Can someone compare the available
fieldbuses for me?
How should I choose one over
another?
I can provide safety functions
over a fieldbus? How?
Tell me about someone who has
used a fieldbus successfully.
Where can I get some more technical
details?
If you've pondered these questions
and more, we can help.
The PTO and the PIC
are providing free one-day training classes throughout North
America. Current schedule includes 25 cities, but more will
be added!
This year's agenda
features:
Introduction
Fieldbus? What, Why, Which?
Technical Details of PROFIBUS,
PROFIBUS in process, or PROFINET depending on the city
Live Demonstrations
Application Stories
Breakfast and lunch
are provided. Door prizes are awarded. Hosted reception
at the end of the day. Product Exhibits are available.
Each attendee receives:
Presentations in a hard copy
book
CD containing the presentations,
documentation, brochures, newsletters, and more.
Padfolio and pen.
The three distinct
series last year covered PROFIBUS, PROFIBUS in the Process
Industry and PROFINET. For 2006, these will cover:
The economic and technical
advantages of using a fieldbus
Review of all popular fieldbus
choices with special emphasis on:
PROFIBUS
PROFIBUS in the Process
Industry
PROFINET
Technical details of PROFIBUS
in the Process Industry, or PROFINET (different cities
will have different focuses), including :
standards
protocols
wiring
troubleshooting
diagnostics
safety
Hardware and software demonstrations
using equipment from multiple vendors
Detailed, specific application
examples
All courses include:
Breakfast
Lunch
Door Prizes
Hosted Reception.
Vendor displays showing available
hardware (but there are no sales presentations!)
Industrial Ethernet
growth is predicted to be over 50% per year. Attend our
PROFINET training to see how you can benefit from this technology.
In a recent ARC survey on fieldbuses, 85% of the respondents
agreed that the total lifecycle cost for a fieldbus installation
was less than a conventional installation. And 45% expected
a payback in less than one year (27% in less than six months).
Attend this training to see how your company can save by
using a fieldbus!
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