Tyco Flow Control Pacific, a global manufacturer of industrial valving and related controls, has been accredited by Profibus International and become the first Profibus International Competence Centre (PICC) in Australia.
Profibus is now a $60 billion market that includes devices and systems involved in all sectors of industrial automation.
"The demand for high-tech automation is growing rapidly in Australia and throughout Asia Pacific," said Nick Smith, manager of the PICC.
"The Tyco Competence Centre will play a major role in spreading the technology throughout this region.”
The centre will support companies in product development, provide technical support for Profibus manufacturers and users, allow demonstrations of product interoperability and provide a range of certified training programs.
The centre’s support framework includes the availability of at least three Profibus experts, hardware equipment from various vendors and system testing laboratories.
Tyco will commence their training program on 13 November 2008 with an internationally accredited and certified Profibus Installer course, held in Sydney. The course will be suitable for engineers and technicians and will cover the layout, installation and testing of Profibus DP and PA networks.
A certified Profibus engineers course covering network design, commissioning and live fault finding will be scheduled for early 2009.
For more information, visit www.profibuscentre.com.au.
