PROFIBUS in the Water Industry
By Robin Lennox, ICA Specialist, South West Water
PROFIBUS is now being widely
adopted within the water industry, particularly on larger installations, in
order primarily to provide a local network communicating data from measuring
instruments and actuated valves on the plant to the controlling PLC.
The
selection of PROFIBUS was driven by its greater (and still increasing)
availability on equipment manufactured for water applications.
Water
companies are now developing ideas for more advanced uses of the facility
provided, including remote access to plant and equipment for diagnostic
purposes. The PROFIBUS Group provides the water industry with a point of
access to technical expertise, training and to those with knowledge of Profibus
product availability.
I could go on at some length,
talking about the balance between installation and commissioning cost
reductions and the additional equipment that has to be purchased, but I think that's enough to make the point!
Contact Robin
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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.
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complete Up to Date
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Contact The PROFIBUS Group or tel:
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Greetings!
Welcome once more to PROFINEWS UK, bringing you all the news of events and opportunities surrounding the PROFIBUS and PROFINET community in the UK.
Bob Squirrell,
PROFIBUS Group Chairman
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Free Seminars - Manchester
There are still a few places available on a first-come, first-served basis at our "Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS & PROFINET" free seminar series returns to Manchester in October.
Certificate of Attendance: While
these seminars are free to attend, there is a nominal charge of �15 + VAT
if you would like to receive an official Certificate of Attendance.
Practical Aspects of
PROFIBUS in
Process is on October 6th
This seminar addresses the key practical
issues arising from the use of digital fieldbus communications technologies in
process and hybrid industries. Covering the use of PROFIBUS PA in key
application areas such as Pulp & Paper, Chemical, Utilities, Pharmaceutical,
Oil & Gas today, it focuses on the practical aspects of using PROFIBUS in
process industry applications from system design and hazardous area
considerations through to maintenance and fault-finding.
More details and event registration
while Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS &
PROFINET in Factory Automation is on October 5th and concentrates on digital communications technologies in automated
manufacturing and advanced engineering applications.
Covering the use of
PROFIBUS and PROFINET in key application areas such as packaging, printing,
electrical and electronics assembly, robotics, automotive engineering, drives,
mechanical handling and logistics, control systems and energy management, it
focuses on the practical aspects of using PROFIBUS and PROFINET in factory
automation applications from system design and safety considerations through to
maintenance and fault-finding. Supported by live demonstrations of actual tools
used in configuration and maintenance, the programme will be of great value to
Designers, Production Engineers and System Engineers involved in design,
operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and machinery.
More details and event registration
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 Upcoming training opportunities
The next opportunity to get PROFIBUS trained and Certified will be at MMU's Certified PROFIBUS Training week from
20-24th September.
Following a new format designed to help
candidates reach their fullest potential in just a week, the schedule
covers the Certified PROFIBUS Installer course -
which is pre-requisite, the Commissioning & Maintenance module
and finally the Certified PROFIBUS Engineer Course.
Each
course can be taken individually or as part of the full set, depending
on the candidates' existing qualifications and ability.
In October there will be the chance to get qualified on PROFINET, when MMU will be presenting the Certified PROFINET Engineer course on the 12th to 14th. Book now to avoid disappointment!
To register for any of these events, please
download the Registration Form and return to admin@uk.profibus.com or
call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability.
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PROFIBUS Engineer Refresher Course
MMU will be presenting a PROFIBUS Engineer Refresher and Recertification Course taking
place in the week of 15th November. The course cover latest developments in
PROFIBUS, Systems/Network design and new functions of instruments such
as the PROFItrace.
For further details, email or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018.
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New! CoDeSys V3 training course
In the automation industry, proprietary programming
languages are widely used. But, to protect investment in product and
infrastructure, reduce cost in maintenance, and make workforce skills
sustainable and transferable, compliance to international or open standards is
the key. IEC61131-3 is such an open international standard for automation
programming and CoDeSys is a widely used system that fully utilises many
functions of IEC61131.
CoDeSys
Version 3, released in 2006, has set a new standard in object-oriented
programming for automation tasks. The following are
some of the highlights compared to the widely-applied Version 2.3:
� Programming
of complete PLC networks including multiple PLCs or
controllers within one single project
� Modularisation of the development
system in components with separated versions or user defined versions
� Visualisation
can be easily extended to new client PCs
� No longer a development system but an
open automation engineering platform suitable
for extensions and integration of other solutions
CoDeSys
V3 Basic is a 3-day training programme, developed and run by the German company,
3S Smart Software Solutions. The course will be presented by 3S at MMU 27 to 29th October.
The course is for everyone who wants to know modern PLC programming. No
prior knowledge of CoDeSys V2.3 or other PLC programming skills are
required.
As an introductory, one-time offer, the course is priced at just �450. Don't miss it!
More information , download registration form or
call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability.
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