PLC training on Interactive CDROM.

Introduction

Industrial Automation has developed at an incredible rate during the past few years. Daily, systems become more complex, and incorporate ever greater functionality. This has radically changed working conditions for people in industry. Employee knowledge is extremely important today now that they have increased responsibility and the demands of production are increased. Maintenance work in a plant is divided up between a larger number of people which is why they all need to be well trained. 

Private study in Industrial Automation

Anders Marklund, Ericsson Mobile Communication, has used P&L’s LearnWARE® Automation package to train over 2000 operators at Ericsson Mobile Communication. He says: ”We have achieved a high level of learning using this training method. The training is also highly flexible as operators can be brought to the training room at short notice. There they can, helped by the instructors, work at their own pace with automation. A side effect is that they will be more used to using computers. A valuable feature of the Learning Program is that it remembers where each student left off. Furthermore, the results for each student can be seen.” ”The possibility of evaluating each student’s results afterwards is also highly appreciated.” ”The aim of the training is that each operator will, through increased knowledge, be able to take a greater part in factory maintenance. They shall actively participate in remedying faults and contribute to increasing productivity.” 

 

LearnWARE® Industrial Automation – basic course 

Target group

For beginners in industrial automation and PLC programming who want to know more about how the various parts of an automated process work together. The course provides a thorough, basic understanding of the problems in industrial automation. 

Previous knowledge 

None required.

Course length 

25 to 30 hours.

Course content 

• Contains a completely new form of learning for automation and above all in the understanding of how a PLC functions. 
• Provides a complete overview of industrial automation by applying it to daily control situations. These situations are familiar to everyone and therefore highly suitable for control exercises that give a good understanding of the whole field.
• Starts with the simple programming of a PLC system and ends up by automating a sorting machine. 
• Programming in ladder, function blocks, instruction list, and sequential function charts. 
• A wide range of control objects to experiment with. 
• Also describes in detail the control components, such as how a magnetic valve controls a cylinder and the functions of an inductive sensor. 
• The customer’s plant could be simulated, as an additional exercise. 
• Simulation of Siemens S7, Mitsubishi or standard IEC 1131. 

LearnWARE® Industrial Automation – continuation course

Target group

For those who have some experience of simple PLC control and want to know more about advanced PLC instructions. Analogue handling, calculations and structured programming with ladder, function blocks, instruction list or sequential function charts. 

Previous knowledge

LearnWARE® Industrial Automation basic course or equivalent. 

Course length

25 to 30 hours

Course content 

• A complete vehicle factory with stores, production and testing areas is simulated. 
• Connecting the PLC to other equipment. 
• Review of the safety aspects of automation (emergency stops etc.) 
• Structuring of larger programs. 
• Programming in ladder, function blocks, instruction list, and sequential function charts. 
• Further instructions for processing data and calculations n Analogue signals and the PLC instructions required for them. 
• Simulation of Siemens S7, Mitsubishi or standard IEC 1131. 
• Development of a complete PLC- program for control of the factory vehicle. 

LearnWARE® Industrial Automation – advanced course 

Target group

For those who know about PLC programming and want to know more about communicating with PLCs and make advanced calculations such as P control. The course provides knowledge of PLC programming and fieldbuses as well as covering the configuring and programming of operator terminals.

Previous knowledge

LearnWARE® Industrial Automation continuation course or equivalent. 

Course length

25 to 30 hours.

Course content 

• A complete vehicle factory with stores, production and testing areas.
• How are the various parts controlled by the different PLCs that are joined together in a network? 
• Advanced PLC calculations. 
• Further instructions and structures for programs in a network.
• Programming in ladder, function blocks, instruction list, and sequencial function charts. 
• Configuring a network.
• Programs for master and slaves in PROFIBUS DP. 
• Configuring and programming an operator terminal. 
• Simulation of Siemens S7, Mitsubishi or standard IEC 1131. 

These CDROM's really do make PLC programming training easy. They are available from single user versions up to multi-user customized versions for your own particular application and can be made to actually control it. 
We have a limited number of demonstration CDROM's available for evaluation. Call Steve Freedman for details.

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