Automation supplier gets Fieldbus training
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Feb 13, 2006
Fieldbus Center at Lee College to train sales professionals on Foundation Fieldbus in first such agreement between a Fieldbus Foundation training centre and major automation equipment supplier.
The Fieldbus Center at Lee College, a National Science Foundation recognised and funded institution, is to train Westlock Controls' sales professionals on the basics of Foundation Fieldbus.
This is the first such agreement between a Fieldbus Foundation-certified training centre and major automation equipment supplier.
The Fieldbus Center's new Fieldbus for Sales Professionals course is the first phase of a three-step training programme instructing Westlock sales representatives on sales strategies and implementation of Fieldbus-based process valve networking, monitoring and control.
The course is for inside and outside sales representatives, as well as service personnel employed by plant automation equipment suppliers.
The course does not require any previous experience with digital control systems, and is part of the Fieldbus Center's training curriculum covering digital control technology.
The Fieldbus Foundation, a not-for-profit industry consortium consisting of over 350 leading process and manufacturing automation companies worldwide, certifies the centre's Foundation Fieldbus courses.
According to Westlock Vice President of Engineering, Leo Minervini, the Fieldbus Center's experience with Foundation Fieldbus, as well as its close proximity to the oil and gas industry on the US Gulf Coast, were the keys to its selection as a training partner.
"The Fieldbus Center was the ideal choice for training our sales force on the fundamentals of Foundation Fieldbus," said Minervini.
"We worked closely with the centre's instructors to develop a customised curriculum enabling a basic understanding of Fieldbus control systems".
"They offered a hands-on training environment allowing our personnel to interact with a wide variety of suppliers' devices and host systems".
"The centre's location near Houston, Texas, in the heart of the process industry, was also well suited to our business needs", "With an increased knowledge of Foundation Fieldbus, our sales people are best prepared to explain the technology and answer customer questions".
"Our company is now better equipped to take advantage of the expanding global market for digital process instrumentation".
During the course, attendees study basic Fieldbus-related facts and terminology, and learn how to resolve common technology issues.
Instructors describe the differences between digital control systems and traditional instrumentation, and explain how Fieldbus can be cost-effectively integrated into project bid packages.
The course offers a vendor-neutral perspective on key aspects of Fieldbus technology, but can be customised to highlight specific suppliers or product features.
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