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Issue 88 - August 2015
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Certified PROFIBUS training

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The PROFIBUS UK Group supports training courses run by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Verwer Training & Consultancy Ltd (VTC). Both organisations are authorised by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) to deliver PI's certified courses leading to internationally-recognised accreditation as Certified PROFIBUS or PROFINET Engineers or Installers. 

 

August Certified Training

 

Aug 24 - Certified PROFIBUS Installer

Aug 25 - PROFIBUS Commissioning & Maintenance

Aug 26-28 - Certified PROFIBUS Engineer

Location: Manchester

Training Provider: VTC

Click above links or here to register

 

September Certified Training

 

Sep 21 - Certified PROFIBUS Installer

Sep 22 - PROFIBUS Commissioning & Maintenance

Location: Manchester

Training Provider: MMU

Click above links or here to register

 

October Certified Training

 

UK Certified PROFIBUS System Design 

Location: Manchester

Training Provider: VTC

Click above link or here to register

 

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In case of difficulty, call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 

 

Click here for complete listing of training courses.

Certified PROFINET Training

 

The next scheduled Certified PROFINET training course will be provided by MMU in Manchester and starts on 19 October 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 October 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. 

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

 

Sincerely

Bob Squirrell Signature   

Bob Squirrell 

PROFIBUS Group Chairman 

 

 

Practical Aspects of PROFIBUS & PROFINET


Free Seminar - AMRC, Sheffield - Wednesday October 14

This free-to-attend seminar addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications.

 

Draft Agenda

 

09.00

Coffee and Registration

 

09:30

Introduction and Profibus & Profinet Update

Mark Freeman

09.55

PROFIBUS - Commissioning and Maintenance

Richard Needham

10.35

PROFINET - Network Diagnostics and Monitoring

Peter Thomas

11.15

Coffee

 

11.35

Current Trends involving PROFIsafe

Peter Brown

12.15

PROFIBUS - System Design

Andy Verwer

12.55

Lunch

 

13.35

Device Calibration and Maintenance on a PROFIBUS PA Network

Andy Verwer

14.15

Control of PROFINET Devices over the Internet

Xiu Ji

14.55

Summary/Questions

 

15.00

Close

 


Supported by demonstrations of actual tools used in configuration and maintenance, the seminar will be of great value to Designers, Production/System Engineers, Instrument Technicians/Engineers and C&I Engineers involved in design, operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and process plant.

 

Click here to register

 
 

The PROFIBUS Group will be on stand G37 and presenting 2 papers in the technical sessions at this year's Sensors & Instrumentation for Test, Measurement & Control exhibition. The presentations will be focused on the significance of PROFIBUS and PROFINET as enabling technologies for the Industrial Internet of Things. 


 

The first will be on Wednesday 30th September. Presented by Peter Thomas of Control Specialists, it's entitled PROFINET, Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things. 
  

Synopsis: IOT, IIOT, Industrie 4.0 are becoming popular topics of conversation, but what do they mean and where does PROFINET fit into the equation? This presentation will try to explain this and provide a clearer idea of the benefits of using PROFINET as part of an overall move towards these concepts, collectively known as the 4th Industrial Revolution.


 

The second is on Thursday 1st October. Entitled Industry 4.0 at the Sensor Level it will be presented by Simon Sumner of Pepperl + Fuchs.

 

Synopsis: This presentation covers the various levels of sensors (high tech, intelligent and commodity) and the challenges associated with getting these communicating both ways in/out of the IoT. At this level the challenges are about balancing communications IO functionality with device cost. It also addresses the future and how the IoT is reaching farther down into the commodity sensor layer and the concepts for 'next generation' low end connected devices and what value can be added. 

More information:  

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, The Ascent Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Verwer Training and Consultancy (VTC). 

Click here to contact Ann in Admin if you're interested in an on-site course. Or call on 0207 193 8018.
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. 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.
Members' News

Is your company a member of The PROFIBUS Group here in the UK? Do you have a PROFIBUS or PROFINET news item that would be of interest to our readers? It could be a case study, a new product, a new book on PROFIBUS or PROFINET or an event. 

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.