Industrial Automation Design Course
Master industrial automation design from concept to panel layout. Gain skills in PLC architecture, safety circuits, I/O mapping, HMI/SCADA, and device selection to build reliable, production-ready systems for modern manufacturing and packaging lines in South African industry contexts.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical skills to specify and implement full automated production lines, covering functional requirements, safety protocols, and detailed operation sequences. You will learn to choose PLCs, drives, sensors, safety equipment, and field devices, while creating precise I/O lists, tag structures, conceptual schematics, power distribution plans, panel layouts, and documentation for dependable, easy-to-maintain industrial systems suited to South African manufacturing needs.
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Develop skills
- Define automation sequences: map safe, efficient start, stop and alarm logic.
- Design PLC-based control: choose I/O, drives, safety PLCs and HMI layout fast.
- Select field devices: specify sensors, actuators, safety gear for packaging lines.
- Draft I/O lists and tags: build clean maps and naming for robust PLC programs.
- Sketch power and safety schematics: plan panels, wiring, grounding and protection.
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