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SUMMARY:TTBC – Technician Training Boot Camp
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview \nTechnician Training Boot Camp (TTBC) is an intensive\, hands-on technical training program designed for experienced control systems and instrumentation technicians. The course emphasizes practical\, plant-floor skills with more than 75% of the time dedicated to hands-on equipment labs. \nTTBC refreshes core instrumentation knowledge while introducing modern smart devices\, calibration techniques\, control valves\, and troubleshooting methods essential for today’s industrial facilities. \nCourse Details \nCourse #: TTBC \nDates: June 8–12 \nLength: 4.5 days \nHours: \n• Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \n• Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nCEUs: 3.6 \nLocation: Houston\, TX \nCertificate: Certificate of completion provided \nWho Should Take TTBC \n– Instrument and control technicians with maintenance responsibilities \n– Instrument supervisors evaluating technician skill sets \n– Reliability and maintenance engineers \n– Technicians with a solid understanding of instrumentation fundamentals \nCourse Learning Objectives \n– Communicate effectively using industrial measurement and control terminology \n– Tune control loops using structured methods \n– Troubleshoot and start up single- and multi-loop control systems \n– Install\, calibrate\, and maintain electronic and pneumatic instruments- Apply smart field device technologies \n– Understand control valve operation and diagnostics \nDaily Course Structure \nDay 1 – Instrumentation Basics \nDay 2 – Calibration and Maintenance \nDay 3 – Digital (Smart) Transmitters \nDay 4 – Control Valves\, Positioners\, and DVCs \nDay 5 – Tuning and Troubleshooting Control Systems \nDay One – Instrumentation Basics \nTopics include pneumatic and electronic transmitters\, 4–20 mA current loops\, smart device configuration\, and \nhands-on calibration of measurement devices. \nDay Two – Calibration and Maintenance \nFocuses on level\, flow\, and temperature measurements\, differential pressure applications\, and calibration of RTD \nand thermocouple transmitters. \nDay Three – Digital (Smart) Transmitters \nCovers analog vs. digital instruments\, HART communication\, sensor trimming\, and configuration of smart field \ndevices using software tools. \nDay Four – Control Valves\, Positioners\, and DVCs \nIncludes valve types\, sizing\, calibration\, split-ranging\, digital valve controllers\, and diagnostic testing of smart \ncontrol valves. \nDay Five – Tuning and Troubleshooting Control Systems \nExplores PID control concepts\, loop tuning methods\, systematic troubleshooting approaches\, and diagnosing \nsingle-loop control problems. \nHands-On Exercises \n– Calibration of process measurement devices \n– Current loop construction and measurement \n– Configuration of smart transmitters and DVCs \n– Control loop tuning using simulation software \n– Troubleshooting real-world control loop problems \nResources Included \nMeasurement and Control Basics\, Fifth Edition by Thomas A. Hughes (Electronic version) \nRecommended Reading \nCalibration: A Technician’s Guide by Mike Cable \nFundamentals of Process Control: Principles and Concepts by Patrick F. Bouwman \nTroubleshooting: A Technician’s Guide\, Second Edition by William L. Mostia\, Jr.\, P.E.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/ttbc-technician-training-boot-camp-3/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Technical-Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Steven Obame":MAILTO:educationdirector@houstonisa.org
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