PROFINEWS UK Masthead
Issue 81 - Jan 2015
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Certified PROFINET Training

 

The next scheduled Certified PROFINET training course starts on 24 February 2015 with the first day covering Certified PROFINET Installer leading to Certified PROFINET Engineer over the complete 3 days.

 

Registration

 

Click here to register for the 24 February PROFINET Engineer course or here for the PROFINET Installer 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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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.
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Happy New Year!

 

Welcome to the first 2105 issue of PROFINEWS UK, bringing you the latest news of upcoming PROFIBUS and PROFINET activities in the UK.  

 

The main event will of course be The Conference in June where we hope to be able to meet a great many of our readers. As you will see from the content of this newsletter and especially by following the links, we've put together a really informative programme featuring highly topical issues presented by some of the world's experts. 

 

Early Bird Discount

 

Registration for the conference is now open. Signing up before Jan 31 will not only guarantee you a place but will also entitle you to Early Bird discount prices, a saving of �20 per person per day!

 

Sincerely

Bob Squirrell Signature   

Bob Squirrell

PROFIBUS Group Chairman 

 

 
PROFIBUS & PROFINET Conference - Draft Programme published!
 
Welcome to our 20th Anniversary Conference We're delighted to announce that the conference programme has been published in draft. 
Taking place in Stratford-on-Avon on June 23/24, the event will cover the latest developments in PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology including safety & security, energy management and of course, IIoT - the Industrial Internet of Things, aka Industry 4.0  

Catching the Process Fieldbus 

 

James Powell PROFIBUS author James Powell will be at the conference to launch the 2nd edition of  his popular book "Catching the Process Fieldbus", about which he says "the big thing about the 2nd edition is the addition of PROFINET". 

 

Carl Henning, Deputy Director of PI North America had this to to say about the new edition: "The second edition of this classic work adds valuable information about PROFINET's role in process automation, supplementing the widely-used PROFIBUS protocol.  With some theory and a lot of practical experience presented,  this book is THE place to start learning about PROFIBUS and PROFINET for process." 

 

James will also be presenting a paper showing the relative ease of combining PROFIBUS and PROFINET into the same system or moving from PROFIBUS to PROFINET. We're hoping that James will have with him few copies of his book to sign and give away to conference delegates. 

 

Industry Applications  


Of the many other presentations there's one from Roger Marlow of the Water Industry's standards body, WIMES, who will be discussing the specification and use of PROFIBUS in the Water Industry, while Bernd Kremer of Softing will be presenting a case study on the use of PROFINET at the assembly line of AUDI in Germany. 

Practical Workshops  

 

The Workshops will take delegates through the complete process of setting up and maintaining PROFIBUS and PROFINET networks, from basics through to advanced diagnostics. The event, supported by a table top exhibition is suitable for a wide variety of experience; from first-time users to those with extensive experience with working systems. 

 

Signing up before Jan 31 will not only guarantee you a place but will also entitle you to Early Bird discount prices, a saving of �20 per person per day!

 
Certified PROFIBUS training

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The next Certified PROFIBUS Installer course is on 2nd Feb 2015, followed by Commissioning and Maintenance on the 3rd. 

 

The next Certified PROFIBUS Engineer Course on 21st April is for Certified Installers wishing to upgrade their qualifications to Engineer level. 

 

Also on the 21st April is a one-day PROFIBUS System Design course. Click here for further details. 

 

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, then you might be interested in having the course delivered at your own premises. 

The UK is well served with fully-accredited training facilities, with two organisations able to deliver these courses on-site, MMU and VTC.