Video #2 in Automation Training Series Now Available
The Non-Ferrous Founders' Society has partnered with Flux Automation Services to provide a series of technical training sessions for front line automation professionals and integrators in the foundry industry. The initial series of training programs are centered around Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), ControlLogix fundamentals, and troubleshooting. The 5-session training program will be rolled out over the remainder of 2023, and we are pleased to announce that the second video in the series is now available.
The series is planned to include five different training sessions covering the following topics:
- Session 1 - Hardware Introduction and Visual Troubleshooting
- Session 2 - Connecting to your PLC and I/O Module Setup
- Session 3 - Routine Configuration and Memory Types/Allocation
- Session 4 - Basic Logic Instructions and Simple Ladder Logic
- Session 5 - Logic Troubleshooting
Each training session is available to NFFS member foundries at NO COST! If your company is not yet a member of NFFS, join today to gain access to this new member resource.
Session 2 - Connecting to your PLC and I/O Module Setup has been released and is now available to NFFS members on the NFFS website at https://www.nffs.org/automation-training. The second session is approximately 32 minutes long and includes the following topics:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 3:20 Ethernet Connection
- 5:40 BOOTP-DHCP Software Tool
- 10:07 RSLinx Software
- 13:10 ControlFLASH Software
- 18:19 RSLogix 5000 Software
- 31:33 Upcoming Sessions in This Series
Flux Automation Services LLC provides industrial control system design, integration, and support services. According to their website, Flux Automation provides a complete list of control system services. From greenfield to retrofit, from a complete system overhaul to simple troubleshooting, no job is too small, and no job is too complex. Visit www.fluxautomation.com for more information.
*Flux Automation is owned by Daniel Horvath, a member of the NFFS Board of Directors