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News Release from: The Profibus Group | Subject: Factory Automation seminar
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2008
Seminar on practical aspects of
Profibus/Profinet
This free seminar addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in factory automation, covering automated manufacturing and advanced engineering
Be among the first to claim your free place at the 'Practical Aspects of Profibus and Profinet in Factory Automation' seminar! The day will cover the use of Profibus and Profinet in key application areas such as packaging, printing, electrical and electronics assembly, robotics, automotive engineering, drives, mechanical handling and logistics, control systems and energy management: it focuses on the practical aspects of using Profibus and Profinet in factory automation applications from system design and safety considerations through to maintenance and fault-finding Supported by live demonstrations of actual tools used in configuration and maintenance, the programme will be of great value to designers, production engineers and system engineers involved in design, operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and machinery
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 23 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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There are still a few free places available at the Practical Aspects of Profibus and Profinet in Factory Automation seminar to be presented in Manchester on the 28th May 2008
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These technologies offer unprecedented, integration of automation, control, monitoring and safety protection systems by using standardised and widely supported communications and networking solutions.
Kindly hosted by Siemens A+D at their Manchester office the seminar is ably presented by fieldbus specialists Andy Verwer of the Profibus Competence Centre at MMU, Alan Bollard of Westermo, Derek Lane of WAGO, plus Mark Freeman and Peter Brown of Siemens Automation and Drives.
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The latest market figures confirm that in April 2008, the number of installed Profibus nodes in ALL manufacturing plants, which includes process plants, broke the 25 million barrier
Attendance is free of charge to pre-registered delegates from the user community, i.e companies that own, operate, design, build or maintain automated plant.
If you'd like to learn how to simplify your Profibus or Profinet automation application, then don't miss this one-day Practical Aspects of Profibus in Factory Automation Seminar! The Agenda, after Registration and Coffee from 0930 on 28th May 2008 is as follows:.
10:00 Introduction including Profibus and Profinet Update.
10:20 Practical steps for a successful Profibus Project.
11:00 Introduction to Profinet.
11.40 Coffee.
12.00 Using Industrial Ethernet Networks for Profinet.
12:40 Lunch.
13:10 Commissioning and Maintenance - Fault finding demonstration.
13:50 Coffee.
14:05 PROFIsafe Configuration, including Profinet.
14:45 Summary and the next steps.
15:00 Questions and Close.
Please note that the agenda can be flexible on the day and the presenters are happy to dwell on areas of specific interest.
Questions are encouraged throughout the day.
All times are approximate.
Please enquire for a registration form in advance.
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