Process Control and Visualization

What Will You Learn?

• Identify the components of a closed control loop and explain how measurement, control, and the final control element work together to hold a process at its set-point.
• Select and connect field instruments - temperature, pressure, level, and flow transmitters - and interpret the standard 4-20 mA signal.
• Choose and apply an appropriate control strategy (on-off, proportional, or PID) and tune a PID loop for a fast, stable response.
• Design clear, safe High-Performance HMI screens that show process values, set-points, status, and prioritised alarms linked to PLC tags.
• Integrate controllers and instruments into a SCADA system with trends, a historian, and effective alarm management for plant-wide supervision.

Requirements

• Completion of the Level 1-3 mechatronics programme, including Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics and Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs) or equivalent.
• A working knowledge of sensors, actuators, electrical circuits, and industrial workshop safety.
• Confidence using a PC and PLC/HMI software for hands-on configuration exercises.
• Access to PLC and HMI/SCADA software (for example Siemens TIA Portal with WinCC, or a comparable package) and a process simulator for practical work.