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News Release from: The Fieldbus Center | Subject: FF training for Westlock Controls
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 February 2006
FF training for Westlock Controls
The Fieldbus Center at Lee College announces an agreement with Westlock Controls to train their sales professionals on the basics of Foundation fieldbus
The Fieldbus Center at Lee College, a National Science Foundation (NSF) recognized and funded institution, today announced an agreement with Westlock Controls to train their 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
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new Fieldbus Center '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 solutions.
Fieldbus for Sales Professionals is designed 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 comprehensive training curriculum at the Fieldbus Center covering digital control technology.
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According to Westlock vice president engineering, Leo Minervini, the extensive experience at the Fieldbus Center 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 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 Center location, near Houston, in the heart of the process industry, was also well suited to our business needs'.
Minervini added, "With an increased knowledge of Foundation fieldbus, our salespeople 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 Fieldbus for Sales Professionals 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 supplier solutions or product features.
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