Training and Consulting
Range of courses
www.festo.ie
Technology, Organisation,
People.
The perfect interplay of these
main factors is essential in order
to successfully put knowledge
into practice at a company.
These factors lay the founda-
tions for top performance and
financial success.
The Festo Competence Model
combines social, logistical
and technical skills to form a
success-oriented model for
initial and further training.
Festo training provides a unique
Blended Learning experience
incorporating the perfect
balance of Teaching, Hands-On,
Multimedia and E-Learning.
Content
Course Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Learning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
General Booking Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seminar Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Sustainable commitment to people and technology
“Ideas are only as good as
their practical and successful
implementation.”
Dr. Kurt Stoll
In the case of training activities,
this means that training must be
tailored closely to your require-
ments in order to ensure suc-
cessful implementation.
The basis for this is professional
consultancy and precise deter-
mination of your requirements.
This has been the principle
behind the development of our
new range of training and con-
sultancy services, which com-
prise everything from an analy-
sis of training needs through
to public seminars and in-house
training programmes, offering
the right solution for every
need.
In view of the ever-increasing
competitive pressure faced by
companies today, lean produc-
tion systems, reduced downtime
and increased machine availabil-
ity are vital prerequisites for
long-term success. This success
can be achieved only if improve-
ments in production and admin-
istration are codified into stan-
dards at regular intervals and
further improved.
For this purpose, companies
need staff who are able to
recognise potential for optimi-
sation in a timely fashion, no
matter whether this relates to
communication, organisation
or technology.
As an experienced and strong
partner, we can help you to pre-
pare your staff and your com-
pany to meet these challenges
of the future.
Festo Didactic is Ireland’s most
innovative automation training
company and uses the latest
technology and blended learn-
ing methods to train Engineers,
Technicians and Operators from
all branches of industry. Festo
has nearly 40 years experience
in providing practical, hands on
training covering a wide range
of automation technologies.
This catalogue describes our
range of training and consulting
services. You will also find an
overview on page 16 – 17 which
shows the target groups to
which our services relate. This
will help you to select the right
courses for your staff.
We would be delighted to be
allowed to offer you support in
dealing with the challenges fac-
ing your business and hope that
this catalogue will be the first
step towards successful train-
ing.
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Festo Ireland – an independent
Festo Company since 1990
Since its foundation in 1990 as
an independent Festo company,
Festo Ireland has been supply-
ing the manufacturing industry
with components, systems and
training solutions, incorporating
pneumatic electronics and sen-
sorics.
Festo Ireland’s aim is to become
market leader in Ireland
through:
• Technical competence
• Quality systems
• Efficiency
• Team spirit
• Total reliability
Festo Ireland has installed a
quality management system
according to BS (EN/ISO
9002/1994) to realise these
aspirations.
Please contact a member of the
Festo Training and Consulting
Team, details below, for answers
to any questions that you may
have or to discuss your specific
training requirements:
Sonja Ferguson
Training and Consulting
Manager
Tel: 01-2075591
Mobile: 00447590043250
Pat Hayes
Training and Consulting
Business Development
Specialist
Mobile: 0862-569109
Damian Gray
BSc, MSc
Technical Training
Instructor and Consultant
Tel: 01-2075569
Mobile: 0872–485811
Meet the Festo Ireland Training and Consulting Team
Festo Didactic
Training Philosophy
At the start of the 21St century
we are now firmly in the infor-
mation age. Knowledge, lifelong
learning and education are the
key themes of this century. In its
40 year history, Festo Didactic
has been dedicated to develop-
ing leading solutions that result
in more successful training
across the entire spectrum of
automation.
Demand for training will con-
tinue to grow expotentially. That
is why at Festo Didactic we have
made it our goal to make learn-
ing even more efficient.
The most valuable asset any
company has is its people. They
are the driving force behind its
success and the key to its
future. But if these people lack
essential knowledge and
competencies, their value –
and the company's strength –
is seriously diminished.
The rate of development within
automation technologies is now
faster than ever before. For the
industrial end user, such devel-
opments will offer new techno-
logies to be integrated into the
automation process. Equally,
such new technologies will ren-
der certain existing technologies
and practices obsolete.
For your company to remain
competitive, it will need to keep
abreast of developments in
technology in order to exploit
the benefits offered by new
technology. Investment in new
technology on your factory floor
will be seriously undermined
without the corresponding
investment in the technical
awareness of your personnel.
Such awareness comes from
education.
Investing in the correct training
now will give your business the
leading edge it needs to com-
pete in today's market place.
By raising the level of technical
understanding you are empow-
ering your people to play a more
important and active role.
Your company's success can be
ensured through increased effi-
ciency and reduced downtime.
Festo Didactic is Ireland’s most
innovative automation training
company and uses the latest
technology and blended learn-
ing methods to train Engineers,
Technicians and Operators from
all branches of industry.
Festo has 40 years experience
in providing practical, hands on
training covering a wide range
of automation technologies.
Innovation and productivity begins with
training and consulting
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Festo – Supporting Excellence
in Irish Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing knowledge
Festo is a global engineering
and manufacturing company as
well as a training and consulting
organisation. We operate within
the same economic sector as
our clients and have experience
of the challenges and opportuni-
ties that exist giving us a level
of understanding not normally
available through training and
consulting companies.
Enabling clients
Our aim is to enable clients to
move from ‘help’ to ‘self help’.
We seek to involve the client as
much as possible, so they are
enabled to repeat or multiply
the positive impact of our
involvement without relying on
specialist external support.
Support in three dimensions
Festo Didactic offers a wide
scope of training services in:
• Technology:
helping clients develop the
technical capabilities of their
company and people resulting
in greater effectiveness and
innovation
• Organisation:
supporting the continuous
improvement of clients’ core
processes leading to
improved efficiency
• People:
assisting the development of
communication and manage-
ment skills, increasing the
capability and commitment of
clients’ greatest asset – their
people
The Unique Value of Festo Training and Consulting
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Open Courses, workshops,
Blended Learning
Festo can tailor the level of
training offered depending on
the desired training outcomes
as well as present competence
level of the trainees.
Extensive range of Open
Courses
As a technology company, Festo
Ireland offers affordable compe-
tency training in many fields of
automation – focusing on indi-
vidual technologies, mecha-
tronic systems or processes as
required.
In addition, Festo offers a range
of seminars in the fields of Orga-
nisational Improvement as well
as Personnel Development.
All Festo technology courses
feature a strong emphasis on
the practical application of the
chosen Technology. Courses typ-
ically cover the underpinning
theoretical knowledge, system
design, system building, evalua-
tion of system performance,
faultfinding, maintenance, docu-
mentation and safety. Please
refer to Pages 16 – 17 to see the
list of training programmes
offered and target groups.
Total Commitment
to Excellence
As the world’s leading training
organistaion for automation
technology training, there is one
thing that you can always be
sure to get from Festo Didactic:
a total commitment to Excell-
ence.
The blended learning metho-
dology employed in our training
programmes, the quality of our
training products and multime-
dia coupled with the constant
influence of our parent company
Festo on industrial automation
trends, gives you confidence
that you are buying the very
best training which ist con-
stantly being updated and sup-
ported by highly effective learn-
ing systems equipment and
materials.
Convenient Locations
for Training
Festo is flexible when it comes
to course location training may
take place in your workplace,
in a local hotel or in one of our
dedicated Festo Automation
Training Centres.
Different Levels of Training
for Different Needs
Festo can help you identify what
level of training is required for
each person to successfully
and efficiently perform his or
her role. Festo may then tailor
the level of training offered
depending on the difference
between the defined training
outcomes and the present com-
petence level of your trainees.
A hands-on approach to learning
Features of Festo Training
9
Festo Ireland – Your Partner
for Customised training –
Our Training Roadmap Process
explained
In addition to providing stan-
dard courses, Festo can work
with you as your training part-
ner to help you identify deficits
in the skills and competendies
required of your personnel and
develop customised training
solutions to bridge this shortfall
ensuring you achieve your
strategic training targets. Our
training process is based on the
Human Resources Competen-
cies approach required in the
new ISO 9000 standard.
Competencies are the skills and
knowledge of individuals.
Expressing training outcomes as
competencies ensures that only
relevant and measurable aims
are addressed. In customised
taining the agreed training aims
are the result of a careful evalu-
ation that examines the gap
between existing and required
competencies.
In order for a company to fulfil
it’s goals, it must have staff who
between them, have the skills
and knowledge to achieve those
goals.
The new ISO 9000 standard
recognises this and requires
that companies measure and
address their competencies
deficit. In a manufacturing con-
text, much of these skills and
competencies are included in
our range of seminares between
standard seminars and custom-
ised seminars.
Festo Training Roadmap is a
program designed to convert
your skills requirement into your
skills base. It will address your
short, medium and long term
issues such as productivity, cost
elimination, quality, safety and
innovation. If you require, it will
include assessments and deliv-
ery of production related goals.
Festo Training Roadmap begins
with a Training Needs Asses-
ment onsite at your plant (refer
to pages 20 – 21). This helps us
to provide the best suited train-
ing for your individual plant.
Next, together with you, we
identify your staff competencies
with respect to the competen-
cies required for your company
to optimise performance and
help meet its perceived chal-
lenges.
We will then present a training
programme aimed at bridging
the gap between your current
competence level and the level
your require.
Festo Training Roadmap ends
with a post training review,
(refer to pages 22 – 23) to en-
sure that the highest possible
return on your training invest-
ment is achieved both for the
participants and for your orga-
nisation.
Festo Training Roadmap
Features of Festo Training
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Festo Ireland – Your Partner
for Customised training –
Our Training Roadmap Process
explained
Berina Ward,
HR Team Leader,
Braun Oral-B Ireland Limited
• “Festo offers exemplary
service end to end ...
• Extensive initial preparation,
working closely with relevant
managers to extablish clear
and unambiguous taining
needs ...
• Trainers highly competent and
well respected ...
• Follow up test results and
feedback on trainees very
comprehensive ...
• Feedback from trainers:
not just on metrics but also
includes feedback on attitude,
application etc observed
during training sessions ...
• Overall very professional
approach to training ...“
Kieran Conway,
Training Manager,
Procter & Gamble Ireland
“I have discussed your new
initiative of E-Teaching with the
maintenance managers here
and we are excited about the
possibilities of expanding this
out into an up skilling program
for our semi-skilled technical
group. We can see the benefits
in the flexibility and how it
would suit our process with
regards to working hours and
shifts.
This style of presentation would
greatly reduce our drain on
resources that we experience
whenever we try to deliver this
type of training to a large group.
More often than not in order to
get the best economic value
from training we try to accom-
modate as many as possible
(within the bounds of lecturer
student ratio) on to the course
which means bringing people
in from off shifts for a week to
attend.
Being a lean organisation this
puts considerable drain on the
resources to cover the daily
activities while training is being
done. Your new system will min-
imise that, and eliminate one of
the barriers to training; releas-
ing the people for the training.”
What our clients say
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TPM
Total Productive Maintenance
Making the best possible use of
production plants: we jointly
track the progression of a prod-
uct through your company, with
the ongoing goal of keeping the
procedure efficient and avoiding
wastefulness. For this process,
experienced consultants employ
methods and tools that are the
best of their kind worldwide and
used by Festo.
TPM methodology drastically
improves the overall effective-
ness of existing systems by
means of integral approaches
and the involvement of all
employees.
Principles
• Usage of sturdy, tried-and-
tested processes
• Complete elimination of errors
and malfunctions
• Identification and resolution
of the true causes of problems
• Optimisation of all process
factors
• Close communication with
machine operators
• Cleanliness, order, discipline
and standardisation as the
basis for quality
Benefits and results
• Improvement in the
qualification of all employees
• Increase in machine efficiency
by up to 40%
• Reduction in errors and rejects
by up to 90%
• Reduction in unexpected
machine downtime
by up to 90%
• Practically no accidents
Format: workshop and project
in the company.
Adding value
Consulting
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Multimedia learning
with maximum success
Blended Learning, also known
as ”Edutainment” within the
Festo world, means multimedia
learning with maximum success!
Customised to your specific
needs and training aims, Festo
Didactic training programmes
incorporate the optimum multi-
media mix for fast learning and
lasting retention. Equally, effi-
cient learning means beeing
able to put newly acquired
knowledge and skills into prac-
tice. In order to achieve real
competence, hands on training
is vital.
In order to fulfill these require-
ments, all Festo training pro-
grammes are supported with a
continously developing set of
equipment and media inte-
grated, to form a Total Learning
System.
Festo combines equipment sets
and applications developed for
activity focused practical train-
ing with harmonised learning
media and E-learning packages
to create the Total Learning
System. All practical equipment
features real industrial compo-
nents from Festo and from other
leading suppliers ensuring that
skills acquired in the classroom
transfer reatily into the work-
place.
The blended learning methods
may be described as follows:
Instruction
Whereby the Festo trainer as the
subject matter expertly delivers
the theoretical subject matter
face to face in front of the class-
room. Typically this includes
Q and A sessions as well as
discussion and review sessions
throughout the course.
Practical demonstrations
To reinforce understanding of
the underpinning theory.
Learning By Doing –
Practical Exercises Using Real
Industrial Components
All Festo training courses are
designed to develop real hands-
on practical skills and under-
standing and therefore typically
feature an approximate 50/50
breakdown of theory to practical
work. When working on the
practical elements of a given
course, students may be re-
quired to design, build, evaluate
performance, test, modify or
fault find on test circuits or sys-
tems built with real industrial
components and derived from
real industrial applications. This
ensures an efficient transfer of
practical skills acquired in the
training room into the work-
place.
Blended Learning
Features of Festo Training
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Live, Flexible eTraining and
eCoaching from Festo
By utilising the latest develop-
ments in audio visual and com-
munications technology,
trainees may actively participate
in Festo seminars or short dura-
tion coaching sessions, as part
of larger overall training pro-
grammes, without leaving their
own workplace.
Festo can work with you to
determine which form of flexible
etraining or ecoaching will bring
about the best results for you
and your organisation.
See what our customers say –
Page 10.
Benefits of eTraining and
eCoaching
For the participant:
• Each eTraining session is a
live real-time interactive event
hosted and managed by a
professional Festo instructor
• Each session will be carefully
designed to incorporate the
perfect blending learning mix
to ensure a stimulating and
rewarding experience for all
participants with maximum
content retention
• Live 2-way interaction, dis-
cussion, questions and ans-
wers and feedback between
instructor and participants –
just as would occur in a real
classroom
• Students will be guided
through the relevant course
literature in the same way as
they would be in a formal
classroom environment
• Real Time Interaction – during
each session, students may
quiz or question the instructor
or seek further clarification
and get that clarification
immediately with appropriate
support media
• Students are guided through
small – easily digested chunks
of knowledge and information
in each session
• Each interactive session may
be recorded for student
access and playback after the
session – thus providing an
invaluable reference tool
that is unique to the specific
session attended
• Learning is carefully managed;
completion of one web con-
ference, including homework,
must occur before progression
to the next session.
• Instructor as Coach –
participants will have access
to their dedicated instructor
for ongoing support via
e-mail, VOIP, telephone etc
For the company:
• Travel and Accommodation
costs significantly reduced or
even eliminated altogether
• Immediate return to work is
possible directly after session
• Greater flexibility with regard
to scheduling of training
• Quality of training is
undiminished
• Extensive range of practical
training modules available for
immediate delivery via Festo
eTraining (see pages 20 – 21)
• eTraining and eCoaching
methods are equally applica-
ble to pre training evaluations
as well as testing and post
training feedback
Requirements:
All that is required by each e-
participant is an e-mail-address
and access to a Windows based
PC with internet access rights as
well as a headset or microphone
and speakers.
Distance Learning
Features of Festo Training
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Engineers Ireland – CPD
Registered Training Provider
In December 2005, Festo Ireland
Ltd was successfully audited
to become a CPD Accredited
company under the Engineers
Ireland Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) Accredi-
tation scheme, designed to sup-
port lifelong learning, by stimu-
lating and recognising good
organisational practice in the
areas of professional develop-
ment for engineers and techni-
cal staff.
Festo Ireland Ltd is also an
Engineers Ireland Registered
Training provider on the basis
that they meet the criteria of
adequate quality assurance pro-
cedures which ensure that
courses and events are well
managed and consistently well
presented.
Festo Internationally
Recognised Certification
All candidates successfully
completing training programmes
with Festo will be eligible for a
Festo certificate in the appropri-
ate discipline.
Assessment and Certification
System
Many Festo Didactic courses are
in addition approved by City &
Guilds of London Institute.
For example, upon completion
of the C&G approved course
EP2111-Introduction to Electro-
pneumatics, delegates will be
eligible for the following certifi-
cation:
1. Festo Certificate –
Award Title “Introduction to
Electropneumatics”
2. City & Guilds in conjunction
with Festo Didactic
(Joint certification unique to
this course).
Award Title – “Introduction to
Electropneumatics”,
Ref No 2288.
Furthermore, Festo is working
towards offering modules with
FETAC accreditation.
Festo Sponsors Mechatronics
Competition at WorldSkills
Festo provides the training rigs
for the event, which allow manu-
facturing automation stations of
varying complexity to be built.
Festo is also a global sponsor
of the WorldSkills organisation –
the-not-for-profit body that pro-
motes higher standards in voca-
tional education and training.
Approvals and Accreditations
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MoFit1 and MoFit2 –
Mechatronics technician
MoFit stands for a ”Model for
Flexible, Industrial Training” and
is a project whose goal is to
develop and establish ”Mecha-
tronics” courses and syllabi
leading to standardised, recog-
nised qualifications in mecha-
tronics throughout Europe.
The MoFit project is promoted
by FAS and involves pan Euro-
pean partner organisations.
As a partner in MoFit1, Festo
brought considerable expertise
in the area of industrial automa-
tion and provided an insight into
the strategic development of
automation equipment.
This is an important aspect of
MoFit2 as significant changes to
some of the equipment currently
in use are likely during the life-
time of the project. Festo will be
involved in the promoting of
mechatronics technician, as a
recognised craft across the
industrial automation sector,
development of simulation soft-
ware, the mutual recognition of
qualifications, promotion of
worker mobility and will be in-
volved in all aspects of dessemi-
nation.
FAS – NRT – National Register
of Trainers
Festo is an approved training
provider on the FAS National
Register of Trainers
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Training Courses
Technology, Organisation, People
Practical Electropneumatics
Practical Pneumatics
Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley, Siemens,Mitsubushi, Omron)
Fieldbus Systems
Actuator Sensor Interface
Mechatronics
Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals
Troubleshooting and maintenance of pneumatic systems
Effective maintenance of pneumatic systems
Energy-efficient design of pneumatic systems
Safety in Pneumatics
Modern industrial hydraulics
Troubleshooting industrial hydraulics
Proportional hydraulics
Simatic S7 – Basic principles
Simatic S7 – Intermediate
Simatic S7 – Bus technology
Effective maintenance of Simatic S7 PLC
CoDeSys – A hardware-independent introduction for programmers
CoDeSys for Industry
Basic principles of sensor technology
Fundamentals of Electric Drives
Fast, confident electric drive configuration
Understanding the new machine directive – one day orientation event
Introduction to Lean Production and VSM
Reducing set-up time with SMED
Maintenance strategies and TPM
Efficient production processes and layout
Leadership Training Module 1
Train-the-Trainer – Mastering key trainer skills
Service Ambassador – Communication skills for service engineers
Team based problem solving and process – FMEA
Training Courses
PN281
PN251
PLC811
FB311
ASi
AUT211
PN111
PN121
PN132
PN183
PN193
HY511
HY521
HY132
PLC211
PLC222
PLC232
PLC243
PLC281
PLC271
AUT121
ED111
AUT201
SN121
LP111
LP131
LP141
LP151
LS111
TTT111
CO111
IM111
Technology
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561204
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ASI
M111
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P121
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PH711
S7-BASIC
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FLOW
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TTT
SA1
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Process Automation
End User/EPC, OEM, System Integrator
Technology
PN281
PN251
PLC811
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ASi
AUT211
PN111
PN121
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PN193
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HY521
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PLC243
PLC281
PLC271
AUT121
ED111
AUT201
SN121
Organisation
LP111
LP131
LP141
LP151
People
LS111
TTT111
CO111
IM111
Course Code
18
Triple skills
Experience
For over 30 years, we have
been providing support for all
development stages of auto-
mation technology.
Our seminars use the latest
technology. Close collaboration
with our parent company
ensures access to the latest
machines and systems, while
our trainers have first-hand
expertise.
Innovation
We place tough demands on
our training. At our seminars,
you will notice the difference
compared to other training
providers. We provide new
answers to long-standing
questions that help you to
make decisive steps in your
company plans.
Vision
Our trainers are active in their
trade, and know the areas of
work of your participants.
This knowledge extends
beyond purely technical
requirements to questions
concerning topics such as
just in time, TPM and Kanban.
Technology
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Training Needs Assessment
Defining and planning
business oriented technology
training programs.
To ensure there is an appropri-
ate return on any investment in
training, it is important that the
content matches the needs of
those attending.
Identifying these needs in rela-
tion to equipment, processes
and wider business objectives is
an essential step in the develop-
ment of an effective training
programme. Conducting a
training needs assessment will
gather all of the relevant infor-
mation to allow the process to
proceed.
The assessment process
This consultancy service inves-
tigates and reports in 3 key
areas.
Production process
A guided tour of the production
line(s) is undertaken to gather
information about the proces-
ses, equipment and technolo-
gies in use. This detail is vital to
identify the current competence
or knowledge gaps and estab-
lish the level and scope of any
training plan. Applications and
specific documentation, includ-
ing In-House protocols, identi-
fied from the plant can also be
incorporated in any subsequent
training programme.
Technology:
Pre Course Qualification;
in order to establish the present
competence levels, Pre Course
Questionnaires and/or inter-
views relating to the specific
topics earmarked for training
may be used.
With agreement, selected indi-
viduals may be interviewed
regarding their understanding of
the technology, equipment and
applications featured in the
production environment.
Furthermore these interviews
highlight the full scope of the
role of the intended training par-
ticipants and help to define
what should and what should
not feature in any particular
training programme.
These methods provide feed-
back on the present knowledge
levels in 4 key areas:
• Fundamental Principles
• Components and Symbols
• Drawings and Documentation
• Practical Application
of the technology
Business:
A discussion with the depart-
ment manager is arranged to
establish the training needs
from a business perspective.
Are there specific targets that
are being sought, which KPIs
are to be measured, are there
defined standards to be achie-
ved?
Any training plan should reflect
and complement these business
needs and ensure that any train-
ing carried out is working
towards achieving the stated
goals.
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Outcomes
On completion of the investiga-
tion of training needs, a report
is compiled and reviewed with
the customer.
The content includes:
• Detailed information on the
current level of knowledge of
those assessed, in relation to
the selected technology and
subject areas.
• An overview of the related
equipment and technologies
found in the production envi-
ronment.
• An analysis highlighting the
competence gaps ie the dif-
ferences between present
knowledge and skills levels
and those required by your
organisation. This highlights
where the focus of the train-
ing should be.
• An outline of the potential
impact on defined business
objectives and KPIs.
Recommended actions that
would enable the client to en-
hance the key business objec-
tives are identified. This docu-
ment may then be used to plan
an integrated development pro-
gram that will have a direct im-
pact on business results.
Duration
This service is offered on the
basis of a daily fee for time
spent on the client’s site.
However, the fee covers not
only the on-site time but also
all travel costs and related off-
site consultancy to collate find-
ings and prepare the report.
The number of days required
will depend upon the size and
complexity of the environment,
and the number of personnel to
be individually assessed.
Reports are normally collated
and delivered to the client
within 10 working days of the
final on-site visit.
Target group
Those who will be included
in any training program.
Department/Engineering
manager.
Ordering information
Training needs assessment –
12193074
Price on request.
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Post Course Feedback and Review Clinics
Maximising return on
investment in technology
based training programs.
What is the first thing that peo-
ple do when they leave a train-
ing course? They start to forget
what they have learned. Even
the very best training can be
rendered worthless if the infor-
mation put across during the
course is not retained. Research
suggests that as much as 50%
of the acquired knowledge can
be lost within a few weeks of
the training event if there is no
opportunity to use it.
In order to get the best value
from any investment in training,
it is important that the skills and
knowledge learned during the
training are applied and prac-
ticed in the workplace as soon
and as often as possible.
The Post Course Clinic is de-
signed to assist in the transfer
of skills and knowledge into
practice.
Clinic Structure
The clinic takes place at the
client’s site. It is important to
be as close as possible to the
working environment for which
the training had been planned.
Clinics follow a structured
approach to maximise the value
of the process for both em-
ployee and employer.
Initial Consultation:
A meeting with the person who
organised the original training
provides initial feedback on the
course and attendees. It pro-
vides an opportunity to discuss
reactions and feedback from the
course participants.
Certificate Presentations:
Where possible, certificates
and awards are presented as
appropriate. It is often forgotten
that it is not only the employer
who makes an investment in
training. The attendees invest
their own effort and time.
Recognition of such effort can
help enhance the learning pro-
cess for the individual resulting
in greater commitment and
motivation to fully utilise the
training experience.
Open Surgery:
Course participants are able
to visit the specialist trainer to
discuss any issues or difficulties
that may have arisen when
transferring the training to their
own working environment.
Using material covered during
the training, the trainer provides
specialist coaching advice to
assist understanding in relation
to the client’s own applications.
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House Calls:
The specialist trainer is available
to visit course attendees in their
workplace. This enables the
trainees to discuss and show
specific applications or situa-
tions that continue to provide a
challenge. This ‘on the job’
coaching provides a rich source
of learning as it focuses on indi-
vidual needs in the real world.
Health Check (optional):
During the contact with course
participants, the trainer will
introduce questions which form
part of a structured survey. This
will allow the opinions of the
training personnel, coaching
support and related operational
challenges to be collated in
order to assist the client in
determining the direction of
ongoing development programs
in alignment with business
objectives.
Follow up consultation:
A closing meeting with the
responsible manager will con-
firm support provided, discuss
feedback received on the day,
pass on any observations and
make recommendations, where
appropriate, on how the deve-
lopment process may be con-
tinued.
Timescale
For a clinic to deliver full value
it is very important that it is
carried out within 5 weeks of
attending the related training
course.
Duration
Clinics are offered in either full
or half day format, depending
upon the number of individuals
to be supported and the needs
of the client. A program of
linked clinics can also be
arranged to provide longer term
coaching support if so required.
Outcomes
Clinics will:
• Provide structured feedback
to the client on the effective-
ness of the training. This feed-
back is both quantitative and
qualitative
• Relay beneficial interpersonal
synergies observed and iden-
tified during the training
• Readily facilitate the update
and upkeed of the clients own
in-house Training Roadmap
for each participant
• Assist in the implementation
of training processes and pro-
cedures
• Build awareness of individual
attendees’ skills and knowl-
edge
• Identify and help address per-
sonal support required to
transfer training into practice
• Accelerate and increase the
transfer of acquired knowl-
edge and skills in to practice
• Guide the client on how best
to continue development pro-
grams in support of business
goals
Target group
Generally, the clinic format is
most effective in situations
where 4 or more people from
the client have attended the
same training. Tailored coaching
services are available for
smaller groups or individuals.
Ordering information
Post Course clinic:
• half day clinic –
12147690
• full day clinic –
12193073
• personal coaching day –
12147687
Prices on request.
Technology
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Practical Electropneumatics
Designed as a general introduction to the subject of electropneumatics, the course aims to familiarise del-
egates with the design, construction and operation of pneumatic components. This includes the
interpretation of circuit diagrams and symbols as well as the practical building of control systems.
The course aims to familiarise trainees with the underpinning fundamental physical principles as are
applied within electropneumatics whereby electrical switching and sensing devices are used to control
the operation of pneumatic valves and actuators.
Trainees will develop an understanding of the design, operating principles and applications for the range
of components as featured in typical electropneumatic installations including switches, relays, solenoid
valves and proximity sensors as used in the electrical control circuit as well as pneumatic actuators,
directional control valves, sensors, flow control valves, time delay valves, pressure sequence valves and
vacuum generators. This includes understanding the relevant ISO symbols for pneumatic components as
well as interpretation and building of electrical and pneumatic circuit diagrams.
Practical exercises reinforce the underpinning theory by demonstrating the operation of the featured
components in real applications. Furthermore the practical exercises allow delegates to build, modify
and test the performance of fundamental electropneumatic circuits to a given functional specification.
Maintenance and systematic approaches to fault finding are also featured.
A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the course.
All personnel involved with the design, installation and maintenance of industrial electro-pneumatic
equipment and control systems.
• Drives : Cylinders for different drive purposes
• Valves: Various valve types (pneumatic/electric controlled, structures, different mid positions etc)
• Physical principles in pneumatics and electricity
• Pneumatic symbols to ISO 1219
• Electrical symbols
• Electrical Logic connections
• Solenoid Valves
• Open and closed loop control
• Relays
• Position Control - Proximity Sensors
• Speed Control
• Multi actuator control, sequential and conditional control.
• Motion - Step diagrams
• Time dependent control
• Pressure dependent control
• Practical fault finding procedures
• Best practice and preventative maintenance recommendations
• Safety considerations
• Cutting installation costs – from single valve to valve terminal
PN281
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the fundamental physical principles of pneumatics.
• Understand the fundamentals of low voltage DC electrical control circuits
• Understand the benefits ofered by hybrid systems
• Understand the function and operating principles of the featured components.
• Recognise pneumatic and electropneumatic symbols drawn to the relevant standards (ISO 1219)
• Read and interpret typical electropneumatic circuit diagrams
• Design, construct and evaluate the performance of electropneumatic control circuits
• Read, interpret and develop motion step diagrams to describe the control task
• Understand safe practice in relation to electropneumatic components and installations
• Understand recommended preventative maintenance procedures in relation to the featured components
• Fault find safely on fundamental electropneumatic circuits
• Understand modern electropneumatic installation concepts
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General technical understanding
4 days
566228
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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Practical Pneumatics
Designed as a general introduction to the subject of pneumatics, the course aims to familiarise delegates
with the design, construction and operation of pneumatic components. This includes the interpretation of
circuit diagrams and symbols as well as the practical building and debugging of fundamental pneumatic
control systems.
The course aims to familiarise trainees with the underpinning fundamental physical principles as are
applied within pneumatic systems whereby compressed air is used both as a signalling and a control
medium.
Trainees will develop an understanding of the design, operating principles and applications for the range
of components as featured in typical pneumatic installations including actuators, directional control
valves, sensors, flow control valves, time delay valves, pressure sequence valves and vacuum generators.
This includes understanding the relevant ISO symbols for pneumatic components as well as interpretation
of circuit diagrams.
Practical sessions give delegates the opportunity to put theory into practice. Working from the diagrams
they have produced, delegates have to select the correct components from a range of equipment and
build the circuits, making the necessary adjustments for pressure, flow and sequence.
Maintenance and systematic approaches to fault finding are also featured.
A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the course.
All personnel involved with the design, installation and mainte- nance of industrial pneumatic equipment
and basic control systems.
Advantages and disadvantages of air
• SI units and conversions
• Theory of air and gas laws
• Overview of compressors, dryers and distribution
• The service unit
• Actuators/Drives : Cylinders for different drive purposes
• Directional control valves
• ISO symbols
• Direct and indirect control
• Valve port labelling
• Double acting cylinders
• Circuit diagram layout
• Component layout
• Logic valves including shuttle valves & two pressure valves
• Speed control including flow control valves, quick exhaust valves
• Timing valves
• Multiple Cylinder Circuits
PN251
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the fundamental physical principles of pneumatics, including the SI units and
relationships used in compressed air systems
• Understand the basic functions of pneumatic systems
• Understand the function and operating principles of the featured components:
Compressor, actuators, valves,sensors,timers, flow control valves,pressure control valvesand vacuum
• Recognise pneumatic symbols drawn to the relevant standards (ISO 1219)
• Read and interpret typical pneumatic circuit diagrams
• Design, construct and evaluate the performance of fundamental pneumatic control circuits
• Understand safe practice in relation to pneumatic components and when trouble shooting installations
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General technical understanding
3.5 days
561171
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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Programmable Logic Controllers
Allen Bradley/Festo/Mitsubishi/OMRON/Siemens
Designed to give delegates an introduction to PLC controlled systems, the course aims to familiarise them
with the associated equipment and terminology, as well as the writing and implementation of fundamen-
tal control programs. In addition delegates will become familiar with online monitoring and diagnostic
troubleshooting aids within the host software package.
The aims of this course are as follow:
• To familiarise delegates with the function of and applications for programmable logic controllers (plc’s)
in industrial automation.
• To familiarise delegates with the component parts that make up a PLC control system.
• To learn how to program PLC’s and teach the fundamentals for creating programs in the programming
languages:- ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, Instruction List, Structured Text and Sequential
Function Chart. All Programming , when possible, is implemented in accordance with
EN 61131 (IEC 61131)
• To implement control programs for simulation of tasks derived from real industrial applications.
• To familiarise delegates with documentation as well as software monitoring and
diagnostic troubleshooting aids.
A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the course,
especially during the practical sessions.
All personnel who require knowledge of the construction and operation of a PLC system, including the
writing and implementation of simple control programs.
• Introduction to programmable control
• PLC Architecture:
– Inputs, Outputs, CPU, Memory, System capability
– Programming Software
• Addressing & Use of Assignment Lists
• Signal Processing
• Logic Functions
• Flags / Memory bits
• Connection of field items
• Commissioning of PLC control system
• Online diagnostics of variables
• Modifying & Forcing Variables
• Timer functions
• Counter functions
• Multitasking
• Program documentation
• Fault finding & Safety considerations
PLC811
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand characteristics of and typical industrial applications for the PLC control system
• Understand the component parts that make up the PLC system
• Understand the basics of PLC programming according to the new IEC 61131 standard
• Understand logic and memory functions
• Understand and be capable of implementing basic timer functions
• Understand and be capable of implementing basic counter functions
• Understand PLC programs and program structure
• Make effective use of pre- programing documentation
• Connect field devices to the PLC and verify connection addresses via the programming software
• Use online monitoring and diagnostic aids within the programming software package
• Program PLC's
• Understand relevant safety in relation to use of PLC’s
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General engineering background and a basic knowledge of control technology is advantageous.
Previous knowledge of electronics or PLC's is not required.
3 days
561204
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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Designed as a general introduction to the subject of Fieldbus systems, the course aims to familiarise
delegates with the terminology, configuration and operation of components used within typical industrial
Fieldbus control systems.
The aim of this course is to understand the increasing role that fieldbus systems play in modern industrial
automation as well as to differentiate between the various fieldbus systems available.
The course covers the terminology used within Fieldbus. Different fieldbus systems will be investigated
and compared as follows:
• Area of application
• System capacity
• Openness of protocol
• Topology
• Network configuration requirements
• Interfacing with other bus systems
In addition approximately 50% of course time will be devoted to hands on practical work during which
delegates will configure, commission and fault find on a variety of different fieldbus networks.
Networks used for practical work are typically Profibus DP, AS-Interface and Industrial Ethernet.
However other fieldbus systems will be accommodated upon request.
A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the course,
especially during the practical sessions.
All personnel involved with the design, installation and maintenance of industrial Fieldbus control sys-
tems.
• Fieldbus system overview
• Differences between conventional Plc systems and fieldbus linked systems
• Characteristics of different fieldbus systems
• Practical commissioning, installation and configuration of the following networks:
– Profibus DP
– As-Interface
– Industrial Ethernet
• On line network diagnostics using host plc programming software
• Fault finding / network reaction to errors with practical demonstrations
• Interfacing between compatible fieldbus
Fieldbus Systems
FB311
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the terminology and technologies used within FieldBus control solutions
• Understand the differences between conventional hard wired PLC controlled systems and
fieldbus systems
• Be able to differentiate bewteen different fieldbus systems that are commonly used
• Practically install, configure and commission the featured fieldbus systems
• Fault find on a typical fieldbus system as featured on the course
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General Engineering Background
3 days
12233618
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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Designed as an overview of AS-Interface, the course aims to familiarise delegates with the terminology,
configuration and operation of components used within a typical Actuator Sensor Interface network.
This course will provide delegates with hands on training covering the practical use of the industrial
fieldbus network; Actuator Sensor Interface (AS-I). Approximately 50% of course time will be devoted to
hands on practical work during which delegates will configure, commission and fault find on a typical
AS-I network. A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the
course, especially during the practical sessions.
All personnel involved with the design, installation and maintenance of AS-Interface networks or similar
industrial Fieldbus control systems.
• Fieldbus system overview
• Differences between conventional PLC systems and fieldbus linked systems
• Overview of the host PLC system for the AS-I network and its control software covering:
– Addressing Structure
– Commissioning of simple control programs for hard wired I/o
– Online monitoring and diagnostics
– Practical exercises
– AS-Interface theoretical overview
– AS-Interface specifics
– Configuration of AS-Interface network
– On line network monitoring & diagnostics using host plc programming software
– Fault finding/AS-I reaction to errors with practical demonstrations
Actuator Sensor Interface
ASi
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand Fieldbus terminology
• Understand the differences between conventional hard wired PLC controlled systems and
AS-Interface systems
• Practically install, configure and commission the AS-Interface system
• Fault find on a typical AS-Interface Control System
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General Engineering Background
2 days
12233616
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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The course introduces the various control media used in automation systems and explains the operation
of some of the components used to allow the delegates to compare control methods.
The course covers the control of pneumatic actuators using pneumatic and electrical signalling devices
together with the use of PLC's. The construction and operation of valves and sensors is investigated
Solutions to control problems are written in Ladder Diagram and Statement List format. Circuit diagrams
using standard symbols are also developed and used during practical exercises. On completion of the
course, the delegate is left with a comprehensive understanding of various control methods and practical
experience of the components and their role.
A strong emphasis is placed on safety and appropriate working practices throughout the course, espe-
cially during the practical sessions.
All personnel involved in the design, installation or mainte- nance of systems that contain pneumatic,
electro-pneumatic and PLC equipment.
• SI units and conversions
• Symbols for pneumatic and electrical equipment
• Function and operation of pneumatic valves
• Speed and pressure control
• Comparisons of pneumatic, electric and PLC control
• Logic functions
• Relays & Relay control used in electrical circuits
• Proximity sensors
• Programing PLC's in Ladder diagram & Statement list
• System documentation
Mechatronics
AUT211
Target groups
Contents
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Read and understand pneumatic circuit diagrams to recognised international standards
• Read and understand Fundamental PLC programs
• Recognise pneumatic and electrical components and understand their functions
• Recognise the component parts of fundamental PLC systems and understand their functions
• Construct simple pneumatic, electro- pneumatic and PLC control circuits
• Understand and generate simple PLC programs
• Understand how pneumatic, electro-pneumatic and PLC systems interface with each other to
define the operation of the overall mechatronic system
• Compare pneumatic, electro-pneumatic and PLC systems as solutions to common applications
N.B. Course contents are only a guide and will be covered as far as time permits.
General Engineering Background
3 days
565671
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
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Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
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Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals
In this course you will cover in detail the most up-to-date products, current tools and methods used in
industry. Our principle is learning from the real world for the real world!
FA: Operators, Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Drives : Cylinders for different drive purposes
• Valves: Various valve types (pneumatic/electric controlled, structures, different mid positions etc)
• Controls: Pneumatic and electric controls of valves
– Position control: Limit switches and sensors
– Speed control: Uses of throttle valves
– Logic control: And/or valves
– Pressure control: Uses of adjustable pressure sensors
– Time-dependent control
• Basic principles of industrial electric controls: Buttons, contacts, relays
• Basic principles of compressed air supply: Production, preparation, distribution
• Symbolic representation of devices, standards
• Identifying and eliminating faults, including safety aspects
• Cutting installation costs – from single valve to valve terminal
The participant:
• can design, assemble and test basic pneumatic circuits
• can maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic components and basic control systems
• can identify and describe the design, features, and operation of pneumatic components
• can identify and explain symbols for pneumatic components
• can interpret technical specifications and data relating to pneumatic components
• knows the fundamentals of compressed air generation
Technical understanding
4 days
559395
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PN111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
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This course allows you to extend your specialist knowledge of complex pneumatic systems and improve
your methodological skills. Practical exercises on training equipment for setup, commissioning, trouble-
shooting and fault elimination facilitate the transfer of knowledge to your day-to-day work.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Setup and commissioning of pneumatic and electropneumatic systems
• Analysis of control tasks using GRAFCET in accordance with DIN EN 60848
• Design and function of pneumatic and electropneumatic circuits
• Special pneumatic components (valve terminals)
• Different types of valve terminal actuation
• Operating modes (AUT/MAN/EMERGENCY STOP)
• Electropneumatic and electronic control systems
• Latest standards and regulations
• Practical exercises and systematic troubleshooting
The participants:
• can set up and commission complex pneumatic systems
• can systematically troubleshoot pneumatic systems
• knows the role of PLC in automation and can integrate the PLC into the control section
• can work with valve terminals
• can interpret latest standards and regulations
Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals training
3 days
559396
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Troubleshooting and maintenance of pneumatic systems
PN121
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
38 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Effective maintenance of pneumatic systems
This course allows you to extend your technical and methodological knowledge and to identify and
eliminate faults without delay using a systematic procedure and the ability to understand the functional
relationships of complex machinery.
FA: Maintenance, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Functional relationships between mechanical elements, pneumatics, electronics and PLC
• Design and function of pneumatic and electropneumatic components
• Basic principles of sensor technology
• Reviewing, completing and using machine documentation
• Developing and applying troubleshooting strategies in a team
• Optimising systems using fault documentation
• Learning and applying safety regulations and valid standards
• Process FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) as a method of preventive maintenance
• Optimisation of a production-related system with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) components
• Practical exercises on systematic troubleshooting
The participants:
• can describe the functional relationship between mechanical, pneumatic, electronic and
PLC components
• masters troubleshooting techniques and strategies
• is familiar with safety aspects of pneumatic systems
• can explain the function and operation of selected MPS stations
• can apply FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) to a machine
• can describe the structure of GRAPHCET and identify applications that use its strengths
• is aware of products and services that support TPM
Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals training
4 days
559390
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PN132
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
39For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Incorrect dimensioning leads to higher costs, a reduction in quality and other problems. Covering the
basic solutions for correct dimensioning using real examples, this course enable you to plan and design
safe optimized pneumatic systems. Working with Festo ProPneu software you will learn relationships
between pressure, load and speed.
FA: Design/Engineering
PA: N/A
• Costs of compressed air production with calculation examples
• Compressed air drying and costs
• Costs of leaks
• Optimum dimensioning and material selection for compressed air networks
• Compressed air quality for different applications
• Function and design of the service unit, slow restart pressurisation
• Speed measurement of a cylinder with different fittings and tubing
• Dimensioning of a pneumatic system from the service unit through to the drive, including the hoses
and fittings
• Determining the air requirement for a plant, including procedure and calculation examples
• Use of ProPneu calculation software
• Different pressures for advance and return strokes
• Reducing installation costs – from a single valve to valve terminal
• Various valve terminals, selection criteria
The participant:
• knows key efficient design features from compressed air generation to drive section
• can use software tools to improve design quality and optimise system dimensioning
• can apply key aspects of proactive maintenance
• can detect and avoid energy waste in pneumatic systems
Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals training
2 days
559391
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Energy-efficient design of pneumatic systems
PN183
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
40 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Safety in pneumatics
Health and safety are key design criteria for pneumatic systems. Safe systems require clear structuring of
processes, correct choice of components and circuits with the necessary safety features. In this course
you learn how to clearly define processes with Grafcet, how pneumatic components behave in different
operating modes, and which safety standards have to be taken into account when designing circuits.
FA: Design/Engineering
PA: N/A
• Representation of control sequences (Grafcet)
• Practical flow control for pneumatic drives depending on the relevant load
• Influence of mass moment of inertia in semirotary drives
• Intermediate positions in pneumatic drives
• Introduction to proportional technology, use, function and soft stop
• Safety in the event of power failure: clamps, 5/3-way valves, piloted non-return valves
• Behaviour of pneumatic drives when power is restored
• Pneumatics for safety applications
• Equipment symbols as per DIN/ISO 1219-1
• Designation of equipment in circuit diagrams as per DIN/ISO 1219-2
• Pneumatic diagrams in FluidDRAW®
• Simulation of pneumatic circuits in FluidSIM®
The participant:
• recognises the importance of the Grafcet planning method and understands its symbols
• knows the effect of one-way flow control valves, the meaning of push, pull and alternating loads
and can select and use one-way flow control valves accordingly
• knows the effect of moments of inertia on semirotary drives and can use the Festo “Moment of Inertia
Calculation Tool” to calculate the moment of inertia and select the correct semirotary drive using the
data sheets
• knows ways of stopping pneumatic drives in intermediate positions
• has an insight into the safety technology standards, knows basic terms, understands the function of
pneumatic actuators in relation to various pneumatic and electropneumatic valves and is familiar with
circuits for various safety categories
Modern industrial pneumatics – Fundamentals training
2 days
559392
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PN193
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
41For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
This course provides you with an insight into hydraulic components and their function.
You will create and read circuit diagrams and set the pressure, pressure and position of hydraulic drives.
As in all Festo Didactic seminars, there is an emphasis on practical exercises.
FA: Operators, Maintenance, Engineering, Trainer
PA: Field-Process-Laboratory Operators, Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering,
Trainer/Consultant
• Equipment and circuit diagram symbols, reading and interpreting basic hydraulic circuit diagrams
• Physical principles
• Structure and mode of operation of basic components
• Measuring volumetric flow and pressure
• Technology and characteristic data of valves and drive elements
• Intensive training for industrial practice: setting up systems in accordance with circuit diagrams,
commissioning
• Fundamentals of proportional hydraulics
• Structure of simple relay controls
The participant:
• design, assemble and test basic hydraulic circuits
• maintain and troubleshoot basic hydraulic control systems
• identify and describe the construction, design features and operation of hydraulic components
• interpret technical specifications and data relating to hydraulic components and systems
• identify and explain graphical symbols for hydraulic components
• describe fundamentals of oil flow
Basic technical understanding
4 days
559448
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Modern industrial hydraulics
HY511
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
42 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Troubleshooting industrial hydraulics
Careful maintenance can almost double the operating times of hydraulic components. This course pro-
vides you with the relevant knowledge and necessary strategies and methods to tap into these potential
savings.
FA: Maintenance
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Special cylinders, hydraulic motors, piloted valves, synchronisation controls, valve fittings,
power supply systems with hydraulic reservoir and variable displacement pumps
• Technical knowledge, communication and teamwork
• Maintenance: Increasing operational reliability of production plants
• Inspection: Identification, measurement and evaluation of wear on systems
The participant:
• knows the features of piloted vales, special cylinders, hydraulic motors, valve fittings and
power supply systems with hydraulic reservoir and variable displacement pumps
• knows the features of piloted vales, special cylinders, hydraulic motors, valve fittings and
power supply systems with hydraulic reservoir and variable displacement pumps
• understands how availability of production equipment can be improved
• can recognise and assess the degree of machine wear and carry out the relevant measurements
• can apply the principles of systematic troubleshooting to real applications
• can identify and analyse the weak points of a machine and initiate measures to eliminate them
• can safely recommission the system
Modern industrial hydraulics training
5 days
559449
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
HY521
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
43For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
In this course you will learn the function and control of proportional valves and the structure of basic
circuits in practical industrial applications. An extensive practical part gives you the opportunity to set up
circuits, set parameters and gain experience in commissioning and troubleshooting proportional hydraulic
controls.
FA: Operators, Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Structure, function and characteristic data of proportional, way, pressure and flow control valves
• Generation of setpoints (analog and digital)
• Adapting amplifier electronics to required conditions
• Development and interpretation of proportional hydraulics circuit diagrams
• Intensive practical training through setup of circuits according to circuit diagrams and setting
parameters for optimal commissioning
• Tips for maintenance, troubleshooting and commissioning
• Proportional valves in the open-loop controls and control valves in closed-loop control
• Introduction to servo valve technology and control
• Current standards and safety regulations for industrial practice
The participant:
• understands the principles of proportional hydraulics
• can explain the structure and mode of operation of proportional, way, pressure and flow control valves
• can interpret the characteristic data of proportional valves
• can adapt amplifier electronics to the required conditions
• can develop, read, understand and interpret proportional hydraulics circuit diagrams
• can explain the principles of servo valve technology and control
• can explain the difference between open- and closed-loop controls
• can name current standards and safety regulations for industrial practice
Modern industrial hydraulics training
3 days
559451
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Proportional hydraulics
HY132
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
44 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
SIMATIC S7 – Basic principles
You will learn the structure and mode of operation of the Simatic S7 as well as how to create simple logic
association and sequence programs. A key element of the course is application and handling, using the
programming terminology and taking into account the various interfaces between the individual techno-
logies (mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and PLC).
FA: Maintenance, Engineering, Trainer
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Basic structure of the Simatic S7 controller
• Roles of the input and output modules
• The 3 programming languages: FUC, LD and IL
• The basic instruction set of Simatic S7
• Latching
• PLC timers
• Archiving and restoring PLC programs
The participant:
• can configure and commission a Simatic S7 controller
• can create, read out and change hardware configurations
• can create and commission PLC programs with logic associations and sequences
• can combine various program modules into structured programs
• can delimit and eliminate faults and errors using the diagnostic buffer and status display
4 days
559381
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PLC211
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
45For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
This course focuses on the process to be automated. The material covered in this advanced seminar will
allow you to implement your automation solutions with the Simatic S7.
FA: Maintenance, Engineering, Trainer
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Deeper exploration of STEP 7
• Structured programming
• Sequence programming in FUC
• GRAFCET planning aid as per DIN EN 60848
• Reading and normalizing analog values
• Application of various organizational modules
• Generation of and working with data modules
• Declaration of variables in function modules and functions
• Application of standard and system function modules
• Application of IEC modules from the library
The participant:
• understand and create complex program structures
• find errors in complex programs quickly and efficiently
• establish the reasons for machine stoppages with the aid of the PLC program
• make changes and additions to programs developed by others
Simatic S7 – Basic principles training
4 days
559383
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
SIMATIC S7 – Intermediate
PLC222
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
46 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
SIMATIC S7 – Bus technology
It is hard to imaging industrial automation without communication via bus systems. This course gives you
an introduction to various technologies: Profibus, Interbus, AS-i bus, and fieldbus and enables you to use
and commission them and identify and eliminate faults.
FA: Maintenance, Engineering, Trainer
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Function of the AS interface
• Addressing AS-I user modules and commissioning of an AS interface with the Simatic S7-300
• System information and structure of the MPI network
• Configuration and commissioning of an MPI network with a Simatic S7-300
• Technical system information on the Profibus DP
• Mode of operation of the Profibus DP
• Commissioning of various Profibus components with the Simatic S7-300
The participant:
• can parameterise and diagnose Profibus DP slaves
• can plan and systematically commission AS-i system
• can identify and eliminate faults in an AS-i network
• can plan and systematically commission a Profibus network
• can identify and eliminate faults in a Profibus network
Simatic S7 – Basic principles training
Simatic S7 – Bus intermediate training
3 days
559382
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PLC232
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
47For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
These days, numerous machines and systems use the structure of pneumatic power part, electro
pneumatic drives and PLC-controlled signal processing. Such systems make great demands on you as a
service technician. This course gives you a thorough understanding of the PLC, electrical systems and the
controlling pneumatic or mechanical systems. Only this knowledge will allow you to find and eliminate
the cause of unscheduled downtime as quickly as possible.
FA: Maintenance, Trainer
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Commissioning of a complex, automated system
• Structure and mode of operation of a PLC
• The PC as a troubleshooting aid
• Troubleshooting in and as a team
• Using existing documentation
• Knowing and using safety regulations and applicable standards
• Process FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) as a method for preventive maintenance
• Practical exercises and systematic troubleshooting
• Communication of system modules via Profibus DP
• Optimization of complex automated systems using TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
– Elements
– Identifying sources of loss
– Collecting optimization methods
– Execution of optimization
– Assessment of results achieved
The participant:
• can use documentation and PLC programs to quickly identify faults
• can identify weak points and develop suggestions for improvement
• can identify optimisation potential and implement optimisation
• can ensure stable uninterrupted production as a result of all these measures
Simatic S7 – Basic principles training
Simatic S7 – Intermediate training
Simatic S7 – Bus technology training
5 days
559378
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Effective maintainance of SIMATIC S7
PLC243
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
48 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
CoDeSys –
A hardware independent introduction for programmers
Flexibility despite a high degree of automation s one of the most important challenges in manufacturing
companies. It demands the integration and networking of different controls in a complex automation sys-
tem. This is complicated by the huge variety of programming software available. Differences in user-inter-
face, functionality and commands sets cause confusion and make mistakes more likely.
CoDeSys – a tried and tested, globally-introduced hardware-independent software from 3S offers a
Controller Development System according to the IEC 61131-3 with all defined programming languages
independent of the hardware manufacturer. This training demystifies CoDeSys and gives participants
confidence in using it.
FA: Operators, Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: Operator Field-Process-Laboratory, Maintenance Process-Engineering, Design/Engineering,
Trainer/Consultant
• Overview of the standard IEC 61131-3
• Introduction to the CoDeSys programming environment
• Use of the 6 programming languages IL, ST, LD, FBD, SFC, CFC
• Use of visualisation
• Working with simulation
• Functions, function blocks and libraries
• Conversion of PLC programs
• Use of variable and symbolic operands
• Using the Help function
• Aids to trouble-shooting
The participant:
• can explain the scope and potential of CoDeSys
• can explain the positioning of CoDeSys to other programming environments
• can select the best programming language for a given task
• can identify which products can be programmed with CoDeSys
• select appropriate language for a specific task and combine them to a complete project
• can create a basic simulation based on the internal SoftPLC from CoDeSys and test programs
• can create a basic visualisation (e.g. belt or distribution station)
2 days
570614
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customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
PLC281
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
49For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
In order to master the fast-changing requirements of embedded and PC-controlled industrial applications,
it is increasingly important to master and apply different programming languages. This is complicated by
the huge variety of programming software available. Differences in user-interface, functionality and com-
mands sets cause confusion and make mistakes more likely. CoDeSys – a tried and tested, globally-intro-
duced hardware-independent software from 3S offers a Controller Development System according to the
IEC 61131-3 with all defined programming languages independent of the hardware manufacturer. This
training demystifies CoDeSys and gives participants confidence in using it.
FA: Maintenance
PA: Maintenance Process-Engineering, Design/Engineering, Service technicians, electricians,
programmers and others
• Construction and function of a PLC
• Overview of the standard IEC 61131-3
• Overview of automation structures and bus systems
• Functionality of the CoDeSys programming environment
• Use of the 6 programming languages IL, ST, LD, FBD, SFC, CFC
• Offline simulation
• Visualisation
• Configuration and commissioning on Festo automation systems – and much more...
The participant:
• can use and combine IEC 61131-3 languages (CoDeSys v2.3) to program an professional solution
for an industrial application quickly and efficiently
• can program IEC 61131-2 compatible industrial controllers
• can describe the sequence of the MPS Distribution Station using Grafcet
• can program the sequence of the MPS Distribution Station using a language or combination
of languages
• can use debugging tools to simulate, test and trace
• can use CoDeSys features to troubleshoot
• masters the fundamentals of visualisation
• can create and use different kinds of variables (local, global)
• knows how to find help within the software
3 days
570612
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
CoDeSys for Industry
PLC271
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
50 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Basic principles of sensor technology
Sensors are used for a wide range of functions in automated systems, such as to measure pressure, force
and distance, detect the presence and/or position of workpieces and the completion of process steps.
This course gives you an overview of sensor technology including the design and function of different
types of sensors, their applications and limitations.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Basic physical principles and characteristic features in use
• Sensor selection based on materials and ambient conditions
• Terms and definitions in sensor technology
• Design, function and applications of different sensors for detecting presence, distance, travel,
force and pressure, material quality etc.
• Industrial applications and realisation
• Technical data and limits on use of sensors
• Connection technology and signal processing
• Practical exercises and fault analysis
The participants:
• knows the functions of various sensors such as indicating, distance, pressure, force etc.
• can select and install sensors for various applications
• can adjust and calibrate sensors
• can interpret sensor technical data
• can troubleshoot sensor faults
Technical understanding
3 days
565669
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
AUT121
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
51For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
The increasing use of these servo drives in industry has led to a skills gap that can have a negative impact
on productivity. If you are a user of conventional pneumatic drive technology, this course provides you
with the knowledge and skills to master the basics of electrical servo drives.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: Maintenance Process-Engineering, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Fundamentals of electrical drives
• Encoders (absolute, incremental, resolver)
• Motors (asynchronous, synchronous, AC servo, DC, stepper)
• Controllers, motion profiles, positioning drives
The participant:
• can describe the function of stepper, servo and positioning drive
• can describe the interplay of mechanical and electrical components
• knows the criteria for selecting a drive
• can commission an electric drive system
• can localise and eliminate simple faults
• can use the Festo Configuration Tool software
• can assemble, power up and configure a system
• can select the most appropriate drive for a given application
• can identify and eliminate faults and can interpret error messages
• can work safely with an electric drive
• has completed practical exercises with spindle and toothed-belt axes, cantilever axes,
stepper and servo motors
Basic electrical and sensor understanding
2 days
562553
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Fundamentals of Electric Drives
ED111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
Technology
52 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Fast, confident electric drive configuration
For many years it seemed that pneumatics was superior to electrical drives in linear and rotary motion.
Electric drives have developed to an energy-efficient, versatile technology. The increasing use of these
drives in industry – demanding the mastery of mechanical and electrical components and software has
led to a skills gap that can negatively impact productivity. If you are a user of conventional pneumatic
drive technology, this course provides you with the knowledge and skills to master the basics of electrical
servo drives.
FA: Design/Engineering, Trainer
PA: Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant
• Influence of application data on the required system
• Dimensioning and selection of the right system
• Significance of the mass moment of inertia
• Understanding the control behaviour
• Factors influencing positioning accuracy and repeatability
• Designing and dimensioning systems using the “Positioning Drives” software
• Tips for safe mechanical and electrical design
• Tips on user guide, system documentation, maintenance and repair
• Safety in the electrical control
• Emergency stop
• Types of Stop
• Safety categories according to EN ISO 13 849-1 and EN 62 061
• Safe stop using the controller
• Practical exercises with the following components, spindle axis, toothed belt axis, cantilever axis,
handling device, stepper and servo motors
The participant:
• can describe the function and design of new electric drives
• can select, configure, dimension and integrate optimal electrical drive systems for applications
• knows relevant technical data, formulas, parameters
• can use configuration and dimensioning software to select according to their needs
• can select, configure, dimension and integrate optimal electrical drive systems for application
• Is familiar with appropriate safety legislation and standards and can adapt to the needs of their own
operational needs within production
Basic electrical and sensor understanding
Hardware similar to TP800 plus components
2 days
570024
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Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
This course may be delivered as part of a flexible blended learning programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and eCoaching.
AUT201
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Technology
53For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Do you use or build machines or installations? Then the new machine directive is valid for you. It comes
into force on 29 December 2009 without any transition period. The standard DIN EN 954-1 has been
replaced by the new ISO 13 849-1. This means that in future you must define a Performance Level and
Diagnostic Coverage for your machine. This one day training gives an overview of the key aspects and
implications of the Machine Directive. There is an extended 2 day version on the following page in which
additional competencies are transferred.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering
PA: N/A
• New machine directive 2006/42/EG
• Changes compared to old machine directive 98/37/EG
• Risk assessment according to EN ISO 13 849-1
• Differences to DIN EN 954-1
• Terms and definitions of EN ISO 13 849-1:
– Performance Level PL
– Diagnostic coverage DC
– Common Cause Failure CCF
– Mean time to failure MTTF
– Establishing values based on selected pneumatic and electropneumatics circuits
This event can be run as a presentation to many – in which case the outcome is:
The participant
• has seen an overview important aspects and implications of the machine directive
• has been provided with documentation and software tools (in some cases)
• has seen how key values can be calculated
1 day
567355
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.n.
Understanding the new machine directive
SN121
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course may be
delivered as part of a
flexible blended learning
programme incorporating
Festo live eTraining and
eCoaching
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An excellent company
We know what makes an
excellent company: A focus on
customer satisfaction, corporate
and quality strategy, employee
satisfaction, efficient processes,
responsible and target-oriented
employee management, job-ori-
ented qualification, positive
business results and a positive
impact on society.
We will prepare your entire
organisation for the new tasks
you will face. Our consultants
will advise your employees on
the development of an inde-
pendent and autonomous work-
ing style.
The aim of their work is to
enable companies to efficiently
structure work, organisation
and qualification processes.
Organisation
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Organisation
56 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Introduction to Lean Production and Value Stream Mapping
Taking the form of a strategy game, this training gives you a holistic view of material and information
flows within a company and sensitises you to different types of waste in processes. You learn to analyse
the causes of delivery problems and low productivity and to develop and implement ideas for meeting
customer needs and improving processes. The main goal is to instil lean thinking in your company. The
strategy game provides practical experience for all employees involved in lean production projects.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer, Managers
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant, Managers
• Inventory minimisation as an important basis for increased productivity
• The principle of pull production control
• Advantages compared to conventional production control methods
• Types and function of different pull production control methods
• Application of methods
• Kanban – the classic pull principle
• SMED – Optimisation of setup processes with Single Minute Exchange of Die
• CIP processes as part of the business game
• Introduction to Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
The participant:
• can analyse the causes of delivery problems and low productivity
• can develop and implement ideas for meeting customer requirements and process improvements
2 days
561209
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
LP111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Organisation
57For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Optimum batch size is often determined based on minimum inventory and job changeover costs. But this
approach has one critical flaw: It views changeover costs as unchangeable. This often results in overpro-
duction, excessive inventories, adjusted transport routes and scrapping, high cycle times and delivery
problems. This course enables you to radically reduce machine and plant downtime caused by setup.
FA: Operators, Maintenance, Engineering, Trainer
PA: N/A
• Relationship between batch size and setup time
• Reducing setup times as the only way to reduce batch sizes and inventories in production
• The SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) method and its phases
• The OTED (One Touch Exchange of Die) method
• Constructive solutions for fast setup processes
• Work organisation options for fast setup processes
• Influence on production control
• Practical implementation of methods in a model plant
The participant:
• is able to recognise waste
• knows the importance of short setup times for fast and economical order processing,
flexible production and low inventories
• can apply and teach the SMED method
1 day
559425
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Reducing set-up time with SMED
LP131
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Organisation
58 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
TPM –
Maintenance strategies and Total Productive Maintenance
This course provides service technicians with an overview of commonly used maintenance strategies,
compares these based on different requirements and thus provides you with a basis for making mainte-
nance decisions to maximize availability in your own company.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer, Management
PA: N/A
• Production systems and their influence on maintenance
• Six typical types machine and system loss
• Roles and self-image in maintenance
• Organizational structures for maintenance
• Comparison of maintenance strategies:
– Event-oriented maintenance
– Routine maintenance
– Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
– Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
– Risk-Based Maintenance (RBM)
• Data for recording maintenance performance
• Examples and practical exercises
The participant:
• can establish sources of loss on machines and systems
• sees maintenance as a service provider for production
• can evaluate various maintenance strategies and select the appropriate one for the company
or various machines
• can implement the company’s maintenance strategies
• can select and collect data for recording maintenance performance
Experience in maintenance
2 days
559428
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
LP141
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
Organisation
59For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
As one of the most important principles for the implementation of lean manufacturing, flow production
allows drastic reduction of throughput time and inventories while increasing flexibility. But this approach
presents conventional series production with difficult challenges. In this course you will learn how to
analyse the flow potential of production processes, what can be implemented, and how hurdles can be
overcome.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer, Management
PA: N/A
• Analysis of workplaces with the Standard Operation Sheet
• Adjusting the cycle times of individual workplaces
• Flow and takt time production
• Avoidance of material transport with linear and U layouts
• Structure and development of open-plan production
• Line Back system
• Integration of logistic processes with kanban and milk run systems
• Flexible employee systems: relay and caravan systems
• Multimachine operation
• Examples and practical exercises
The participant:
• can analyse and evaluate workplaces
• can develop suitable optimization concepts
• can take the interaction between employees, organization and technology into account
• can integrate micrologistics
• can plan multimachine operation
• can implement concepts in practice
Experience with production planning and layout
2 days
559413
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Flow – efficient production processes and layout
LP151
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
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Bringing out your best side
Social skills and effective net-
works are the key to a success-
ful organisation.
In the future, both managers
and specialists will be required
to continue developing not only
their technical but also their
social skills.
Knowing how to overcome
difficult situations and support
teams throughout processes of
change is becoming more and
more important. Festo will teach
you how to positively design all
levels of a process in order to
achieve a successful overall
solution.
People
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People
62 For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
This module on the Principles of Leadership is the first of 3 that includes team leadership and personal
mastery. With a minimum theory and maximum activities, you experience key leadership principles and
skills and gain an understanding of what makes a good leader (role model). Group activities give you a
shared view of leadership and allow you to start identifying the changes you need to make.
FA: Junior management
PA: Junior management
• Definition of leadership
• Principles of leadership
• Role of a manager
• Management and motivation of employees
The participant:
• understands what constitutes a good leader
• identifies the changes necessary to become a good leader
• understands the principles of management
• knows the key tasks of a manager
• knows different styles of leadership and how and when to apply them
• knows how and when to delegate
The course is designed for First Line Leaders, that is, junior management.
3 days
565668
The 3 modules are given over a roughly 6-month period. An interim project which is defined by the end of
the first module. The program is preceded and closed by a review meeting (you and your superior).
The modules are best run with around 12 participants.
Leadership training module 1
LS111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
People
63For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
Train-the-trainer –
Mastering key trainer skills
If you want to impart knowledge or train competencies, you not only need the specialist knowledge but
didactic know-how. This course will teach you to present content in a clear and engaging way, thus
increasing effectiveness. This Train the Trainer course gives you methods and important tips that will
allow you to meeting your training goals in a professional and qualified manner.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer, Management
PA: Maintenance Process-Engineering, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant, Management
• Didactics and methods for training
• Competency-based training, training aims and seminar design
• Physiology of learning
• Didactic reduction
• Teaching and learning methods
• Progress checks
• Active listening and asking questions
• Giving and receiving feedback
The participant:
• knows the classical learning mechanisms and can adapt training content to participants’ needs
• knows creative techniques to make technical training engaging
• knows the most important media and knows how they can be used for a specific training aim
or target group
• can communicate effectively with participants
• knows feedback rules and can give and receive feedback
• can structure training content in a clear and appropriate way
• can present complex topics clearly through didactic reduction
3 days
559442
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
TTT111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
This course presents a compelling new approach to customer communication. Proven tools guide the
service professional and develop the core skills needed for effective communication. The training course
is part of the four-part Service Ambassador program providing you, as a service engineer, with the skills
to build relationships, enhance loyalty, discover opportunities and differentiate their business from the
competition.
FA: Maintenance
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance
• Identifying the ‘environmental factors’
• The core competencies of a professional and successful service engineer
• Comparing ‘modern consultative’ and ‘adversarial’ communication
• The communication cycle
• Key skills for ‘setting the stage’
• Strategic questioning skills
• Listening skills and the barriers to effective listening
• Identifying customer needs and expectations
• ‘Delivering the result’ – customer focus
• Achieving customer satisfaction and future commitment
The participant:
• has developed an increased awareness of customer perceptions
• is able to apply the customer ‘communication cycle’
• has enhanced customer-focused communication skills
• has developed skills to help identify customer needs and expectations
• can identify ways to enhance the customer’s opinion of themselves and their company
• can develop a personal action plan to help implement benefits gained in daily working
Practical understanding of the machines for which customer support is required as well as experience in
visiting customers in an after-sales technical support role
2 days
560278
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
Service Ambassador –
Communication skills for service engineers
People
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CO111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
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Team-based problem solving and process – FMEA
Growing complexity makes it increasingly difficult for maintenance staff to identify faults using technical
competence and experience alone. This course teaches you a systematic approach with analysis of the
environment, communication with specialist departments, and targeted use of appropriate techniques.
FA: Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer, Management
PA: Process-Engineering Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Trainer/Consultant, Management
• Part 1: Understanding and practicing team-based problem solving techniques:
Is/Is Not Analysis, Pareto chart, cause-and-effect diagram, brainstorming, filtering and scoring,
trend charts, box-and-whisker plot
• Part 2: More about similar techniques:
Deming, 8D report, DMAIC, RADAR logic
• Part 3: Understanding and practicing process FMEA
The participant:
• knows how team-based problem solving techniques can improve team effectiveness as part of
continuous improvement process (CIP)
• has started to undergo a change in self-image. Participants start to see themselves as knowledge
bearers who are proactive and deliberate to help reduce waste and risk in production.
Experience with team work , basic knowledge of quality control instruments as users
2 days
559418
For details of upcoming courses, please contact Festo or visit www.festo.ie.
Please contact Festo to arrange a consultation to discuss how this course or any course may be
customised to the specific training requirements of your organisation.
People
IM111
Target groups
Contents
Outcomes
Prerequisites
Duration
Order number
Dates/Locations
Customised Training
For Course dates and bookings: call ROI ++353 (01) 2954955 NI ++028 90401072 or visit www.festo.ie
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FluidSIM® 4.2 Pneumatics/Hydraulics
Individual and multiple licenses
Learning Systems
It doesn‘t get much faster than
this:
GRAFCET – the new graphical
description language that de-
scribes the logical behaviour
and operation of a control sys-
tem or process – regardless of
the technical software/hardware
implementation.
The new FluidSIM® Version 4.2
lets you create GRAFCET plans
according to the standard
DIN EN 60848 standard. In sim-
ulation mode, you can observe
and control the result step by
step.
If you already use FluidSIM® 4.x,
you can download the update
for free from the download area
of our website.
The versatile software package
FluidSIM® can be used to per-
form experiments, carry out sim-
ulations in real time and prepare
lessons. It can also be used as a
virtual modular control system
and integrated into blended
learning concepts. Version 4 fea-
tures outstanding dynamic sim-
ulation, many new components
and enhanced didactic material.
The lesson preparation tool
– Windows functionality:
drag & drop, copy & paste,
context-sensitive menus
– Copying of text and graphics
to Word and PowerPoint
– Print preview, scaling and
printing in all formats
– Integrated slide show: basic
circuits, animated sectional
views, instructional units,
support for many Windows-
compatible image and multi
media file formats
– Integrated fundamentals for
pneumatics and hydraulics
Realistic simulations in real
time
– Calculation of pressure build-
up and flow rate, current and
voltage
– Consideration of characteristic
data for calculating the pres-
sure drop in valves
– Realistic switching times
– Calculation of piston accelera-
tion and speed taking into
consideration inertia, stiction
and sliding friction, leakage
and end position cushioning
– Proportional and closed-loop-
control technology
– Digital technology in accor-
dance with Siemens LOGO!
Soft
– Cylinder and directional
control valve configurator
Learn – simulate – apply:
FluidSIM® in blended learning
concepts
– User-friendly project
administration
– Detailed description of all
components, in most cases
with colour illustrations
– Application examples in
video CD format
– Standard-compliant symbol
libraries according to
DIN ISO 1219
– Integrated learning training
program as the ideal comple-
ment to Festo‘s other learning
training programs
– Variable network licenses
or software activation via
Internet
Software
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Learning SystemsSoftware
FluidSIM® 4.2 Pneumatics
E.g. single licence on CD-ROM
with online activation
DE 544145
EN 544153
ES 556939
FR 556930
with network licence connector
DE 544146
EN 544154
ES 556940
FR 556931
Student version
DE 544143
EN 544151
ES 556937
FR 556928
FluidSIM® 4.2 Hydraulics
E.g. single licence on CD-ROM
with online activation
DE 544149
EN 544157
ES 556943
FR 556934
with network licence connector
DE 544150
EN 544158
ES 556944
FR 556935
Student version
DE 544147
EN 544155
ES 556941
FR 556932
System requirements
– PC with Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
– At least Pentium II 500 MHz
– At least 128 MB RAM
– Sound card
– 4-speed CD-ROM drive
Dynamic simulation
The new simulator, which rivals
those found in much more ex-
pensive professional programs,
permits the simulation of
dynamic effects such as pres-
sure build-up, inertia, accelera-
tion, stiction and sliding friction.
Systems with open-loop and
closed-loop control can be simu-
lated.
Circuit diagram creation
The component library has been
greatly extended in comparison
with Version 3.6. All the compo-
nents are shown in clearly struc-
tured trees. In addition to the
enhanced valve configurator, a
flexible cylinder configurator is
now also available.
Documentation
Flexible, highly detailed dia-
grams with automatic optimum
scaling. Automatic current path
numbering, logic element
tables, terminal designations
and terminal allocation lists in
electrical circuits. Function dia-
gram editor and parts list gener-
ator.
OPC and EasyPort – open the
gateway to the world of 24 volts
systems
FluidSIM® can also communicate
with other applications. This
makes it extremely easy to use
FluidSIM® for process simula-
tion.
Didactic material
Extended and updated didactic
material. Comprehensive de-
scriptions of the physical/-math-
ematical models of the compo-
nents used in FluidSIM®.
A detailed learning training
program makes it easier to get
started with simulation using
FluidSIM®.
Mini control system with 16 I/O
Complete mini control system
as a logic module with up to
16 inputs and outputs that can
access the EasyPort via OPC or
directly.
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easy and trouble-free for you.
Attending a course should bring
the participant the maximum
possible benefit.
1. Reserving course places
and dates
1.1 Places on scheduled open
courses may be reserved more
than 5 weeks in advance with-
out an official order.
Reservations will be held for a
period of 5 days after which
time Festo may offer places/
dates to other clients if the
reservation is not secured by
the client.
1.2 To secure course
places/dates, an official order
number (account holders) or full
payment (non-account holders)
will be required at the time of
booking. Written confirmation
of orders should be received by
Festo Didactic within 5 working
days of making the booking.
1.3 Delegate name(s) must be
confirmed to Festo at least 4
weeks in advance of the sche-
duled date or at the time of
booking if the booking is made
within 4 weeks of the course.
2. Confirmation, invoicing
and payment
2.1 Festo will confirm all reser-
vations by E-mail. The E-mail
will confirm all relevant details
including: course date(s),
location, delegate name(s),
price and booking status. Order
acknowledgements will also be
despatched by post in response
to official orders.
2.2 Invoices will be sent out
1 week prior to the scheduled
course date. Payment must be
made in accordance with your
standard Terms and Conditions.
2.3 Joining instructions, con-
taining important information
regarding preparation and atten-
dance requirements, will be
despatched to the client in ad-
vance of the course date. The
client must ensure that this
information reaches the dele-
gate(s) and that they are suit-
ably prepared for the course.
3. Cancellations
3.1 In the event of the client
wishing to cancel a course
reservation or booking for an
open course, the following
charges will apply:
• more than2 weeks notice:
no charge
• 2 weeks notice:
50% of price charged
• 1 weeks notice:
100% of price charged
Didactic having to cancel
scheduled arrangements for a
course, the following arrange-
ments will be made:
• more than 4 weeks notice:
the client will be offered
alternative dates or a full
refund
• 2 – 4 weeks notice:
the client will be given a full
refund for the original book-
ing and offered an alternative
date for 50% of the original
booking price
• Less than 2 weeks notice:
the client will be given a full
refund for the original book-
ing and offered an alternative
date free of charge.
3.4 Charges/credits resulting
from cancellations will be pro-
cessed via credit notes or in-
voices as appropriate.
Booking easily online
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Festo reserve the right to
change course prices and
course structure as required.
General Conditions for Booking and Participation
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Trainers
Festo Didactic Trainers have
extensive practical subject
matter expertise derived from
years of application based
project work and/or engineering
consulting and support in their
field. In addition, each has been
trained in educational methods
and is expert in modern blended
learning delivery techniques.
Course documents
Included in the cost of all
courses is a suite of extensive
course documentation which
provides an indispensable prac-
tical reference work for years
following completion of each
programme.
Catering
The course fees include the
course documents, lunch,
snacks and drinks during the
breaks.
Certification
Industry recognised certification
is awarded for successful com-
pletion of each course.
Course times
Typically:
9.00 – 16.45 – each day for
most courses. However, some
course timings differ will from
this.
Please refer to www.festo.ie for
exact timings of scheduled
courses
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After registering for a course,
you will receive detailed travel
information regarding the train-
ing location and a list of hotels.
How to find us
Festo Limited
Unit 5 Sandyford Park
Sandyford Industrial Estate
Dublin 18
Tel. ++ 353(0)1/295 49 55
Fax 295 56 80
E-mail: [email protected]
Consulting
Our customer advisors will be
pleased to assist you with any
questions on content, locations,
dates and reservations.
Simply call our service line.
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Festo Limited
Unit 5 Sandyford Park
Sandyford Industrial Estate
Dublin 18
Tel. ++ 353(0)1/295 49 55
Fax ++ 353(0)1/295 56 80