Calendar of Events for 2010

Lakewood Automation hosts many different trainings and seminars during the year. Below is 2010 schedule so far. If you would like to see additional dates or courses, or would like us to host a class at your facilities please let us know. technical@lakewoodautomation.com
Unless otherwise specified, the venue will be our Westlake office.
Please click on one of the calendar dates to sign up for a class.

Download a pdf version of the class schedule. 2010 Training & Seminar Brochure.pdf

Basic PLC  Advanced PLC  Function Block

GPProEx Basics  GPProEx Intermediate  ProServerEx   GPProEx Logic   V1000 VFD

PLC Classes

• Basic PLC Programming Class
  Wednesday March 10th and Thursday March 11th or
  Wednesday September 15th and Thursday September 16th
  9am till 4pm Eastern
  $550 per person. See Billing and Cancellation Policy below.
  The purpose of the Basic Omron PLC Training Course is to introduce an individual to the basic concepts of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) using a mixture of lectures and hands on labs. This course is designed for the individual with little or no prior PLC experience. The topics that are covered in the basic PLC training course are as follows: A brief history of the Omron PLC family, wiring to the PLC, the Omron I/O addressing scheme, basic functions of an Omron PLC (SCAN), the design, entering and debugging of a basic ladder logic program, CX-Programmer programming software, on-line editing of timers, counters, and data memories and basic trouble shooting techniques. The hardware used in the class will be the Omron CJ1M PLC.
  A good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with CX-Programmer V8.0 installed and a 9 pin serial port or convertor is required.
  
  
  
• Advanced PLC Programming Class
  Wednesday June 2nd and Thursday June 3rd or
  Wednesday December 1st and Thursday December 2nd
  9am till 4pm Eastern
  $550 per person. See Billing and Cancellation Policy below.
  The purpose of the Advanced Omron PLC Training Course is to introduce an individual to the more advanced concepts of a PLC using a mixture of lectures and hands on labs. This course is designed for the individual who has taken the Basic PLC Training Course and would now like to go on to more advanced concepts. The topics that are covered in the Advanced PLC training course are as follows: BCD, DEC, HEX and Binary conversions, PLC instructions including MOV, ++B, --B, CMP, >, <, SFT, DIFU, KEEP, SET, RSET, +B, -B, +BL, SCL and indirect addressing. The hardware used in the class will be the Omron CJ1M PLC.
  You must have attended the Basic PLC Training Course and have a good understanding of the Windows operating system and the CX Programmer Software.
  A Laptop computer with CX-Programmer V8.0 installed and a 9 pin serial port or convertor is required.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Omron PLC Function Block Class
  Wednesday June 9th
  9am till 2pm Eastern
  No Charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the Omron Function Block Training Course is to introduce an individual to the basic concepts of a Function Block (FB) using a mixture of lectures, hands on labs, and simulation software. This course is designed for the individual with little or no prior FB programming experience. The topics that are covered in the FB training course are as follows: description of a function block, advantages of using a function block, different component names within a function block, ladder function blocks, structured text function blocks, and different programming formats.
  You must have a good understanding of Omron's CX Programmer software and the Windows operating system.
  A Laptop computer with CX-Programmer V8.0 installed and a 9 pin serial port or convertor is required.
  

HMI Classes

• GPProEx Basics Class
  Wednesday March 24th, Wednesday June 23rd or
  Wednesday October 13th
  9:00am till 2:00pm Eastern
  No charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the GPProEx Basics class is to introduce an individual to the Proface GPProEx operator interface software. This hands on course is designed for those with little or no prior experience with GPProEx. The topics covered are; Pushbuttons, Lights, Text, Time Display, Graph Display, Switches, Changing Screens, Message Displays, Data Displays and Entries.
  A good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with GPProEx V2.6 installed is required.
  
  
  
• GPProEx Intermediate Class
  Wednesday April 7th, Wednesday July 7th or
  Wednesday October 27th
  9:00am till 2:00pm Eastern
  No Charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the GPProEx Intermediate class is to expand upon the topics covered in the GPProEx Basics Class. This hands on class will cover the following topics: Alarms, Passwords, Recipes, Sampling and Trending.
  It is recommended to have attended the GPProEx Basics and a good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with GPProEx V2.6 installed is required.
  
  
  
• ProServerEx Class
  Wednesday April 21st, Wednesday July 21st or
  Wednesday November 10th
  9am till 3pm Eastern
  No Charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the ProServerEx class is to introduce an individual to the Proface ProServerEx Data Management software. This hands on class will cover the following topics: How does ProServerEx Work, Configure Nodes, Symbols, Monitor Live Data, Triggering Actions, DDE link to Excel and Creating an Excel Report.
  It is recommended to have attended the GPProEx Basics and Intermediate Class and a good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with GPProEx V2.6 and ProServer V1.23 installed is required. Please also bring your own AGP Screen.
  
  
  
• GPProEx Logic Basics Class
  Wednesday May 5th, Wednesday August 4th or
  Wednesday November 24th
  9am till 3pm Eastern
  No Charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the GPProEx Logic Basics class is to introduce an individual to the Proface GPProEx software when working with internal logic and the Controller class of HMI. This hands on course is designed for those with basic experience using the GPProEx software. The topics covered are; Internal ladder logic, Symbol Variables, setting up and configuring I/O. Emphasis on how GPProEX software allows for seamless flow between the HMI screen and the physical I/O.
  It is recommended to have attended the GPProEx Basics and a good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with GPProEx V2.6 installed is required.
  
  

Variable Frequency Drive Classes

• Yaskawa V1000 Class
  Wednesday April 14th
  9:00am till 2:00pm Eastern
  No charge. $200 for cancelling within 48hr of class or no show.
  The purpose of the V1000 Training Course is to introduce an individual to the basic concepts of a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) using a mixture of lectures, hands on labs, and simulation software. This course is designed for the individual with little or no prior VFD experience. The topics that are covered in the course are as follows: drive sizing based upon Horsepower of the motor or Kilowatts of the motor, installation practices, specifications of the VFD, electrical installation including wiring, programming of the most common parameters, troubleshooting, Drive Wizard Plus software use (free download from http://www.yaskawa.com), and sample application examples.
  A good understanding of the Windows operating system will be assumed.
  A Laptop computer with Drive Wizard Plus installed and a 9 pin serial port or convertor is required.
  
  
  
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• Billing and Cancellation Policy
  Lakewood Automation reserves the right to cancel or change training dates and will not be held liable for any expenses, loss of income, or inconvenience caused.
  All PLC classes will be invoiced or cancelled 7 days before the class begins. If you need to cancel, it must be done before this date.
  All No Charge classes will be billed $200 for a no show or cancelling within 48 hours of the class. If you attend the class there will be no charge.
  Once invoiced the class is not refundable.