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News Release from: Festo
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2008
PLC training courses target specific
brands
Festo Didactic has developed 14 PLC training courses, covering basic and intermediate level maintenance and troubleshooting requirements for popular PLCs.
Festo Didactic has released new training courses for maintenance and service engineers As a result of a collaboration with Industrial Training and Consultancy Services (INTACS), the company is now able to offer 14 manufacturer-specific PLC training courses, covering basic and intermediate level maintenance and troubleshooting requirements for popular Siemens, Rockwell/Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi PLCs
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Two further courses have also been introduced for personnel having little or no electrical knowledge - one covers basic industrial electrics and control fundamentals, the other provides training in health and safety competency.
The manufacturer-specific PLC training courses complement Festo Didactic's general courses on this subject and enable maintenance engineers to familiarise themselves with the actual PLC technology in use at their place of work.
The courses cover the Siemens S7-300/400 and S5 PLCs, Rockwell/Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLCs, SLC 500 and PLC-5 and Mitsubishi PLCs.
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According to Gary Wyles, Managing Director of Festo UK , "The UK manufacturing industry is facing unprecedented challenges and has to work ever harder to remain competitive".
"And there are no 'silver bullets' - it's all down to doing what you do, only better".
"One of the most effective ways of achieving this is refining and tuning maintenance engineering skills - which is what these courses are all about".
The basic industrial electrics and control fundamentals training course targets nonelectrical maintenance personnel and provides the knowledge, skills and confidence required to work safely alongside qualified electricians.
Course participants will become familiar with modern industrial components, along with the principles of operation and how to check for fault status.
The course also covers safe working practices and provides a practical introduction to fault finding.
The new course on electrical health and safety competency is designed for fitters, mechanics and electricians, who, to satisfy the requirements of current health and safety law, now need to be able to show proof that they have received appropriate and current formal electrical health and safety training and have been coached and assessed regarding their responsibilities and on-site isolation procedures and health and safety requirements.
Festo Didactic delivers these training courses in collaboration with INTACS.
All course participants complete a training record log, which details the key knowledge and essential practical skills covered on the course, with attendees being required to sign off essential topics to confirm understanding and competence. Request free introductory details about products from Festo ...
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