Technical Training Short Course

The department was (2015) engaged in collaboration with MES (LAE) and KPSM (AUSTRALIA) in providing a working week-long Certificate in Electronics Technician Training Course.

The training was both practical (hands on) and theoretical with Australia/PNG standards teaching materials, software and trainer expertise provided by the Applied Physics department.

Aimed at equipping compatible individuals with fundamental technical skills needed in industrial electronics, instrumentation and process control, the program was delivered with the current requirements in PNG in mind.

The training program covered two areas of interest;

INDUSTRIAL HMI/SCADA TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE

on HMI/SCADA using IFIX GE FANUC SCADA software.

Outline

  • Introduction to HMI/SCADA
  • IFIX Architecture
  • System Configuration Utility
  • Version 7, I/O Drivers
  • Introduction to Workspace
  • Introduction to Process Database
  • Digital Database Tags
  • Graphic Objects
  • Building HMI Pictures
  • Animating Objects
  • Analogue Database Tags
  • Workspace Help and Tools
  • Introduction to VBA in IFIX
  • Building Navigation
  • Configuring Alarms
  • Alarms at Runtime
  • Real Time Trending
  • Archiving Process Data
  • Displaying Historical Data
  • Security
  • Understanding Global Objects
  • Using Tag Groups
  • Using Schedules
  • Secondary Database Tags
  • Troubleshooting
  • Advance Topics Network Redundancy

 

INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE

using the Allan Bradley PLC: Micrologix 1100 brand of PLC’s.

Outline

  • Allan Bradley PLC Programming of a batch simulator and motor control unit
  • Physical wiring of Micrologic 1100 PLC I/O field device.
  • Practice wiring on a Batch Control Simulator and Motor Control unit using standard industrial wiring practices and wiring diagrams
  • Deployment of actual real-time field devices:
  • single phase/three phase pumps,
  • soft starters/contactors,
  • solenoid valves,
  • stop/start PB,
  • level sensors,
  • mixer thermocouples.

Targeted Individuals:

Interested individuals from mostly Science and Engineering, backgrounds, in industry and/or education proved to be compatible with the training and showed satisfaction with the course work they were exposed to over the five-day period.