Certified PROFIBUS training opportunities 
The next opportunity to get fully PROFIBUS trained and Certified to Engineer level is in the week of 18th July when MMU will present their Certified PROFIBUS Training Week.
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.
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Industrial Wireless Networks - Configuration and Deployment
Manchester, June 14 (was 15th June) - 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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Certified OPC Professional Courses featuring PROFINET
 27 - 30 September
MMU has teamed up with The OPC Training Institute to host two hands-on OPC workshops featuring the use of PROFINET applications and devices.
The Certified OPC Professional (COP) courses provide Automation professionals with the right skills to properly utilize OPC technology to improve plant efficiency and control. Each course offers practical hands-on experience you can apply immediately. Graduates will know exactly how to setup (or troubleshoot) an OPC connection and make it secure the instant they enter the plant. The courses cover Level 1 and Levle 2 and last two days each.
More information and Registration
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PROFIBUS and PROFINET Group on LinkedIn
If you are looking for more places to discuss PROFIBUS and PROFINET, there's a new Group on the popular LinkedIN professional network site. You can join it by clicking this link.
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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.
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.
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Contact The PROFIBUS Group or tel:
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Greetings!
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.
Sincerely
Bob Squirrell,
PROFIBUS Group Chairman
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Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS and PROFINET - free seminars
Process Automation focus - Manchester June 23, Glasgow June 28;
Factory Automation focus - Glasgow June 29
There's still time to book your place at our free seminars addressing the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in process and industrial automation.
Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS in Factory Automation covers 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.
Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS in Process is structured for instrument technicians/engineers,C&I engineers and system engineers involved in design, operation and maintenance of modern process plant. It covers the use of PROFIBUS PA in key application areas such as Pulp & Paper, chemical, utilities, pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas.
Both events devote some 50% of the seminar time to live demonstrations and deliver practical advice based on actual experience.
Programme - Factory Automation seminar
- Introduction including PROFIBUS and PROFINET Update - Figures and Functions
- Practical steps for a successful PROFIBUS Project
- Introduction to Profinet
- Using Industrial Ethernet Networks for PROFINET
- Commissioning & Maintenance - Fault finding demo
- Profinet Configuration including integration of Profibus and Profisafe
Programme - Process Automation seminar
- Profibus for Process - an Introduction
- Profibus component selection
- Network design and Project Management
- Network health checking and fault finding - live demonstration
- Device integration and commissioning- live demonstration
- Device diagnostic transparency- live demonstration
- Host Integration to CMMS - live demonstration
Place are limited so readers are advised to book promptly.
More information and registration for Factory Automation Seminar.
More information and registration for Process Automation Seminars.
In case of difficulty, email Ann in Registration or call 0207 193 8018
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Certified PROFINET Courses
- date change
The next Certified PROFINET Installer course will now take place in Manchester on June 15th. This is an internationally Accredited course for electrical engineers and technicians needing to upgrade their skills to include industrial ethernet installation. It 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 and registration.
The course is prerequisite for and leads directly into the Certified PROFINET Engineer course, held at the same location on the following 2 days, 16 - 17th June. This is an Internationally Accredited in-depth course covering PROFINET network operation, design, and commissioning. It is designed for everyone who wants to know the theoretical and practical aspects of PROFINET.
Those who pass the written examination and practical tests will gain valuable, internationally recognised certification as to their competence to design and trouble-shoot PROFINET networks. More Information and registration
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PROFINET usage forecast to grow rapidly
The use of Ethernet in industrial automation has consistently grown over the past decade with a host of industrial variants being introduced during that period. In order to better understand which variants are more commonly used, and how that might change in three years, Industrial Ethernet Book joined forces with IMS Research to survey its readers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and the Americas.
THE ON-LINE SURVEY asked machine builders, manufacturers and system integrators about their preferences for both fieldbus and Ethernet networking. The topics covered included the Ethernet variants currently used and the reasons they were chosen; also the types of products that were networked with Ethernet and at what levels (supervisory, control, field) they used Ethernet. Respondents were asked to predict what they expected to be using in three years.
According to John Morse of IMS research, what is surprising is the high number of respondents expecting to use PROFINET over the next three years, particularly in the Americas. The results imply this protocol will substantially increase its share of users in EMEA, and take a greater share of users than EtherNet/IP in the Americas within three years.
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Sensors & Systems - for Control & Instrumentation
The PROFIBUS Group will be presenting two papers at the all-new
Sensors & Systems - for Control & Instrumentation show that will take place at the 5 star FIVE venue in Farnborough over the 14th and 15th September 2011. Filling the need for a technical platform for the ever-growing subject of sensors and systems, the event is designed to embrace control & instrumentation, test & measurement, calibration, data acquisition and analysis.
Starting at 3.00 pm on each of the 2 days, Paul Chapple of Murrelektronik will be presenting "5 Essential Factors to Consider when Implementing Profibus/Profinet" which looks at the many factors to consider when planning a Profibus/Profinet installation, such as environment, IO types, customer specifications and reaction times and look at how they affect the whole design concept and the life-cycle costs of the system.
Andy Verwer of VTC Ltd will follow up with "Automated communications and device monitoring on PROFIBUS networks", a presentation exploring how monitoring devices can be integrated into existing SCADA and maintenance systems to provide automated notification and remote diagnosis of errors.
For more information on the event please visit www.sensorsandsystems.co.uk or contact Gail Downham on 01822 614671 or email her.
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