentation sensors, transducers, and systems found in industrial facilities.  The course covers the operation of common systems and explains the common errors, problems, and inaccuracies with each. This course is designed to build a solid knowledge base, which will allow improved problem solving, and result in a better understanding of modern instrumentation systems. This course is approximately 50% hands-on, and is typically delivered in 2 days.

Process Control and Loop Tuning Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course is designed to give students an understanding of common process control equipment and of the actual concepts and factors involved in setting up, maintaining, and tuning a variety of temperature, level, and flow loops.  The course will also cover more advanced control strategies such as cascade, ratio, and feed-forward control. This course is approximately 75% hands-on, and delivered in 2 days.

Instrumentation & Process Control (Combo Course) (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course is a popular combination of our Instrumentation & Calibration course and our Process Control & Loop Tuning course.  This course brings the instrumentation concepts and the controls concepts together and covers aspects involved in troubleshooting, maintaining, tuning, and optimizing typical industrial control loops. The course is approximately 50% hands-on and is typically delivered in 3 days.

Basic Electricity Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course covers the basic concepts of electricity. The course is designed to familiarize (or re-familiarize) students with the basic electrical units, measurements, use of test equipment, and common electrical components.  This course has also been carefully designed to prepare students who are unfamiliar (or uncomfortable) with basic electricity to make full use of our other courses. This course is 50% to 75% hands-on, and is typically delivered in 2 days.

Motor Controls & Electrical Troubleshooting Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on  training course presents basic AC and DC motor controls concepts and gives students a conceptual understanding of typical devices such as pushbuttons, selector switches, sensors, starters, contactors, overloads, relays, and typical industrial motors. Students will also learn the tricks and methods to check & test components. Students learn to read & understand prints (one-line diagrams and schematics) as they build, test, and troubleshoot several common control circuits.  Students learn to troubleshoot systems with a logical, step by step approach. A heavy emphasis is placed on learning the 'logical' approach (versus simply finding the fault by luck). Our "Din-Rail and Panel" based trainers mimic real world systems with real world style faults. Students will be tasked to troubleshoot faults logically and explain their reasoning.  Our Motor Control & Electrical Troubleshooting lab stations utilize 24vdc power to ensure student safety. This course is approximately 75% hands-on and is typically delivered in 3 days. Basic Electrical knowledge required (Basic Electricity course or equivalent knowledge).

 

Industrial Electronics Training Course (click for more detailed description)

This hands-on training course covers the common circuits and components used in the industrial environment. The course typically covers AC and DC circuits, electronic components such as silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR's), triacs, transistors, field effect transistors (FET's), operational amplifiers (Op-amps), optical components and basic fiber-optics, digital basics, and typical industrial circuits.  The course focuses on developing electronic troubleshooting skills. This course is about 50% hands-on, and is typically delivered in 5 days. Basic electrical knowledge required.