Overall Description:
This course is your strategic investment in operational resilience. We will shift the focus from simply "fixing" a problem to understanding the why and how behind it. By equipping your team with a systematic, professional troubleshooting methodology, you'll be building a culture of proactive problem-solving. This program is designed to transform your technical staff from responders into operational guardians, safeguarding your assets, optimizing your processes, and protecting your bottom line.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Apply a logical, step-by-step methodology to troubleshoot common instrumentation and control system faults.
- · Accurately diagnose issues in pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement devices.
- Interpret control loop schematics and analyze loop dynamics to pinpoint a fault's origin.
- Utilize a range of diagnostic tools, from multimeters to advanced communication software, effectively and safely.
- Perform root cause analysis to prevent recurring equipment failures.
- Implement best practices for calibration and preventive maintenance to enhance system reliability.
Course Outline:
- The Systematic Troubleshooting Methodology: A professional approach to fault diagnosis, from problem definition and symptom analysis to root cause identification.
- Troubleshooting Field Instruments: Practical techniques for diagnosing issues in various transmitters, sensors, and final control elements.
- Control Loop and System-Level Diagnosis: Analyzing single-loop, cascade, and advanced control strategies to isolate faults within the process.
- Practical Diagnostic Tools and Equipment: Hands-on training with multimeters, calibrators, signal generators, and software tools for diagnostics.
- Safety and Best Practices: Understanding safety protocols, lock-out/tag-out procedures, and proper documentation in a troubleshooting environment.
- Hands-on Case Studies and Simulation: Applying course concepts to real-world scenarios and simulated fault conditions
Who Should Attend?
- Troubleshooting Field Instruments: Practical techniques for diagnosing issues in various transmitters, sensors, and final control elements.
- Control Loop and System-Level Diagnosis: Analyzing single-loop, cascade, and advanced control strategies to isolate faults within the process.
- Practical Diagnostic Tools and Equipment: Hands-on training with multimeters, calibrators, signal generators, and software tools for diagnostics.
- Safety and Best Practices: Understanding safety protocols, lock-out/tag-out procedures, and proper documentation in a troubleshooting environment.
- Hands-on Case Studies and Simulation: Applying course concepts to real-world scenarios and simulated fault conditions
Course Methodology:
We utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This training course will be conducted as a highly interactive workshop session. A variety of training methodologies will be used Before and during the course whenever applicable. Some of these methods are gamification, online pre-post test, role plays, self-assessment instruments, group exercises & case studies.
