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News Release from: Industrial Automation Services | Subject: IRTC
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 March 2007
The only world rolling mill staff
training course
Industrial Automation Services has been running the IRTC training courses for rolling mill staff since 1990, acknowledged as the world's leading course from experienced lecturers
IRTC has been running the rolling mill staff training course since 1990, developing it into the world's leading course for rolling mill staff Its long-term success can be attributed to a number of very important factors:
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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1) the highly experienced Industrial Automation Services (IAS) training team.
2) the continuous course development.
IRTC lecturers collectively have over 130 years of practical and theoretical experience in the design and implementation of control systems, rolling mill models and mill instrumentation.
They are involved in consulting to every major steel, aluminium and brass company internationally and are well respected in their particular fields of expertise.
Feedback from IRTC delegates had suggested a need for parallel lectures and they had also recommended that there be more hands-on tutorial time instead of "schoolroom" time.
Six different lectures are now offered in three parallel sessions and delegates can now choose more relevant subjects to study.
Some "schoolroom" time has now been converted into tutorials, where the more practical side of the topic can be studied and simulated to make learning easier.
The course format is varied during the 5 days.
Lectures are followed by tutorials and practical application studies, including hands-on exposure to a suite of advanced mill simulation and design programmes, which reinforce the theoretical concepts and models discussed in the lectures.
Delegates comment that they enjoy the hands-on simulation and discussion sessions, providing them with an opportunity to expand their knowledge by sharing their own mill problems and experiences with colleagues and lecturers.
Facilities for private study and informal discussion sessions are available and delegates are invited to simulate problems of their own choosing outside the formal course timetable.
In 2005 IRTC introduced the use of the rolling mill simulation programmes on-line following the course, and the feedback is that this extension of the IRTC experience is strengthening the delegate understanding of the "black art of rolling".
To read all the details go to the IRTC website.
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