Next-Gen Wireless in Control Systems ...
The
PROFIBUS Group is pleased to announce that is supporting 2 of the IET's
forthcoming events. It has also become a supporting partner of the
seminar on Next-Gen Wireless in Control Systems
to be held in London
on 23rd February 2010.
How
can you ensure your wireless installations are reliable and secure?
This seminar will highlight solutions to a range of
challenges in installing industrial wireless within different networking
strategies.
Delegates will learn:
* how to improve personnel and asset safety underground
through smart sensing technology
* how flexible software can integrate wireless and wired
systems
* how challenges regarding security, reliability,
robustness and interoperability are overcome
More information and how to register can be found on the web at www.theiet.org/wireless-control.
Special pricing for PROFIBUS UK Members ...
Members of The
PROFIBUS Group will be able to take advantage of the reduced IET member rate.
To claim this, members should register using the downloadable fax-back
registration form from the website, and write "Profibus member" in the space for IET
membership number.
And there's currently a group discount of 3 delegates for the price of 2 if you book in time!
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... PROFIBUS Group supports Smart Instrumentation
We are also supporting the IET's Smart
Instrumentation event on 27 April. Smart Instrumentation 2010 provides a forum for
safety critical industries to discuss how to overcome technical and security
hurdles associated with employing smart instrumentation in equipment. It is the only
vendor-neutral UK
event dedicated to smart instrumentation, blending executive panel discussions
and real life case studies.
Key topics include making complex devices easier
to use,
implementing and sharing reliability testing tools, integrating smart instruments
into legacy systems, SIL levels using smart instruments and integrating smart instrumentation
into your working practices.
Find out more and register
your place online at www.theiet.org/smart-instrumentation
Special pricing for PROFIBUS UK Members ...
Members of The PROFIBUS Group will be able to take advantage of the reduced IET member rate. To claim this, members should
register using the downloadable fax-back registration form, and write "Profibus
member" in the space for IET membership number.
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Contact The PROFIBUS Group or tel:
:: 00 44 208 144 9597
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Greetings!
Welcome to the second edition of PROFINEWS UK for 2010, bringing you all the news of events and opportunities surrounding the PROFIBUS and PROFINET community in the UK.
The PROFIBUS
Group is delighted to have the enthusiastic support of major
equipment and systems suppliers, installers and satisfied users in joining
together to offer their experience and advice to potential users. The events
organised to introduce the subject, using practical examples, have helped
smooth the introduction and use of PROFIBUS, PROFINET and PROFIsafe technology across
all industries, primarily by learning from descriptions of such previous
installations, and talking to experienced engineers in similar plants.
The main UK
based event for this exchange of experience is the two day User Conference,
scheduled for 29-30 June at Stratford Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire. Based on
the feedback
gained from first time visitors to these conferences over the past six years,
the programme offers a totally user-focused conference, hands-on workshops and an
exhibition, to enable the advantages, pitfalls and technology to be
demonstrated, in an atmosphere that encourages further discussions.
Sessions
include audience participation so there will be ample opportunity to explore
for yourself how PROFIBUS and PROFINET equipment and techniques are used in
practice.
For further Information, please visit the Conference Website: In case of difficulty contact Registration by Email or tel: +44 20 7193 8018
Free Seminars
Regional conferences are
organised around the UK throughout the year, usually by taking advantage of the
office conference facilities of a PROFIBUS equipment supplier: during March
there are two events scheduled in the South of England to introduce potential
new users to PROFIBUS technology.
The 'Practical
Aspects of PROFIBUS & PROFINET in Factory Automation' is a one-day seminar on
11th March that coverskey customer application areas such as packaging, printing, electrical
and electronics assembly, robotics, automotive engineering, drives, mechanical
handling and logistics, control systems and energy management. More details and event registration
At Frimley in
Surrey, on 17th March, a parallel event that will
introduce the 'Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS in Process', which will focus on the use of PROFIBUS PA
in industrial plants such as those found in Pulp & Paper, Chemical,
Utilities, Pharmaceutical, and Oil & Gas. More details and event registration
Watch this space for more to come!
Bob Squirrell,
PROFIBUS Group Chairman
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Still a few places available ...
Just next week, so contact us ASAP to claim your place:
Certified
PROFIBUS Installer Course - 9
Feb
An essential course for electrical
engineers and technicians needing to upgrade their skills to include fieldbus
installation. This one-day, hands-on course teaches the design, installation
and testing of complete PROFIBUS networks including DP, PA and optical fibre
technology. Covering bus layout and termination, grounding rules and practices,
the course will teach delegates how to avoid common, but potentially expensive,
installation problems.
PROFIBUS
Commissioning & Maintenance Course
- 10 Feb
A one-day course designed as an add-on
to the Certified PROFIBUS Installer Course. Covering the practical techniques
of faultfinding on "operational" PROFIBUS networks. Techniques taught on the course include the use of a modern PROFIBUS
analyser and Class-II master (engineering tool) to diagnose network faults,
device faults and I/O problems. Students also learn how to use a soft digital
storage oscilloscope in conjunction with these tools to diagnose and accurately
locate cable, connection and device faults.
The Certified PROFIBUS Installer Course is a
pre-requisite for attending this course.
System Design Course - 11 Feb
A one-day
course covering the optimal design of networked automation and control systems.
Centred on PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology, but also covering the use of
Ethernet & AS-i technology and system software. The System Design Course builds on the basic knowledge of the Certified
Installer and provides additional knowledge on designing not only PROFIBUS
systems, but also how to use Ethernet, PROFINET and other technologies
appropriately. The Certified PROFIBUS Installer Course is a pre-requisite
for attending this course.
... and the following week, there's
The Certified PROFINET Engineer Course -
16-18 February
This training
course provides a detailed technical knowledge of the PROFINET technology and
the advantages it offers your automation and production processes.At
the end of the training there will be a theory exam. Participants who pass get
the title Certified PROFINET Engineer and are awarded an official certificate.
Successful participants will have the confidence to evaluate PROFINET as a
solution for their automation requirements and be able to design a proper
application.
Registration form for all the above courses or call Ann on 00 44 207 193 8018
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How to check our Events Programme
Here's how to check what's on where from our popular schedule of training courses, seminars and other events.
Visit the Training pages of our Conference website.
Download Further details, pricing and Registration Form
In case of urgency or special requirements Email Ann in Registration or call 00 44 20 7193 8018
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PROFIBUS Member achieves ISO 9001
We are delighted to report that PROFIBUS Group Regular Member company Cleveland Systems Engineering has been awarded ISO 9001 certification, following an assessment by an independent body.
This
certification has only been achieved by about 5% of UK businesses and this
prestigious award is recognised world wide.
Managing Director Tam
Ashcroft commented "We
have always been very proud of the service we offer our clients and the way
that we conduct our business. Now with the award of ISO 9001 certification this
has been confirmed by outside experts who are used to judging quality standards
on a daily basis in a wide variety of industries".
Cleveland is also an Accredited PROFIBUS Company, employing only Certified PROFIBUS Engineers and Installers on all its PROFIBUS projects.
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Come and Join Us!
PI is the largest automation organization of its
type in the world, with a network of regional offices and
over 1400 globally-based member companies. PI also has a network of competence
centers, training and test organizations that contribute to and support
developers, integrators and end users. No other fieldbus organization has a 'community'
better able to support the automation market and its end users with
solutions designed to help manufacturing enterprises maximize profits.
So why not join us? It's relatively inexpensive
and brings many attractive and cost-saving benefits.
Download
complete Up to Date
list of benefits and costs
Download
Membership Application
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