: Honeywell Process Solutions is hosting TÜV Functional Safety Courses across Australia.

During the four-day, interactive course, participants will learn how to design, implement and maintain emergency shutdown and safety systems in accordance with the latest IEC/AS61508 and IEC/AS61511 standards. In addition, the courses will address how to determine the right number of redundant safety channels to minimise cost while ensuring safety and plant availability.

Melbourne: 15-19 March – 679 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Brisbane: 27-30 April – 19 Corporate Drive, Cannon Hill, Qld
Perth: 24-28 May – 5-7 Kitchener Way, Burswood, WA
Melbourne: 18-22 October – 679 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
 

Honeywell Process Solutions is hosting a systems automation workshop.

This workshop will focus on programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units, small and flexible distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), wireless, security and safety, field instrumentation, our asset management solution - Field Device Manager, and smart ideas for inventory management and tank measurement.

Hands-on, interactive workshops will demonstrate the ease of implementing PLCs, RTUs and controllers (C200 and HC900) while connected to an Experion system.

Participants will also get the chance to view the latest control solutions technology and have one-on-one interactions with product experts.

Automation University is a hands-on workshop tour from Rockwell Automation. The free educational workshop series will visit multiple metropolitan and regional centres in Australia and New Zealand, allowing attendees from all industries to explore the latest aspects of the company’s Integrated Architecture approach to plant-wide control and information systems.

The full syllabus will be announced early in 2010.
 

Western Australia's Industrial Technology Regional Roadshow returns for its 5th year. Do you work with process control, automation, instrumentation or safety?

Then you should register for one of the Industrial Technology Regional Roadshow events this April.

With five all-new training workshops for 2010, run by trainer Dr Steve McKay, an exhibition, lunch, drinks and networking, plus prize draws, you can join world-class suppliers and your workmates, and help improve your skills and knowledge of what's available to help you do your job better.

Register now for this free event as space is limited to the first 100 people who qualify.
 

Engineering and corporate leaders will come together at Engineers Australia’s national Engineering Leadership Conference. Themes will cover Leadership in Business, Environment and Community, and Pathways to Leadership.

Some of the presentations will include issues around: Creating Sustainable; Infrastructure for Society; Emerging Technologies and Markets; Restructuring for the Next Global Boom; Climate Change Responses ­ Adaptation and Mitigation; Resource Constrained World ­ Energy and Water; Building Leadership Capability and Skills.
 

Now in its 9th year, the National SCADA Conference brings together SCADA specialists every year Australia-wide. It also hosts an exhibition to showcase the latest on offer from the industry service providers.
The 2010 topics include: security resilience; smart grids and intelligent networks; adapting distributed generation successfully into the grid; wireless instrumentation and process control; network management systems - integrating into DMS; enterprise management systems - reporting requirements vs security and stability; national broadband network - implications for SCADA communications; communications - latency in communications; DNP3 over IP, climate change - implications for SCADA; SCADA for drought-affected areas - reduced water flows; lower pressure; desalination plants.
 

The biannual Yokogawa Australasian User Group Conference will provide an opportunity for networking between users and learning about technologies that will be applicable in a delegate’s own plant. Many sessions feature parallel conference streams so users can select sessions that suit their particular needs and interests.

Demonstration workshops will include close-up and in-depth looks at Fieldbus diagnostics, advanced graphics tools, alarm analysis techniques, advanced operational applications, instrument configuration tools and instrument selection fundamentals. Yokogawa’s new wireless transmitter products will also feature prominently.
 

In 2010, Schneider Electric Automation will hold its inaugural User Conference, Connects. The Connects event is designed for those with an interest in automation technology, including SCADA, PLCs, variable speed drives, MES, reporting and the services that complement and secure technology investment.

The conference will allow users to make the most informed decisions about current and future automation technologies, while connecting and sharing experiences with numerous other industry professionals.

The conference will focus on key industry issues including: safety, productivity improvement, preferred implementations and energy efficiency. The forum will additionally serve as the launching platform for PlantStruxure - the automation methodology from Schneider Electric.