AAI Work School Exam Prep
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Industrial Automation and PLC Fundamentals

Read a control drawing, follow a PLC program and find the fault, the core of controls work on factory floors and in data centers.

What you will learn

  • Sensors, actuators and motor control circuits: contactors, overloads, starters and interlocks
  • PLC basics: inputs and outputs, ladder logic, timers, counters and simple sequences
  • Variable frequency drives: setup basics, common parameters and faults
  • Safety circuits and lockout/tagout awareness
  • Troubleshooting from drawings and I/O status, step by step
  • Scenario questions written from real job tasks, an online final assessment and a certificate of completion

For: Electricians and maintenance technicians moving into automation and controls work.