Industrial Automation & Control Systems

About this course

Build a practical foundation in industrial automation. Explore sensors, actuators, PLCs, PID control, operator interfaces, alarms and safety systems through simulated process scenarios and applied design exercises.

This foundation course is part of the Smart Industry & Industrial IoT school. Delivery: Self-Paced. Estimated study time: 10.5 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Process and Discrete Control
• Module 2 — Sensors and Actuators
• Module 3 — PLCs and IEC 61131-3
• Module 4 — Control Loops and PID
• Module 5 — SCADA, HMI and DCS
• Module 6 — Alarms and Alarm Management
• Module 7 — Safety Instrumented Systems

Applied learning

• Case Study — The Night the Syrup Tank Overflowed
• Lab 1 — Read and fix a ladder program
• Lab 2 — Tune a PID loop
• Lab 3 — Rationalise an alarm list
• Capstone — An Automation Design for a Process Unit

Who this course is for

Engineer / Architect; Technology Professional; Enterprise Team; Data Professional

Prerequisites

No prerequisite course is listed in the academy catalog.

Course details

• Course code: NE-IND-103
• Level: Foundation
• Estimated duration: 10.5 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced

Includes online course lessons and practice activities. Course scenarios use simulated data. Course materials are in pilot review.