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What are the basic courses for automation engineer?

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Question added by ahmed el-sayed , Electrical&Instrumentation Engineer , Engineering Management of Zagazig University
Date Posted: 2016/09/01
Ahmed Hosni El-Mahlawy
by Ahmed Hosni El-Mahlawy , Regional Facilities Manager- Operation and Maintenance Manager , Andalusia For Medical Services, Egypt

To be a good Automation engineer you must know :

1- what the process is? Industrial process 

2- the Industrial Controllers (PLC, SCADA,DCS,..)

3- The medium of control ( mechanical , electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic Actuators.)

ABU LAZIM P
by ABU LAZIM P , SALES EXECUTIVE , POINTSOLUTIONS LLC

The basic courses for automation engineer is " Advanced Diploma in industral Automation (ADIA)"

Jovanni Miano
by Jovanni Miano , Electrical Technician , Abunayyan Trading Corporation (Maharah Human Resources)

1. Electronics and Electrical 2. Mechatronics 3. Industrial process control 4. Industrial Instrumentation If you encounter all of this courses with experience, then you should be a tough Automation Engineer.

Karama senan
by Karama senan , Electrical Site Engineer , Elegant Design

you can start by learning plc programming especially ABB,SIEMENS, SHNIEDER.

then learn SCADA software like wonderware intouch which will give u a general idea about the work of SCADA 

then HMI ,VFD DCS, sensors ,pnumatic and hydrolic control etc 

SAJIN THOMAS SABU
by SAJIN THOMAS SABU , Automation Engineer , Microcontrol for Engineering and Control System

THERE IS DIPLOMA COURSE FOR PLC AND INSTRUMENTATION. BUT THE MATTER IS NOT ABOUT DOING AN AUTOMATION COURSE..ITS ABOUT THE REAL EXPERIENCE WE GAIN FROM WORKING IN AUTOMATION FIELD.THAT EXPERIENCE IS FAR GOOD THAN DOING ANY COURSE

plc basic - plc advance - scada - dcs - microcontroller - hmi - ecc - pnumatic control - hydrulic control - cnc

As for automation is concerns following courses assist it very much

1-Computer Networking

2-Control System

3-PLC (Programmable Logic Control )

The basic courses are PLC, SCADA & Drives(AC & DC) provided by many leading automation companies. Also many private training centers provide Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Industrial Automation.

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