Have you ever found yourself observing instrumentation personnel and thinking, "If I had the chance to choose my career again, I would definitely opt for instrumentation"? If so, then this training course, the Complete Guide to Instrumentation for Non-Instrumentation People, offers you an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the field and gain practical experience in essential instrumentation aspects. This comprehensive week-long course aims to bridge the gap and make instrumentation more accessible and comprehensible to everyone.

Throughout this training course, you will be introduced to topics such as transmitters, programmable equipment, computer simulators, and instrumentation diagrams. The workshop's objective is to demystify the field of instrumentation and equip you with the knowledge and understanding to engage in meaningful conversations with instrumentation professionals. By gaining insight and expertise in this domain, you will enhance your self-confidence and be able to contribute more effectively to the performance improvement of your operation, regardless of your current position or level of experience.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

Learn about all the most common types of instrumentation signals that are used in your operation
Familiarize yourself with instrumentation terminology, definitions and acronyms
Interpret and create P&ID diagrams, applicable to your working environment
Understand digital communication aspects (including Fieldbus and HART)
Select the best equipment (and combinations of equipment) for a specific application
Calculate vital calibration information, specific to certain transmitters
Design and apply basic screens and features applicable to SCADA, DCS and HMI devices
Develop basic PLC programs and understand how these devices work
Consider Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and equipment utilization in hazardous areas
Employ techniques to assist in optimizing control loops

Who Should Attend?

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Operators & Supervisors
Engineers from non-instrumentation disciplines
Artisans and foremen from non-instrumentation disciplines
Financial staff & Cost controllers
Safety and health coordinators
Lower, middle and top management
Mechanical and electrical apprentices
Newly qualified instrumentation personnel
Admin staff & HR representatives

Course Outlines:

Introduction to Instrumentation, Documentation, Pressure, and Flow

The A-Z of typical instrumentation signals that may be encountered
Instrumentation terminology and definitions
Accuracy, repeatability, linearization, and a host of other terms applicable to instrumentation
Instrumentation drawings and diagrams (including P&IDs)
Instrumentation documentation
Pressure, pressure concepts, and pressure measuring devices
Flow and flow measuring devices

Level, Temperature, Valves, Actuators, and other Final Control Elements

Level and level measuring devices
Temperature and temperature measuring devices
Valve types, principles and operation
Actuator types, principles, and operations
The thought processes behind valve sizing
Additional final control elements (such as variable speed drives, et cetera)

PLCs, Safety Instrumented Systems and Hazardous Areas

Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
PLC inputs and outputs
PLC hardware and software
PLC fundamentals
Basic PLC programming
Safety instrumented systems (SIS) and emergency shutdown
Hazardous areas
Understanding how instrumentation can be used in specific hazardous areas

SCADA, DCS, HMI and Digital Communication

Introduction and background to SCADA
Introduction and background to distributed control systems (DCS)
Introduction and background Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)
Digital communication and protocols
Foundation Fieldbus
Process Fieldbus
HART
Basic SCADA / DCS screen design and implementation

Process Control, Loop Tuning and Putting Everything Together

Types of processes
Types of process control
Feedback, feedforward, cascade and ratio control
Three-term control
Open- and closed-loop tuning
Putting everything together, to facilitate achieving successful results

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