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Choosing the right bus

Because different network technologies have different capabilities, choosing the right bus (or buses) for your operation can help minimize project cost and maximize operational benefits. These courses will help you make the right choice for achieving the higher yield, better quality, and lower operating costs your plant is capable of.

Networks for process automation  
Buses 101 - Field Level Networks
Buses 102 - Understanding Ethernet

HART  
Buses 201 - Introduction to HART
Buses 202 - HART Communications
Buses 203 - HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus or analog for your project?

FOUNDATION fieldbus or Profibus PA  
Buses 301 - FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 or Profibus PA?


FOUNDATION fieldbus

FOUNDATION fieldbus offers distinct advantages over traditional analog and discrete wiring - at lower total installed cost and lower ongoing costs. It's not any harder to learn or to use than those traditional technologies - just different. These courses can help you understand those differences, and how to put FOUNDATION fieldbus to work for you.

FOUNDATION fieldbus basics  
Fieldbus 101 - Introduction to FOUNDATION fieldbus
Fieldbus 102 - Fieldbus communications
Fieldbus 103 - Loop scheduling
Fieldbus 104 - Fieldbus blocks
Fieldbus 105 - Diagnostics with fieldbus

Common technical topics  
Fieldbus 201 - Fieldbus interoperability
Fieldbus 202 - Reliability and redundancy
Fieldbus 203 - Intrinsic safety

Network wiring and hardware  
Fieldbus 301 - Network wiring fundamentals
Fieldbus 302 - Network wiring options
Fieldbus 303 - Segment hardware

Planning a project  
Fieldbus 401 - Project engineering standards
Fieldbus 402 - Choosing a host system
Fieldbus 403 - Control design
Fieldbus 404 - Segment design

Installation and checkout  
Fieldbus 501 - Commissioning
Fieldbus 502 - Checkout and troubleshooting

Safety instrumented systems

Is there a safety instrumented system in your future? The following courses will help you learn what to expect, what questions to ask, and what to do to get the reliable, affordable, and standards-compliant SIS you need.

Basic safety concepts  
SIS 101 - What is risk?
SIS 102 - Reducing risk
SIS 103 - Safety standards

Building your SIS  
SIS 201 - Physical design
SIS 202 - Functional design
SIS 203 - Verification & validation
SIS 204 - Installation & commissioning

Using your SIS  
SIS 301 - Operations & maintenance
SIS 302 - Modifications
SIS 303 - Decommissioning

The intelligent advantage  
SIS 401 - Smart SIS


Wireless

Our wireless curriculum provides an introduction to wireless technology, describes how it can help you solve common problems and access information that was previously out of economic and technical reach, and delivers practical advice on implementing a wireless solution.

Improving Production with Wireless
Monday, March 1st       4pm Central European Time / 9am Central US 
Tuesday, March 2nd    9am Central European Time /  4pm Singapore
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Wireless technologies can make to dramatic improvements to production. Wireless facilitates temporary and additional measurements that can change your approach to performance measurement and monitoring, bringing about significant improvements in productivity, yield and availability.Wireless technologies can also positively impact energy efficiency and personnel productivity.
 
More Reliability and Less Maintenance with Wireless
Monday, March 15th     4pm Central European Time / 10am Central US
Tuesday, March 16th    9am Central European Time /  4pm Singapore
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Wireless technologies can reduce the frequency and severity of unplanned equipment failures; enable you to move away from reactive or periodic practices to predictive maintenance. Wireless enables you to properly understand the condition of field and process equipment in real-time. This means that you only take equipment out of service if and when it is really necessary, and because problems are identified early and accurately, the duration of any maintenance outage is minimized. Not only does this improve production rates, it also has a very significant impact on maintenance productivity.

Wireless in Projects - A Faster, Cheaper, Manageable Infrastructure
Monday, March 29th     4pm Central European Time / 9am Central US
Tuesday, March 30th    9am Central European Time /  3pm Singapore
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Wireless technologies have the potential to bring alignment between project organizations, with their emphasis on risk, cost and time, and the on-going systems and I/E engineering functions who are more concerned with consistency, sustainability and supportability. The wireless calculator demonstrates the real impact that wireless technology can have at every stage of the project process. By being entirely self-interested, projects organizations will create an infrastructure that answers many of the challenges faced by systems managers and instrument engineers.

Doing More with Less with Wireless
Monday, April 12th       4pm Central European Time / 9am Central US
Tuesday, April 13th      9am Central European Time /  3pm Singapore
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This webinar focuses on the challenge that all producers face to do more with less. Following a brief introduction to wireless technology, we indentify several areas where wireless enables production, operations, maintenance and projects functions to take a fundamentally different approach which will have a significant and immediate impact on business performance. This will be demonstrated with world class wireless reference applications. The challenge of enabling safer operations while at the same time making them leaner is an area of particular focus

The Engineering School lets you explore leading automation technologies -- and how to make the most of them in your own operations.

Choosing the right bus helps you decide which field-level network meets your needs. FOUNDATION fieldbus covers this popular topic from basic concepts to implementation. Safety instrumented systems explains what an SIS is and does, plus practical tips on complying with safety standards. Our wireless curriculum provides an introduction to wireless technology, how it can help you solve problems, and practical advice on implementing a wireless solution.
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