Learn to design, build, program, commission, and troubleshoot complete industrial automation systems used in manufacturing, utilities, water treatment, oil & gas, and power generation.
19 modules and 6 complete real-project design packages, with worked calculations, drawings, field documentation, and a certificate of completion.
The ISA automation pyramid, process vs. discrete manufacturing, continuous vs. batch, and the automation project lifecycle.
Industrial power distribution, motor circuits, MCCs, VFDs, soft starters, and protective devices.
PLC architecture, memory, the scan cycle, redundancy, and safety PLCs.
Ladder logic, function block diagram, structured text, and sequential function charts — timers, counters, and PID.
The major PLC platforms compared by architecture — rack-based, modular, and PC-based, not vendor-by-vendor.
Pressure, flow, level, and temperature sensing, plus control valves, actuators, and positioners.
Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT, network redundancy, and industrial cybersecurity basics.
SCADA architecture, RTUs, historian, alarm management, and hot-standby vs. cold-standby redundancy.
High Performance HMI design principles — screen design, navigation, alarm displays, and mimics.
PID, cascade, ratio, feedforward, override control, and ISA-88 batch sequencing.
Motor starters, VFD programming, servo systems, stepper motors, and motion control.
Functional safety, safety PLCs, SIL, safety relays, lockout/tagout, and machine guarding.
P&IDs, loop diagrams, single-lines, and enclosure sizing/UL 508A control panel design.
I/O checkout, loop checks, functional testing, FAT, SAT, and startup procedures.
Real diagnostic scenarios — PLC faults, communication failures, sensor and VFD failures, and OT cybersecurity incidents.
PLC program architecture, SCADA screens, chemical dosing control loops, and an alarm matrix.
Conveyor automation, robot cell integration, and safety system architecture.
Generator controls, SCADA integration, and communications redundancy for unattended operation.
Hazardous-area instrumentation, Emergency Shutdown (ESD) system architecture, and remote wellsite SCADA.
ISA-88 batch control, Clean-in-Place (CIP) automation, and lot traceability.
Conveyor PLC logic, barcode/scanning integration, and sortation motor control.
Functional Design Specifications, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, and FAT/SAT procedures.
A downloadable kit of 12 real project templates, from I/O lists to commissioning reports.
A final design assignment, drawing-interpretation and troubleshooting exercises, and your certificate of completion.
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.
Coming later: sample PLC project files and video demonstrations. Not included in this release.