How to become a PLC Expert
Learning path to becoming a PLC expert.
Vendor provided PLC classes and college provided PLC education lack the knowledge and skills needed by industry. That is why Business Industrial Network (BIN) provides several different PLC training solutions, to fill the void left in the industry. Each of BIN’s PLC training solutions has a specific training objective. A combination of all BIN’s PLC training solutions results in the best PLC trained person for your company. (Certifiable)
Start with BIN’s three-day hands-on best-practices real-world PLC training workshop for the public (1.6 CEUs) or the one week on-site PLC training. This instructor based PLC training is recommended as the starting point to create a firm foundation in which to build on. Then it is recommended that the PLC Training Video Course be completed to get a broad overview and knowledge base of PLCs.
The next step recommended is BIN’s Troubleshooting PLC Control Circuits software to gain years of troubleshooting experience in just days. Then it is recommended the PLC Training 2 CD set be used to gain PLC Programming Experience.
BIN also recommends a PLC technician have experience on at least 2 different brands of PLCs for a better understanding, so BIN provides the Siemens PLC Trainer. (As the technician/engineer gain extensive experience on the Allen Bradley brand of PLC in BIN’s hands-on workshop and with the 2 CD training set.)
The next logical step is Advanced PLC training topics like these introductory training solutions on PAC (Programmable Automation Controller), HMI, PID, and then SCADA. More advanced training on those topics and others would be dependent on equipment actually used in the facility that the person is being trained for.
After all the above training, then an IE, Tech, etc. would be certified, if there was a nationally recognized body that was set up to certify Engineers and technicians on PLCs.
Note: For the definition of “PAC”, to learn the Difference between the old PLC and today’s PAC, << click.
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The wordpress blog is by Don Fitchett, President of Business Industrial Network (BIN) …
About BIN:
Business Industrial Network’s core business is delivering world class onsite engineering and maintenance training, specializing in Allen Bradley equipment. We also conduct maintenance training seminars in Las Vegas.
To further support the industry, our subsidiary Feed Forward Publications offers maintenance, engineering, and other industrial related training material. Some of our management, electrical and mechanical related training material offered are Video courses, Ebooks, PLC Training Equipment, Interactive Software, PLC programming examples, PowerPoints, Computer Based Training courses. We have authors and affiliates around the world and sell to over 120 countries.
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The recommended article titled “Control Panel Design With Maintenance in Mind” published in Control Design Magazine in February 2014.
Also of notability is the at paper titled “TLC for PLC” published April 2012 in the Industrial Engineering Magazine. REF: http://www.iienet2.org/
Also of notability for BIN is an article titled “How The US Manufacturing Industry Deals With Recession”, published in the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals Organization’s “Solutions Magazine” August 2009 REF: http://www.smrp.org
Another reference of notability for BIN is an article titled “PLC Maintenance Management” published in <re>Chemical Engineering Nov 2007 REF: http://www.che.com
Don Fitchett has also been published in Facilities Engineering Journal [March/April 2002] with the article “What is the True Downtime Cost”. (Also referenced by several publishers like MaintenanceResources.com, automation.com, Pump & Systems Magazine August 2004 and many more.
Also Authors Don Fitchett and Mike Sondalini(coauthor) the extension of the Don Fitchett’s original book -The true cost of manufacturing downtime- (ISBN 1933047151). With this second edition also provides an action plan to utilize existing data sharing technology to monitor the many manufacturing cost categories.
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I am interested in learning PLC , what interest me and make you different is the on-site practical you said you are offering.
Let me know what I need to do
Hi Akinola. You can read the details of what you need to do to have us come to your school or company to deliver our on-site PLC training. At https://bin95.com/vocational-training/plc-training/onsite/plc-training.htm There you will find a button too, to request a quote for on-site PLC training, the request a quote for is at https://bin95.com/employee_training_and_development.htm
I will like to find out how to troubleshoot PLC. I need pricing on learning materials. — — —- cell call me.
Nick, you hover over the brown words in the article, ” Troubleshooting PLC Control Circuits software” and you will see it becomes underlined. That means it is a link to the page that answers all your questions. Like what all additional training items there are for PLC troubleshooting (at the bottom of each item description page), there are also prices, etc. That text links to http://www.bin95.com/Troubleshooting-PLC-Controls-Simulator.htm
See https://bin95.com/automation-training-bundles/