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Issue 32
 April 2011
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Upcoming Certified PROFIBUS opportunities   Certified Expert Logo

The next opportunity to get fully PROFIBUS trained and Certified to Engineer level is in the week of 16th May 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 [email protected] or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability.

Industrial Wireless Networks - Configuration and Deployment

Manchester, June 15 

 

This one day course shows how a PROFINET or PROFISAFE network can be securely and reliably deployed over an Industrial Wireless LAN network. This hands-on course covers configuration of Industrial Wireless LAN equipment and explains how to avoid the common pitfalls to successfully deploy an industrial wireless network.

More Information 

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


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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 

Functional Safety and IT Security  


There are still a few places left at our
 free, one-day seminar in Manchester on May 12th. The seminar addresses the key safety and security issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and advanced engineering applications. 

 

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.    

 

Programme

10:00  Introduction including PROFIBUS and PROFINET Update
10:10  What is PROFIsafe and how does it work?
10:30  iPAR and TCI to serve you
11.10 Coffee
11.25 Cyber security for the industrial world
12:05  Industrial Ethernet Security
12:45  Lunch
13:25  Functional Safety Standards - A Bluffers Guide
14:05  Writing Safety Related Application Software
14:45  Summary / Questions
 

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


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Certified PROFINET Courses 
 
Installer, May 25th

 

An essential course for electrical engineers and technicians needing to upgrade their skills to include industrial ethernet installation. This one-day, hands-on course teaches the design, installation and testing of complete PROFINET networks and will teach delegates how to avoid common, but potentially expensive, installation problems.

The course is designed for technicians and engineers who are involved in installation of PROFINET cables, devices and switches. It is also for people who wants to know the basics of industrial Ethernet. More Information

The course is prerequisite for, and leads directly into the Certified PROFINET Engineer course, held at the same location on the following days. 

 

Engineer, May 26th 

 

This is an Internationally Accredited in-depth 3-day course covering PROFINET network operation, design, and commissioning.The course is designed for everyone who wants to know the theoretical and practical aspects of PROFINET. 
� Advisors and consultants � System integrators � Project leaders � Programmers � Hardware engineers � Installers� Suppliers and� Lecturers.
 

Those who pass the written examination and practical test will gain a valuable and internationally recognised certificate as to their competence to design and trouble-shoot PROFINET networks. More Information

 

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. 

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.