Control Intelligence: Modern Instrumentation & Automation

Control Intelligence: Modern Instrumentation & Automation

Location

Duration

Online / In-class

5 Days

Contact with our Team

Sector:

Cross-Industry – General

Technical Focus Area:

Oil & Gas Operations & Engineering (OG-OPS)

About the Course

This course offers a comprehensive overview of industrial instrumentation and control systems, blending essential theory with hands-on practice. Participants will explore how sensors, transmitters, and control strategies come together to manage process variables in dynamic industrial environments.

By covering the full spectrum — from sensor principles and measurement techniques to modern control algorithms and PID tuning — this training enables professionals to not only understand but also optimize the performance of their instrumentation and control systems.

Real-world examples, design exercises, and troubleshooting sessions will ensure participants leave with immediately applicable skills, whether working in process plants, energy systems, utilities, or advanced manufacturing facilities.

Learning Milestones

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

- Understand the operating principles and selection criteria of various sensors and transducers.

- Design, build, and test instrumentation systems using real-world specifications and components.
- Gain confidence in implementing signal conditioning and calibration procedures.
- Apply knowledge of process control theory to regulate common industrial variables like pressure, flow, temperature, and level.
- Interpret and troubleshoot measurement data for process improvement.
- Tune PID control loops using both empirical and theoretical techniques.
- Evaluate control strategies and apply them to real-time system optimization.
- Solve measurement and control challenges in custom industrial applications.

Professional Audience

This course is ideal for technical and operations personnel who work with or manage instrumentation and control systems, including:

- Plant Engineers and Supervisors
- Instrumentation Technicians and Artisans
- Process Control Engineers
- Project and Systems Engineers
- Engineering Graduates entering process industries
- Maintenance Managers and Reliability Professionals
- Professionals involved in instrumentation procurement or system selection
- Safety and Compliance Officers interested in instrumentation integrity

Modular Syllabus

Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Sensors

- Introduction to instrumentation systems and process variables

- Understanding sensors and transducers: function and selection

- Key terms: sensitivity, hysteresis, accuracy, response time, resolution

- Types of process variables: pressure, flow, level, temperature, viscosity, turbidity

- Measurement system components: signal flow and architecture

Strain, Pressure & Flow Measurement Techniques

- Principles of strain measurement: tension, compression, stress-strain behavior

- Pressure measurement devices: diaphragms, bellows, capacitive sensors

- Fiber optic and electronic pressure technologies

- Flow measurement principles: Reynolds number, fluid dynamics basics

- Invasive flow meters: orifice plates, Venturi tubes, Dall tubes, Coriolis meters

- Electromagnetic and differential pressure flowmeters: selection and application

Temperature, Level & Ultrasonic Measurement

- Overview of temperature scales and conversion

- Temperature sensors: RTDs, thermistors, thermocouples, pyrometers

- Level measurement techniques: direct, indirect, continuous, and point level

- Capacitive, pressure-based, and ultrasonic level detection systems

- Ultrasonic flow measurement: Doppler shift and transit-time methods

- Applications of non-invasive measurement in industrial settings

Process Control Engineering Principles

- Introduction to control system architecture

- Control loop components: sensors, controllers, actuators

- Open vs. closed-loop systems, servomechanisms

- On/off and proportional control systems

- Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control: theory and components

- First and second-order system responses and transfer functions

- Basic tuning concepts and stability behavior

Advanced PID Control & System Tuning

- Dynamics of load disturbances and process offsets

- Stability analysis using Bode and Nyquist plots

- Ziegler-Nichols tuning methods: open-loop and closed-loop techniques

- Setting default parameters and fine-tuning PID control loops

- Troubleshooting underdamped/overdamped system responses

- Practical controller tuning exercises based on real plant scenarios

Course Dates & Prices

Location	Starting Date	Price
Dubai (UAE)	29/12/2025	2999 $
Online	05/01/2026	2299 $
Online	05/01/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	12/01/2026	2749 $
Dubai (UAE)	12/01/2026	2999$
Cairo (Egypt)	19/01/2026	2749 $
Online	19/01/2026	2299 $
Online	26/01/2026	2299 $
Muscat (Oman)	29/01/2026	2999 $
Dubai (UAE)	02/02/2026	2999 $
Muscat (Oman)	16/02/2026	2999 $
Online	16/02/2026	2299 $
Online	23/02/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	23/02/2026	2999 $
Online	02/03/2026	2299 $
Online	09/03/2026	2299 $
London (UK)	09/03/2026	3499 $
Dubai (UAE)	09/03/2026	2999$
Online	16/03/2026	2299 $
Istanbul (Turkey)	16/03/2026	2999 $
Dubai (UAE)	16/03/2026	2999 $
Online	23/03/2026	2299 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	23/03/2026	4099$
Doha (Qatar)	23/03/2026	2999 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	30/03/2026	4199$
Online	30/03/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	06/04/2026	2999$
Istanbul	06/04/2026	2749 $
Online	06/04/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	13/04/2026	2999$
Cairo (Egypt)	13/04/2026	2749 $
Online	20/04/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	27/04/2026	2999$
Online	27/04/2026	2299 $
London (UK)	27/04/2026	3499 $
Istanbul (Turkey)	04/05/2026	2749 $
Dubai (UAE)	04/05/2026	2999$
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	11/05/2026	4099$
Online	11/05/2026	2299 $
Doha (Qatar)	11/05/2026	2999 $

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