Training & Events

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Training / Event Name

Location

Siemens Realizing Engineering Efficiencies - TIA Portal

Multiple dates available:

Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (CT) / Duration: 1 Day

We invite you to come learn how to engineer an automation system in this in-depth workshop led by Joe Laws, Certified Siemens Automation Specialist.

Presenters

Joe Laws
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Joe and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us.

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

In this seminar you will work with the TIA Portal engineering software to configure an automation station consisting of:

Siemens TIA Portal Programming Level 1

Multiple dates available:

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 2 Day

We invite you to come learn how to engineer an automation system in this in-depth workshop led by John Andersen, Certified Siemens Automation Specialist.

Presenters

John Andersen
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join John and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is included with your enrollment.

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

What you will learn:

TIA Portal Layout, engineering software packages, and more
Commissioning S7 hardware, including S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLCs
Create a program using recommended best practices
Integrate SINAMICS, commission it, and control it
Integrate an HMI, transfer data, error reporting, diagnostics and more

Unlocking Efficiency: Discover SINAMICS G120X Workshop

Multiple dates available:

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

Explore Solutions for Pumps, Fans & Compressors with Lab (IOP-2)
We invite you to come learn what’s new & exciting in SINAMICS along with its key hardware & software features, dedicated functions, and strong technical attributes. Eric Wildes, Certified Siemens Automation Specialist, will show you how this dynamic product will help you develop simple, cost effective, and time & energy efficient solutions for your specific applications.

Presenters

Eric Wildes
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Eric and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

What you will learn:

Key hardware and software attributes of SINAMICS G120X
Strong technical capabilities specifically developed for applications such as water/wastewater
How to integrate into industrial control panels and motor control centers
Hands-on experience with hardware & software

Lunch & Learn: Festo Seamless Connectivity

Single date available:

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

Explore Solutions for Pumps, Fans & Compressors with Lab (IOP-2)
We invite you to discover the future of engineering solutions with Festo’s complete system offerings, seamlessly integrated through Siemens’ AP communication platform. This training will be broken out into first a comprehensive product overview and then an open technical section, where you’ll explore common issues, recovery techniques, diagnostic troubleshooting, and get practical experience in troubleshooting faulted systems.

Presenters

Justin McLaughlin and Bryan Moloney
Festo Specialists

Come & Learn / Join Justin and Bryan and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

You’ll be hands-on with a turn-key demonstration featuring Festo’s:

Valve Terminals
I/O Link Modules
Stepper Electric Actuators/Drives
Analog Positioning
Digital I/O
and a range of Pneumatic Trainers, including cylinders, sensors, vacuum systems, and more!

Siemens WinCC Unified Workshop

Single date available:

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

The future of visualization starts here! Come learn how SIMATIC WinCC Unified, a totally new visualization system, can be used to overcome the challenges of visualizing machine or plant operations in today’s world of digitalization.

Sam Derry, Certified Siemens Automation Specialist, will show you that with the latest hardware, software, and web technologies, SIMATIC WinCC Unified offers proven engineering in the TIA Portal with the performance you need to implement your visualization solutions the way you imagine them!

Presenters

Sam Derry
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Sam and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

Siemens TIA Portal Maintenance Training

Single date available:

Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 2 Days

We invite you to come learn how to troubleshoot a faulted CPU and navigate through a TIA Portal Project – led by John Andersen, Certified Siemens Automation Specialist.

Presenters

John Andersen
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join John and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is included with your enrollment.

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

What you will learn:

Networks, hardware types, program block types, and more
PLC tags, watch and force tables, online backups, and project archives
Cross referencing and diagnostics
Becoming familiar with S7 hardware
Using TIA Portal for maintenance and troubleshooting

Lunch & Learn: Rittal's Innovations in Control Panel Building

Single date available:

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

We invite you to discover valuable insights into optimizing productivity through process automation during this hand-on Lunch and Learn. Robbie Hall from Rittal will walk you through user-friendly and efficient software solutions for building control panels.

Reserve your spot for this engaging workshop and get ready to become a Control Panel Building Expert!

Presenters

Robbie Hall
Rittal Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Robbie and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

Lunch & Learn: Phoenix Contact Cabinet Confidence - from Connectivity to Control

Single date available:

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

Phoenix Contact gives you the confidence you need in your production systems. Join us on a journey through your cabinet design to get the peace of mind and competitive edge to succeed in today’s highly complex manufacturing world.

Reserve your spot for this interactive event and unlock the potential of Phoenix Contact’s innovative technology!

Presenters

Michael Sorvino and John Mullen
Phoenix Contact Specialists

Come & Learn / Join Michael and John and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

Lunch & Learn: Banner and Turck Applications

Single date available:

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

Having difficulties connecting both new and legacy processes in a sustainable condition monitoring atmosphere with quickly deployable wired or wireless solutions? From connectivity to quality inspection, Banner and Turck products help streamline processes and reduce common manufacturing headaches.

In this lunch and learn, you will learn firsthand Banner’s capabilities of wireless scalability from vibration and temperature monitoring to quality inspection.

Presenters

Arpan Majmundar, Don Bickle, and Rett Davenport
Banner & Turck Specialists

Come & Learn /Join Arpan, Don, Rett, and members of our team to learn about the many applications for Banner and Turck solutions.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

Introduction to SINAMICS G120 Drive - Configuration Workshop

Multiple date available:

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

We invite you to come learn about the simplicity surrounding commissioning and interacting with Siemens G120 Drives in this in-depth workshop led by Eric Wildes and Sam Derry, Certified Siemens Automation Specialists.

Join us for this in-depth, fast-paced instructor-led workshop conducted by Eric Wildes and Sam Derry, Certified Siemens Automation Specialists, and learn how to minimize the overall efforts and engineering time when designing new equipment or dealing with repeat business.

Presenters

Eric Wildes
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Eric and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is included with your enrollment.

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

This workshop will introduce you to the SINAMICS G120 modular drive and provide interactive/hands-on experiences with:

Switch to SINAMICS: Ethernet/IP Connectivity

Single date available:

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (ET) / Duration: 1 Day

Control a SINAMICS drive with an AB Logix PLC in minutes!

Learn how to easily integrate Siemens drives into Rockwell Automation control architectures. Whether it will be communicating with Logix controllers on EtherNet/IP or discontinued PLCs, like PLC-5 or SLC 500, on Remote I/O or DeviceNet, SINAMICS drives are up to the task.

Sam Derry and Eric Wildes, Certified Siemens Automation Specialists, will guide you through this hands-on workshop where you will experience how to set up and control a SINAMICS drive with a Rockwell Automation Logix PLC and PanelView HMI using Studio 5000.

Presenters

Eric Wildes
Certified Siemens Automation Specialist

Come & Learn / Join Eric and members of our team to learn industry best practices.

Enjoy Lunch & Learn / Lunch is on us!

Ask Questions / This training is limited to 12 attendees to ensure all participants receive hands-on instruction with the equipment*.

*Customer laptop required (email will be sent to participants prior to class with software download links).

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custom training

Our team of Automation & Controls Specialists are happy to customize trainings for your team. We can provide this at our location, your site, or virtually.