PLC Programming & Industrial Automation

Industrial automation is the one discipline here where the work cannot be simulated away — a PLC programme that looks correct on screen still has to drive a contactor that is wired a particular way. The course is built around bench work on real Siemens S7-1200 and Allen-Bradley hardware, with simulation used only for practice between sessions. It starts at the electrical level, because most automation faults are wiring and sensor faults rather than logic faults, and moves through ladder logic to structured control, HMI integration and industrial networking.

• Read and produce electrical control schematics and I/O lists
• Wire and verify digital and analogue field devices to a PLC
• Write, download and monitor ladder logic in TIA Portal and RSLogix 5000
• Use timers, counters, comparison and math instructions correctly
• Structure programmes with function blocks and reusable routines
• Scale analogue inputs and implement basic PID control
• Build a simple HMI and link it to controller tags
• Commission and fault-find a working control panel

1. 01Take a written sequence of operations and turn it into working, documented ladder logic
2. 02Trace a fault from symptom to cause across wiring, sensor, tag and logic
3. 03Convert between Siemens and Allen-Bradley conventions without relearning from scratch
4. 04Scale a 4–20 mA transmitter to engineering units and prove it against a reference
5. 05Build an operator interface that a non-engineer can actually run a machine from
6. 06Hand over a panel with drawings, tag list and programme documentation

• Qasim Ayaz

  PLC trainer

  Experienced Industrial Automation Trainer specializing in PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems. Dedicated to delivering practical, field-oriented training with a strong focus on ladder logic, system design, and real-time troubleshooting. Passions include bridging the gap between theoretical automation concepts and hands-on factory floor applications.