Michael Brown's practical process control courses

October 2004 Training & Education Security Services & Risk Management

Michael Brown is holding a series of his well-known courses on practical process control in Johannesburg. The courses are unique in the world and are invaluable to novices, as well as to experienced practitioners in the field of regulatory control optimisation. The series consists of three courses:

Introduction and appreciation of practical process control (1 day)

For non-instrument people who work in process plants, but have no previous experience or practical training in control, like process engineers, operators, production managers, metallurgists, and chemical engineers. (This is being presented only in the Johannesburg series).

Practical process control part 1: Troubleshooting and loop tuning (3 days)

For instrument and control personnel like mechanicians, technicians, and engineers. Even people with years of experience in this field have found the course an eye opener.

Practical process control Part 2: Control techniques for more difficult processes (2 days)

This course deals with control of processes with difficult dynamics, and techniques such as feed forward.

Most people taking Part 1 also take Part 2 in the same session. It is mandatory that Part 1 be completed before Part 2. The course series will take place in Johannesburg starting on Friday 5 November. Booking should be made early, as the courses are invariably oversubscribed.

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