CATEGORY: Performance and Productivity

Process Control Valves and Acutators

Course Access: Lifetime
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Course Overview

Duration 5 days 

Course description 

This will be an exciting course that equips you with all the necessary knowledge to enter the world of valves and actuators. The workshop is highly will be interactive, and is suitable for all delegates, regardless of their background. Whether you are part of the team purchasing the valves, or a key member involved in implementing maintenance activities, or a process control specialist, this is the one course that you should not fail to attend. Its main focus will be on Valves, actuators, associated equipment, process control using valves – this and so much more. 

The training course focuses on applications and examples deemed to be relevant to your industry and is cognizant of your working environment. At least 50% of the workshop is devoted to practical exercises and discussions, to keep attention spans at optimal levels. 

Who should attend 

  • Any delegate interested in valve knowledge whether experienced or not. 

  • Instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, process and maintenance engineers, specialists and staff 

  • Management 

  • Design teams 

  • Budgeting and financial staff 

  • Team leaders, supervisors and foremen 

What you will learn 

  • Essentials of control valves 

  • Actuators and associated valve equipment 

  • Theoretical and practical sizing aspects 

  • Selection, installation and maintenance essentials 

  • Tuning and optimizing a process using control valves 

Course objectives 

  • Comprehend valve operation 

  • Understand and appreciate assorted common valve types 

  • Size and select the correct valve set (including actuators), suited to each specific application 

  • Choose suitable positioners, based on prevailing conditions 

  • Use multiple techniques to tune a valve-controlled process