Training Courses

 

Neal Systems offers instrumentation and control training using both a classroom and demo room environment. Suitable for junior engineers, maintenance technicians, field service personnel, design and control engineers and calibration techs, our courses are designed and taught by degreed engineers, all with over 30 years of experience.

 

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Toxic and Combustible Gas Leak Detection Practices

Personnel involved in the maintenance and operation of manufacturing facilities where toxic and combustible gases are processed and handled are at constant risk of experiencing health issues; injury; property loss or damage; or – at worst – fatality, should such gases ever leak. It is therefore vital for facility operators to adopt gas leak safety practices to help ensure the health and well-being of facility personnel and the physical environment in which they spend their working day.

 

Available in ½, Single, or Two Day Sessions, this course is designed to educate technicians and engineers on general toxic and combustible gas leak monitoring and detection practices. Strategies for implementing gas leak monitoring and detection systems, as well as suggested protocols personnel should observe when working in areas where toxic or combustible gas leak occurrence is a strong possibility shall be covered. Options for gas leak detection instrumentation and systems will be discussed, along with basic theories and principles explaining how such equipment works. The configuration and maintenance of a facility’s gas leak detection infrastructure will be discussed within the context of keeping people and property protected and safe.

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1/2-DAY

Welcome & Sign-In

What is Gas Leak Detection and Why Is It Important?

Gas Leak Sensor Types and How They Work

Toxic and Combustible Gas Characteristics

Gas Leak Detector Instruments and Alarm Controllers

Break

Gas Leak Detection System Architecture Overview

Gas Leak Detection System Installation, Start Up and Maintenance Basics

Wrap Up and Dismissal

1-Day

Same as 1/2 day plus:

Lunch

Hands On: Installing, Wiring, Energizing, and Configuring a Gas Leak Detector

Hands On: Gas Leak Monitoring and Alarm Controller Configuration

Break

Gas Leak Detector Start Up, Maintenance, and Calibration

Wrap Up and Dismissal

2-Day

Same as 1-day plus:

Open Space Monitoring for Combustibles

Flame Detection

Lunch

Hands On: Open Space Combustible Monitor Installation, Wiring, Energization, and Configuration

Break

Hands On: Flame Detector Installation, Wiring, Energization, and Configuration

Wrap Up and Dismissal

Overview of 4-20mA Loops

A 4-20 mA loop is very often the least expensive, most reliable and simplest means of electrically sending a single measurement value, i. e. a temperature, pressure or flow rate from a transmitting device to one or more receiving devices at another location. 

This 4-hour course will provide application guidelines and the best installation practices that must be followed for successful implementation.  Students will learn to discover, diagnose and correct issues that result in inaccurate or non-functioning loops and become familiar with HART protocol to monitor and configure devices.

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1/2-DAY

Welcome & Sign-In

Definition of a 4-20mA loop

Description of Loop Components

Pros and Cons of a 4-20mA loop

Essential knowledge needed to work with 4-20mA loops

Break

Good installation practices

Understanding/diagnosing problem loops

Wrap Up and Dismissal

Temperature Measurement

This course will cover the fundamentals of temperature measurement.  Topics presented include definitions of heat and temperature, temperature scales and how to convert them, range and accuracy of common industrial temperature sensors, selection and application of sensors for industrial processes, system design, troubleshooting and calibration. 

Upon completing this 4-hour course, attendees will become comfortable identifying existing sensors, evaluating whether they are appropriate for the process and installed properly, and be able to determine whether that sensor is functioning properly.  Students will also be able to select appropriate sensors and installation methods for new systems.

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Industrial Flow Measurement Theory

The variety of choices facing anyone confronted with a flow measurement application are vast. This 3-hour course will examine the most common flow meter choices, provide an understanding of measurement principles and the advantages/limitations of each type.

Topics include flow definitions, reasons for measuring flow, definition of volumetric, mass and standard volume units, accuracy, repeatability and rangeability. 

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1/2-DAY

Welcome & Sign-In

Definitions of temperature and heat

Temperature scales/conversion

Sensor range and accuracy

Temperature sensor types

Temperature sensor selection

Break

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Wrap Up and Dismissal

iTools training

This course will introduce attendees to the Eurotherm programming package, iTools.  iTools is used for all Eurotherm controller products e.g. Nanodac, EPC3000, Mini8, 3504, 3508, EPack and EPower.  

At the end of a half day, attendees will be able to connect to an instrument and save / download a file, make minor changes, set-up a profile, and monitor a live program.  The second half day will cover PID control, totalizers, math functions, recipes, and communications.

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AM (1/2 DAY)

Welcome & Sign-In

The different mechanisms to connect to an instrument

How to upload to / download from / an instrument

Concepts of function block programming

Differences in capabilities between controllers

How to make changes to an existing program

Monitoring and commenting a program

Setting up and running a Setpoint profile

OPC Scope

Wrap Up and Dismissal

PM (FULL DAY)

PID control

Tuning a loop

Adding math functions and totalizers

Creating a recipe

Setting up communications to other controllers / PLC’s / SCADA

Wrap Up and Dismissal

geoscada training

Offered in-person or virtually, this 3-day course is designed to give integrators and end-users a hands-on overview of architecture, design, and implementation of a highly configurable SCADA solution. 

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3-DAY AGENDA

Install and configure GeoSCADA servers and clients

Configure GeoSCADA security and data retrieval / control

Create visualizations for data retrieved from the field devices (i.e. graphical pumps, tanks, buttons, etc.)

Use templates to quickly design large systems

Setting up communications to other controllers / PLC’s / SCADA

Discuss backups / exports of database and architecture

Neal Systems offers instrumentation and control training using both a classroom and demo room environment. Suitable for junior engineers, maintenance technicians, field service personnel, design and control engineers and calibration techs, our courses have been designed by degreed engineers, all with over 30 years of experience. 

 

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