Comprehensive Online Seminar for Instrumentation Engineers
The I.R. Engineer Education Institute is excited to announce an upcoming public seminar centered around instrumentation focusing on circuit design, testing, and compliance assessment. This seminar is an exceptional opportunity for professionals to systematically learn the foundational and practical aspects of instrumentation equipment, from design to confirmation and assessment after installation.
Instrumentation plays a crucial role in ensuring that plants and factories maintain their advanced functionalities while enhancing automation, labor-saving, and efficiency during operations. Unlike other fields such as piping and air conditioning, instrumentation is often seen as complex due to its unique structure and design philosophies, making it difficult to grasp without proper guidance. Unfortunately, there are limited specialized books and widely recognized guidelines available, leading many instrumentation technicians to rely heavily on on-the-job training (OJT) at their respective companies to gain necessary knowledge and skills.
However, with accelerating technological advancements, an increasingly mobile workforce, and ongoing societal changes, there is a growing demand for technicians to go beyond OJT and pursue self-guided and systematic learning. Furthermore, engineers specialized in electrical, mechanical, and chemical disciplines are finding it pertinent to understand instrumentation technologies as they engage in designing and developing plant facilities and various operational devices.
Seminar Overview
- - Seminar Title: Practical Design Course II for Instrumentation Engineers [Circuit Design and Compliance Assessment]
- - Date: November 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
- - Time: 13:30 - 16:30 (JST)
- - Format: Online lecture via Zoom
- - Capacity: 10 participants
- - Fee: 29,700 JPY (including tax) per participant
- - Instructor: Shuichi Abe (Director, Abe Instrumentation Engineer Office)
Course Outline
This course provides a comprehensive explanation of instrumentation signals, instrumentation loop diagrams, design of monitoring and automatic control circuits, testing and compliance assessment post-installation, and instrument calibration. Participants will engage in exercises that help deepen their understanding of instrumentation design in a manner that mirrors real-world scenarios.
Seminar Program
1.
Introduction - A review of Practical Design Course I for Instrumentation Engineers (General Design Basics)
- Note: Participants who have not attended Course I can still benefit from this seminar without difficulty.
2.
Instrumentation Signals and Loop Diagrams
- 2.1 Overview of standard instrumentation signals
- 2.2 Understanding electrical and pneumatic signals
- 2.3 Fundamental concepts in instrumentation design, focusing on loop diagrams
- 2.4 Exercise: Conceptualizing an instrumentation loop
3.
Monitoring, Control, and Recording
- 3.1 Goals of monitoring and necessary equipment
- 3.2 Principles of automatic control and machines required for this purpose
- 3.3 Different approaches to recording data based on objectives
- 3.4 Exercise: Designing a monitoring, control, and recording circuit
4.
Testing and Calibration of Instruments
- 4.1 Methods for conducting tests and assessments based on the equipment and installation environment
- 4.2 Test and assessment methods for signal input/output and instrumentation loops
- 4.3 Instrument calibration practices
- 4.4 Exercise: Formulating testing methods and judgment criteria
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Instrumentation Engineer Design Course
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