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Certified PROFINET Training - public courses

 

The next Certified PROFINET training course starts on 14 October 2014 with the first day covering certified PROFINET Installer leading to Certifed PROFINET Engineer over the complete 3 days.

 

Registration

 

Click here to register for the 14 - 16 October PROFINET Engineer course or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability for this or future opportunities.

 

Click here for complete listing of UK training courses.

 

These courses can also be presented on-site for groups of 6 or more. Contact Ann for details. 

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Welcome new members

I'm delighted to welcome aboard 

3 new members: Owen Dale of FS Cables, specialist distributor of cables for PROFIBUS and PROFINET, Maarten Michielen, TIAB Ltd, manufacturer of products for digital control and Lee Smith of Mettler Toledo Safeline Ltd, specialists in metal detection systems. 

 
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If you have such a newsworthy item, please send up to 100 words about it plus a picture and link to where readers can obtain more information and we will consider it for publication. Send to bob.squirrell@profibus.com 
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Welcome to the July issue of PROFINEWS UK, bringing you the latest news of PROFIBUS and PROFINET activities in the UK.  

 

Sincerely

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Bob Squirrell

PROFIBUS Group Chairman 

 

 
PROFIBUS & PROFINET Conference - Call for Papers

Stratford-upon-Avon, 23-24 June  

 

We are seeking proposals for papers covering the latest developments in PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology as well as case studies illustrating their use in real world applications. Topics can include system design, commissioning and maintenance and can cover any application area or industry sector.  

 

Interactive presentations featuring live demonstrations and hands-on activities are particularly welcome. 

 

Proposals for presentations or workshops should be sent to The Papers Committee to arrive no later than 30 Nov 2014 

 

Download Call for Papers here

 
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PROFIBUS & PROFINET Conference - Registration now open!
 
The two-day conference is designed for engineers, managers and indeed anyone concerned with the real issues of implementing fieldbus and/or industrial Ethernet technologies. 
 
The programme will contain a mixture of presentations, demonstrations and hands-on practical sessions that are suitable for a wide variety of experience; from first-time users to those with extensive experience with working systems. It will cover latest developments in PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology for factory and process automation including safety, motion control, wireless implementations and integration with the Internet and MES. The event will concentrate on the real issues of implementation, maintenance and management of PROFIBUS and PROFINET systems. 
 
 

New Video features Safety on PROFINET

 

PROFINET logo PI has released a new video about Safety, showing the advantages of PROFIsafe on PROFINET. 

 

Click here to see how PROFINET in combination with PROFIsafe enables solutions where no additional cabling is required; no special link between application and safety solution has to be engineered: Safety is just integrated. PROFIsafe transports critical data in a safe way over the same PROFINET network as standard IO data.  

Certified PROFIBUS training - public courses

Certified Products & People Logo The next Certified PROFIBUS Installer course is on 17 September, followed by Commissioning and Maintenance on the 18th. 

 

The next Certified PROFIBUS Engineer Course on 24-26 September is for for Certified Installers wishing to upgrade their qualifications to Engineer level. There's an opportunity to obtain the Certified Installer qualification before this date at the 17/18 September course. 

 

These scheduled courses are presented at our PROFIBUS International Competence Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University.  MMU's certified training to Engineer level covers the Certified PROFIBUS Installer, 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. Click on any of the underlined links above for more details of each course. 

 

Registration

 

To register for any of these courses, please use the Registration Form or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability. 

 

Click here for complete listing of training courses.

Certified PROFIBUS and PROFINET training - on-site courses

If you've got a group of 6 or more to train as Certified Installers or Engineers, then you might be interested in having the course delivered at your own premises. 

We have two organisations that are accredited and equipped to be able to deliver these courses on-site, MMU and VTC. 


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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. Members enjoy many benefits such as free access to all of our PROFIBUS and PROFINET documentation, discount on training and consultancy and selected products, participation in events, access to the Members' Forum on the website and much, much more! Members are also entitled to use the PI logo with the words "Member of" on their stationery, website and publicity material.

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

Simply download the Membership Application with complete list of benefits and costs and send it in now to join us.