Course Summary
Subject: Engineering
Course Title: Basic Pneumatics
Course Types: Skills / Professional Development
Course Description
DESIGNED FOR:
Engineering personnel e.g. Supervisors, Craftsmen and Final Year Apprentices who are involved with the installation and maintenance of pneumatic equipment.
By combining practical circuit building with the design and drawing of pneumatic circuits, course members will be introduced to a logical approach to fault diagnosis.
COURSE CONTENT:
AIR COMPRESSORS - LAYOUT OF TYPICAL INSTALLATION INCLUDING:
- Air infeed
- Compressors
- Coolers
- Moisture separation
- Air receivers
FACTORY LAYOUT OF AIR LINES INCLUDING:
- Examples of pipework and fittings
- Air line, filters/regulators/lubricants
INTRODUCTION TO PNEUMATIC VALVES AND CYLINDERS:
- Diagrammatic principle of valve flow, including sections through valves.
- Diagrammatic principle of cylinder operation including cushioning and speed control.
CIRCUIT WORK INCLUDING:
- Pneumatic circuit symbols B.S. 2917
- Design and drawings of simple circuits
- Building of simple circuits
- Introduction to multicylinder and cascade circuits
- Building of complex circuits
- Fault diagnosis
Introduction to Basic Programme Logic Control Systems (P.L.C.)
Course Fees
£595.00 + vat
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“NWTC have supported the programme on an ongoing basis at an individual and group level, allowing our maintenance team to achieve this qualification in a timescale to meet our business needs”
Nestle Purina Pet Care
“We have found NWTC’s Training Personnel to be of the highest quality and the administration of the courses to be very smooth”
HBM - Ken Kneale, Managing Director
“NWTC carried out our assessments professionally and in a timely fashion. Our workforce now enjoys a good cross fertilisation of skills, which they employ on a day to day basis.”
Cargill, N.J. Garrett, Maintenance Supervisor
Course Provider
North West Training Council
Address: Unit 33, Wellington Employment Park Dunes Way, Liverpool, L5 9RJ
