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Applied Industrial Automation Engineering Professional Program

Learn to design, build, program, commission, and troubleshoot complete industrial automation systems used in manufacturing, utilities, water treatment, oil & gas, and power generation.

24 modules in 6 phases, with worked examples, interactive tools, labs and a quiz in every one, and a certificate of completion.

24 Modules6 PhasesInteractive lessons6 Real Projects12-Template KitQuizzesCertificate

The big picture

Follow the arrows from the top, or jump straight into any module. Each box shows the labs, calculators and drawings you will use.

Program

24 modules in 6 phases

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Phase

a group of modules with one outcome

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Module

one unit of the program, numbered in order

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Topic

a part of a module

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Step

one screen inside a module

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Foundations

Covers Industrial Automation Fundamentals, Industrial Electrical Fundamentals, PLC Fundamentals, PLC Programming and PLC Hardware.

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🏭Module 1🔒

Industrial Automation Fundamentals

The ISA automation pyramid, process vs. discrete manufacturing, continuous vs. batch, and the automation project lifecycle.

⚡Module 2🔒

Industrial Electrical Fundamentals

Industrial power distribution, motor circuits, MCCs, VFDs, soft starters, and protective devices.

🖼️ 1

🧠Module 3🔒

PLC Fundamentals

PLC architecture, memory, the scan cycle, redundancy, and safety PLCs.

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💻Module 4🔒

PLC Programming

Ladder logic, function block diagram, structured text, and sequential function charts — timers, counters, and PID.

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🔌Module 5🔒

PLC Hardware

The major PLC platforms compared by architecture — rack-based, modular, and PC-based, not vendor-by-vendor.

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Field Devices & Networks

Covers Industrial Instrumentation & Final Control Elements, Industrial Networks, SCADA Systems and Human Machine Interface (HMI).

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📡Module 6🔒

Industrial Instrumentation & Final Control Elements

Pressure, flow, level, and temperature sensing, plus control valves, actuators, and positioners.

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🌐Module 7🔒

Industrial Networks

Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT, network redundancy, and industrial cybersecurity basics.

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🖥️Module 8🔒

SCADA Systems

SCADA architecture, RTUs, historian, alarm management, and hot-standby vs. cold-standby redundancy.

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🎛️Module 9🔒

Human Machine Interface (HMI)

High Performance HMI design principles — screen design, navigation, alarm displays, and mimics.

Control & Safety

Covers Process Control, Motor Control and Industrial Safety.

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🎚️Module 10🔒

Process Control

PID, cascade, ratio, feedforward, override control, and ISA-88 batch sequencing.

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⚙️Module 11🔒

Motor Control

Motor starters, VFD programming, servo systems, stepper motors, and motion control.

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🦺Module 12🔒

Industrial Safety

Functional safety, safety PLCs, SIL, safety relays, lockout/tagout, and machine guarding.

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Field Skills

Covers Industrial Drawings & Control Panel Design, Commissioning and Troubleshooting.

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📋Module 13🔒

Industrial Drawings & Control Panel Design

P&IDs, loop diagrams, single-lines, and enclosure sizing/UL 508A control panel design.

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✅Module 14🔒

Commissioning

I/O checkout, loop checks, functional testing, FAT, SAT, and startup procedures.

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🩺Module 15🔒

Troubleshooting

Real diagnostic scenarios — PLC faults, communication failures, sensor and VFD failures, and OT cybersecurity incidents.

Real Projects

You apply what you have learned to 6 complete designs, starting with Water Treatment Plant.

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💧Module 16🔒

Water Treatment Plant

PLC program architecture, SCADA screens, chemical dosing control loops, and an alarm matrix.

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🏭Module 17🔒

Manufacturing Plant

Conveyor automation, robot cell integration, and safety system architecture.

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💦Module 18🔒

Hydroelectric Power Plant

Generator controls, SCADA integration, and communications redundancy for unattended operation.

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🛢️Module 19🔒

Oil & Gas Facility

Hazardous-area instrumentation, Emergency Shutdown (ESD) system architecture, and remote wellsite SCADA.

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🍽️Module 20🔒

Food Processing Plant

ISA-88 batch control, Clean-in-Place (CIP) automation, and lot traceability.

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📦Module 21🔒

Warehouse Automation

Conveyor PLC logic, barcode/scanning integration, and sortation motor control.

Resources & Certification

Covers Professional Engineering Practice, Documentation & Resource Kit and Practice & Certification.

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📑Module 22🔒

Professional Engineering Practice

Functional Design Specifications, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, and FAT/SAT procedures.

📄Module 23🔒

Documentation & Resource Kit

A downloadable kit of 12 real project templates, from I/O lists to commissioning reports.

🎓Module 24🔒

Practice & Certification

A final design assignment, drawing-interpretation and troubleshooting exercises, and your certificate of completion.

🎓 Certificate of completion

Phase by phase

Your training track

24 modules in 6 phases

Preview the path. Everything is unlocked with your purchase. Each step mixes short lessons, interactive tools, labs and practice.

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Phase 1

Foundations

By the end: Covers Industrial Automation Fundamentals, Industrial Electrical Fundamentals, PLC Fundamentals, PLC Programming and PLC Hardware.

Industrial Automation FundamentalsIndustrial Electrical FundamentalsPLC FundamentalsPLC Programming

🧮 Calculator🔬 Lab🎛️ Simulator🖼️ Drawings📐 Designer📄 Article🧩 Planned, not built yet

What's in the downloadable kit?

12 real project templates — an I/O list, an instrument index, a control narrative/FDS template, a cause-and-effect matrix, a panel layout & wire numbering checklist, a loop check sheet, FAT and SAT test procedure templates, a cable schedule, a commissioning report template, an RFI template, and a punch list template. Available for download from Module 18 (Documentation & Resource Kit) once you've unlocked the program.