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SUMMARY:AEST – Automation Engineering Survival Training
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview \nAutomation Engineering Survival Training (AEST) is an intensive technical boot camp designed to build and strengthen core skills in process automation engineering. The course combines expert-led instruction with applied exercises to cover the full automation lifecycle\, from measurement fundamentals to advanced automation concepts. \nAEST is ideal for new automation engineers\, recent graduates\, and experienced engineers seeking to refresh and solidify their understanding of process control\, safety\, networking\, and automation project execution. \nCourse Details \nCourse #: AEST \nDates: June 01–05 \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 AEST \n– New automation\, control system\, or process control engineers \n– Recent engineering graduates \n– Engineers transitioning into automation roles \n– Experienced engineers seeking a structured refresher in process automation \nCourse Learning Objectives \n– Understand the role of measurement and control in industrial processes \n– Interpret P&IDs\, loop diagrams\, and ISA symbols \n– Apply PID control concepts and tuning methods- Understand control valve operation and sizing \n– Apply alarm management and safety system principles \n– Understand industrial networking and cybersecurity fundamentals \n– Apply automation project management concepts \nDaily Course Structure \nDay 1 – Measurement Basics & Documentation \nDay 2 – Control Valves & Control Strategies \nDay 3 – Safety & Operator Effectiveness \nDay 4 – Industrial Security & Project Management \nDay 5 – Advanced Process Automation \nDay One – Measurement Basics & Documentation \nCovers process control fundamentals\, continuous vs. batch control\, ISA documentation standards\, P&IDs\, loop \ndiagrams\, and principles of temperature\, pressure\, level\, and flow measurement. \nDay Two – Control Valves & Control Strategies \nFocuses on control valve types and sizing\, PID control concepts\, tuning methods\, and identifying real-world control \nchallenges. \nDay Three – Safety & Operator Effectiveness \nIntroduces HMI design\, alarm management\, safety instrumented systems\, hazard classification\, and principles of \nprotection. \nDay Four – Industrial Security & Project Management \nCovers industrial networking fundamentals\, Ethernet and TCP/IP basics\, cybersecurity awareness\, ISA-95 \nconcepts\, and automation project management principles. \nDay Five – Advanced Process Automation \nExplores batch control concepts\, ISA-88 models\, automation opportunity identification\, system integration\, and \nautomation project justification. \nHands-On Exercises \n– Interpreting P&IDs and loop diagrams \n– Control valve sizing and selection exercises \n– PID tuning using simulation tools \n– Alarm prioritization and safety analysis \n– Automation project planning and scheduling exercises \nRecommended Reading \nSuccessful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design by Michael D. Whitt \nBasic and Advanced Regulatory Control by Harold L. Wade \nMeasurement and Control Basics by Thomas A. Hughes \nSafety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach by Paul Gruhn
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/aest-automation-engineering-survival-training-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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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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