IDC Technologies Workshops May-August

2nd Quarter 2009 News & events

The following is a partial list of workshops for the May–August period.

Practical SCADA Systems for Industry

Johannesburg: 11–12 May.

Electrical Drawings and Schematics

Johannesburg: 14–15 May.

Practical Power Transformers: Operation, Maintenance and Testing

Johannesburg: 18–19 May. Durban: 21–22 May.

Practical TCP/IP and Ethernet Networking for Industry

Johannesburg: 25–26 May.

Practical Shielding, EMC/EMI, Noise Reduction, Earthing and Circuit Board Layout

Johannesburg: 28–29 May.

Master Series: Instrumentation and Control

Johannesburg: 18–21 May.

Practical Instrumentation for Automation and Process Control

Johannesburg: 8–9 June.

Best Practice in Industrial Data Communications

Johannesburg: 10–11 June.

Earthing of Utility and Industrial Distribution Systems

Johannesburg: 22–23 June.

Practical Troubleshooting of Data Acquisition & SCADA Systems

Johannesburg: 25–26 June.

Practical Fundamentals of Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) for Engineers and Technicians

Johannesburg: 29–30 June. Durban: 2–3 July.

Practical Hazops for Engineers and Technicians

Cape Town: 22–23 June. Richards Bay: 2–3 July. Johannesburg: 3–4 August.

Practical Process Control

Cape Town: 25–26 June. Richards Bay: 29–30 June.

Operation and Maintenance of Diesel Power Generating Plants

Johannesburg: 6–7 July.

Practical Routers and Switches (including TCP/IP and Ethernet) for Engineers and Technicians

Johannesburg: 9–10 July.

Practical Power Distribution

Johannesburg: 13–14 July.

Practical Tuning of Industrial Control Loops

Johannesburg: 16–17 July.

Wind & Solar Power – Renewable Energy Technologies

Johannesburg: 20–21 July.

Fundamentals of Process Plant Layout and Piping Design

Johannesburg: 6–7 August.

Practical Fundamentals of OPC

Johannesburg: 13–14 August.

For more information contact Cheryl Reyneke, IDC Technologies, +27 (0)87 751 4394, +27 (0)84 702 0107, [email protected], www.idc-online.com

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