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Professional Automation Training

Industrial automation training, hands-on from day one.

A guided path for diploma trainees, graduates and early-career engineers, from fundamentals to a capstone test-setup project, with practice tasks at every step.

Training categories
09
Web learning topics
40+
Practical tasks
20+
Lesson pages
08

Choose your track

Two training paths, one practical foundation.

06 months

Diploma Automation Training

Diploma trainees and diploma pass-outs

Fundamentals to project work: PLC, HMI, SCADA, wiring, instrumentation and troubleshooting.

03 months

Graduate Automation Training

Engineering graduates and final-year trainees

Industry-ready practice in controls, test setup, data dashboards and applied AI.

  1. Start

    Choose diploma or graduate track

  2. Study

    Follow category-wise notes and videos

  3. Practice

    Complete IO, PLC, HMI, SCADA, and test tasks

  4. Apply

    Use project work for interviews and site readiness

Learning path

Nine steps from fundamentals to a capstone project.

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01Automation FundamentalsFoundation · Week 1-2

Build the base vocabulary of machines, sensors, IO, interlocks, alarms, safety thinking, and sequence behavior.

Study content

  • Industrial automation architecture
  • Digital and analog signals
  • NO/NC sensors and field devices
  • Machine sequence and interlock logic
  • Alarm, fault, reset, manual, and auto modes

Practice tasks

  1. Create an IO list
  2. Trace a sensor-to-PLC signal
  3. Write a basic machine sequence

Videos and lessons

02PLC ProgrammingCore · Week 3-6

Learn PLC thinking through ladder logic, timers, counters, latches, permissives, interlocks, alarms, and sequence programs.

Study content

  • PLC hardware and scan cycle
  • Ladder logic fundamentals
  • Timers, counters, memory bits, and edge logic
  • Motor starter, pump, valve, and conveyor examples
  • Fault handling and safe restart logic

Practice tasks

  1. Build motor start-stop logic
  2. Create pump alternation logic
  3. Write a fault reset routine

Videos and lessons

03HMI and Operator ScreensCore · Week 7-8

Design useful operator screens for machine status, controls, recipes, alarms, diagnostics, and maintenance workflows.

Study content

  • HMI screen hierarchy
  • Status indicators and command buttons
  • Alarm pages and diagnostic messages
  • Recipe and parameter screens
  • Operator-friendly navigation

Practice tasks

  1. Sketch a machine overview
  2. Create an alarm message table
  3. Map screen controls to PLC tags

Videos and lessons

05Instrumentation and IOCore · Week 11-13

Study sensors, transmitters, wiring discipline, signal scaling, IO checks, calibration awareness, and troubleshooting.

Study content

  • Proximity, photoelectric, pressure, temperature, and level sensors
  • PNP/NPN, relay, 0-10 V, and 4-20 mA signals
  • Shielding, grounding, and cable identification
  • Scaling and engineering units
  • Field validation and loop checking

Practice tasks

  1. Prepare a loop-check sheet
  2. Scale analog values
  3. Document sensor fault symptoms

Videos and lessons

06Panels and CommissioningProfessional · Week 14-16

Learn panel awareness, wiring checks, device identification, FAT/SAT discipline, commissioning notes, backups, and handover readiness.

Study content

  • Panel components and control power
  • Terminal blocks, relays, MCBs, SMPS, contactors, and VFD awareness
  • Wiring checks and ferrule discipline
  • FAT, SAT, punch points, and commissioning reports
  • Backup, documentation, and handover pack

Practice tasks

  1. Read a panel drawing
  2. Prepare FAT checklist
  3. Create handover document index

Videos and lessons

07Virtual InstrumentationProfessional · Week 17-19

Use software-based instrumentation concepts for acquisition, logging, visualization, reports, and test-friendly data workflows.

Study content

  • DAQ and instrument communication concepts
  • Live trends, gauges, alarms, and operator panels
  • CSV logging and timestamped records
  • Report generation basics
  • Python-friendly measurement architecture

Practice tasks

  1. Design a data log format
  2. Create a dashboard wireframe
  3. Plan a report template

Videos and lessons

08AI-Based Automation LearningAdvanced · Week 20-22

Use AI responsibly for concept revision, documentation drafts, diagnostic checklists, anomaly review, and structured engineering notes.

Study content

  • AI prompts for automation study
  • Fault-diagnosis checklist generation
  • Trend observation and anomaly awareness
  • Documentation and report drafting
  • Human review and engineering validation

Practice tasks

  1. Write a diagnostic prompt
  2. Review AI output for mistakes
  3. Turn a trend into an action note

Videos and lessons

09Automated Test Setup ProjectCapstone · Week 23-24

Combine controls, instrumentation, operator workflow, data logging, pass/fail logic, reports, and project documentation.

Study content

  • Requirement reading and test sequence planning
  • Fixture, sensor, actuator, and instrument mapping
  • Pass/fail criteria and retry logic
  • Traceable data logging and report outputs
  • Final demo, review, and interview explanation

Practice tasks

  1. Prepare project architecture
  2. Write test sequence steps
  3. Present final project notes

Videos and lessons

Outcomes

Ready for interviews, plant work and projects.

Controls Thinking

Sequences, interlocks, IO, alarms and safe restart.

Engineering Documentation

IO lists, alarm tables, FAT/SAT checklists and handover notes.

Practical Troubleshooting

From fault symptom to IO check, logic review and action note.

AI-Aware Practice

Use AI for revision and checklists without skipping validation.

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