PRACTICAL PNEUMATICS

Course Duration

2 Days.

Objectives

Participants shall attend a 3 day course whereby the total time will amount to 21 hours. At the completion of the course, participants will be able to :

• Identify the needs of compressed air production and purification.
  
• Identify and use the control schematics.
  
• Design, sizing and troubleshooting of pneumatic circuit.
  

Who Should Attend

Technicians, Supervisors, Designers and Engineers who are involved in design, sizing and maintenance of pneumatic control systems.

Resource Person

Erik Selvanayagam from SMC Pneumatics has a Bachelor in Electronics. He has 9 years of training experience in the field of Industrial Automation Technology and years of experience in the field of Electronics Engineering. and/or Patricia Adulanandam also from SMC Pneumatics has a diploma in electronics. She has 11 years of working experience and total of 7 years experience in the field of Industrial Automation Technology.

Contents

Day 1

• Production, processing and distribution of compressed air
  
• Single-Acting cylinders and Double-Acting cylinder
  
• Directional control valve 3/2, 5/2, 5/3
  
• Logic Circuits using pneumatic valves
  
• Control Schematics
  

Day 2

• Processing of compressed air
  
• Speed controllers
  
• Start and Stop button auto-circuit
  
• Delay timers
  
• Counters
  

Day 3

• Sizing of cylinder and valves for project
  
• Interesting Pneumatic Components
  
• Positioning
  
• Projects
  
• Evaluation Test

Topics Covered

• Production, processing and distribution of compressed air.
  
• Logic YES/NO, AND, OR.
  
• Valves - 3/2, 5/2, 5/3, dual air pilot, single air pilot.
  
• Speed controllers - Needle Valve, Throttle relief valve, quick exhaust valve.
  
• Auto - return circuit.
  
• Start and Stop button auto-circuit.
  
• Interesting Pneumatic Components.
  
• Sizing of cylinders and valves for projects.
  
• Pneumatic Delay Timers.
  
• Positioning.