Do you know what PROFIBUS is? Do you know what PROFINET is?
These are Open International Industrial Standards for industrial networking and communication that link sensors, drives, transmitters, and computers for real-time systems ...
Did you know that these technologies could be your ticket to an exciting new career in automation and control?
MMU is a fully accredited PROFIBUS International Competence Centre able to offer industry-recognised training and certification in the necessary knowledge and skill sets to help you in your chosen career. You will gain Certification recognised by employers world-wide whether in industrial automation, process control or other fields such as energy and environmental management.
Certified PROFIBUS Engineers and Installers have the right to be listed on the Profitech pages of the PI (PROFIBUS International) website – see
http://www.profibus.com/index.php?id=51 , a site visited by millions of manufacturers, users and potential employers annually. Your qualification is also listed in the
Certification section of this website.
We recommend the following courses for students:
* Students are those registered as full-time or part-time university students.
Please check Course Dates and Booking to choose dates that suit your time schedule.
Requirements:
You will have gained a degree in Automation, Instrumentation, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Microcomputer, and Networking discipline AND you also meet one of the following two requirements.
* Your degree is at least a 2:2 or you are about to graduate with a minimum 2:2 degree.
* You are about to obtain or have gained a higher degree, e.g. Master.
Who supports the standards?
Major players in automation and instrumentation all support and promote PROFIBUS and PROFINET
Standards. These suppliers developed comprehensive software packages to design, engineer, configure, analyse and diagnose PROFIBUS and PROFINET networks. It is a big advantage in the industry that as a graduate you know the technologies and software tools.
78 companies in the UK are members of PROFIBUS International.
Training Approach
All the Training Modules are well-designed with a good balance of theory and practice. You will learn and use latest products and software from leading companies and in a class with a small number of students, normally around 12. Everyone gets tuition,practice and has to work independently.
Where can I apply my new skills?
Programmable Logic Control (PLC), PROFIBUS and PROFINET technologies are widely used in:
- Chemicals
- Petrochemicals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Oil & Gas
- Power
- Water
- Glass
- Tobacco
- Paper
- Iron & Steel
- Food
- Building Control
- Traffic Control
- Transport Control
- Underground Transport Control
- Airport Building and Baggage Control
