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Issue 29 - March 2011
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Upcoming Certified training opportunities   Certified Expert Logo
The next opportunity to get fully PROFIBUS trained and Certified to Engineer level is in the week of 14th March when MMU will present their Certified PROFIBUS Training Week.

The Training week  follows 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, the newly-introduced  System Design module (see adjacent feature article) 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.

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.

OpenPLC Training opportunity

The PROFIBUS Competence Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) also provides training in OpenPLC programming using the international standard IEC 61131-3. It offers 2 courses:

 

Basic PLC Programming Course  - 11-12 April

A two-day course designed for those with no previous programming experience, covering basic ladder and function block programming and leads on to the Certified Open-PLC Engineer Course. More information

 

Certified Open-PLC Engineer Training  - 13-15 April

A 3 day course esigned for Engineers and Technicians who want to gain a recognised qualification in open-PLC programming using IEC 61131-3.The course is suitable for experienced Programmers who wish to move to IEC 61131-3 compliant systems.  

More information 

  

To reserve places on either of these courses email Ann in Admin or call her on +44 207 193 8018
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Welcome to the latest edition of PROFINEWS UK, bringing you all the news of events and opportunities surrounding the PROFIBUS and PROFINET community in the UK. This edition also introduces some our new "icons" for certified products and people.

Bob Squirrell,
PROFIBUS Group Chairman 

New Icons for Certified Products
Certified Product IconsPI has introduced a new series of images for use on certified products. Certified devices are an end user's guarantee of quality. In the case of PROFINET, certification is mandatory before a device can be registered and offered for sale.

Click here to find our more about Product Certification.
New! System Design Course 

 

Manchester, March 16

 

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 need for this course

Good quality PROFIBUS, PROFINET and AS-i training has been widely available for installers, maintenance technicians and engineers for many years. Unfortunately, key decision makers - managers, system designers and system integrators are quite often less well trained than others who are involved in the engineering. Many of the errors that can be seen in installations are traceable to fundamental decisions that were taken at the early stages of the project. For example, use of inappropriate fieldbus for an application, lack of awareness of maintenance and fault-finding facilities, over-complex or inappropriate system architecture, design decisions based on equipment purchasing cost rather than whole life-cycle costs, etc.

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at anyone who is dealing with the specification, design or procurement of modern automation and control systems at the engineering or technical level. The course is also suitable for device manufacturers, system integrators and technical sales/marketing people who want to know the best way to put systems together.

 

 More Information 

 

 or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to enquire about places 

Safety and Security  


We've added a new topic to our popular seminar series -  Functional Safety (Profisafe) and IT Security (PROFInet).   

 

This free, one-day seminar takes place in Manchester on May 12th addresses the key safety and security issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and advanced engineering applications. Covering 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 safety aspects of system design and operations.  

Supported by live demonstrations and case studies the seminar will be of great value to Designers, Production Engineers and System Engineers involved in design, operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and machinery.    

 

Provisional Programme

10:00  Introduction including PROFIBUS and PROFINET Update
10:20  What is PROFIsafe and how does it work?
11:00  Presentation from WAGO
11.40 Coffee

12.00 Cyber security for the industrial world
12:40  Lunch

13:10  Industrial Ethernet Security
13:50  Coffee

14:05  Writing Safety Related Aplication Software
14:45  Summary and the next steps
15:00  Questions and Close  

 

This event will provide delegates with an excellent networking opportunity and the ability to speak to our experts whom, we promise, will not force you to buy anything.

 

Register Now! to avoid disappointment


Come and Join Us!

The PROFIBUS Group UK LogoPI 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.

Members are entitled to use the logo shown here with the words "Member of" above on their stationery, website and publicity material. (There are other logos for use on certified products, see above.)

So why not join us? It's relatively inexpensive and brings many attractive and cost-saving benefits. 

Download Membership Application with complete list of benefits and costs.