As an independent neutral training body with over R1,5 million invested in equipment for hands-on use by trainees, Festo Didactic is offering specialised industrial control systems training courses. The courses are aimed at all levels, from newcomers to advanced practitioners and cover: the fundamentals of control technology; hydraulics and proportional hydraulics; pneumatics and electro-pneumatic logic as well as PLCs. They are generic and not product-specific, enabling artisans, learner artisans, machine operators, foremen, technicians, engineers and draughtsmen to gain a certain skill set in order to understand control technology both in theory and in practice using real equipment.
The courses for March and April this year are as follows:
Pneumatics (1) basic, including:
p Objectives of low cost automation.
p Preparation of compressed air.
p Pneumatic symbols of ISO 1219.
p Pneumatic working elements.
p Pneumatic control and signal elements.
p Multicylinder sequence circuits.
p Fault finding procedures and practical on simulators.
p Cascade system of circuit design.
p Typical industrial circuits.
p Practical exercises for all circuits 'hands-on'.
7-10 March (Jhb), 4-7 April (Jhb), 17-20 April (Dbn), 17-20 April (CT), 28-31 March (PE), 11-14 April (EL). Cost: R1915,20 (including 14% VAT).
Pneumatics (2) advanced, including:
p Advanced cascade circuits.
p Emergency controls.
p Positioning (open/closed loop).
p Counters and timers.
p Specialised equipment.
p Rotary index table.
p Strip feeder.
p Impact cylinder.
28-31 March (Jhb). Cost: R2074,80 (including 14% VAT).
Pneumatics maintenance, including:
p Pneumatic and electric symbols.
p Air preparation and layout.
p Fault finding procedures.
p Fault diagnosis and valve purchase.
p Sequence and drawing reconstruction.
p Typical industrial pneumatic and electrical faults.
p Practical 'hands-on' fault finding on pneumatic, electro-pneumatic systems.
4-7 April (Dbn), 14-17 March (CT). Cost: R1938,00 (including 14% VAT).
Electro-pneumatics, including:
p Electrical principles.
p Electronic and pneumatic symbols.
p Electric control methods.
p Faultfinding procedures.
p Electric and pneumatic elements (relays, valves etc).
p Practical exercises for all circuits 'hands-on'.
p Electronic sensors.
p Introduction to PLC.
p Typical industrial circuits.
p Co-ordinated sequence controls.
29 February-3 March (Jhb). Cost: R2017,80 (including 14% VAT).
Programmable logic controllers, including:
p Hardware and software familiarisation.
p 'Hands-on' programming experience.
p Design of industry related controls.
p Practical exercises 'hands-on'.
p Programming the PLC to control pneumatics.
p Programming terminology (ladder diagram), (statement list).
p Programme simulation.
p Programme editing.
p Fault analysis.
p PLC control principles.
Dates: 14-17 March (Jhb). Cost: R2188,80 (including 14% VAT).
Hydraulics (1) basic; including:
p Basic hydraulic principles.
p Power supply elements (pumps etc).
p Drawing and reading hydraulic circuits.
p Hydraulic control and signal elements (all valve types etc).
p Hydraulic working elements (cylinders, motors etc).
p Practical exercises for all circuits 'hands-on'.
p Typical industrial circuits.
p Fault finding procedures.
p Hydraulic symbols.
7-10 March (Jhb), 11-14 April (Jhb), 11-14 April (Dbn), 4-7April (CT). Cost: R2508,00 (including 14% VAT).
Hydraulics (2) advanced/proportional:
p Electric and hydraulic symbology.
p Reading advanced drawings.
p Typical industrial circuits.
p Practical exercises 'hands-on' pumps, motors, cylinders.
p Single and two channel amplifier.
p Comparitor and sensor cards.
p Circuit design and calculations.
29 February-3 March (Jhb). Cost: R2736,00 (including 14% VAT).
The courses take place at Festo Didactic's own fully equipped, modern lecture rooms in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London. The 4-day courses start at 08h00 and finish at 16h00, with tea and lunch breaks in between. The total cost of all courses includes all lunches, teas and training materials. Contact Festo Didactic for any further information.
Festo Didactic
(011) 971 5500
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