I/C Expo 2009
 Thursday, August 6, 2009
 Exhibit Hours: 12:00n - 7:30pm
Training Classes: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Career Fair: 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Scottish Rite Event Center
 1895 Camino Del Rio South
Mission Center Rd Exit off I-8
San Diego, CA 92108

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PLC Programming Workshop (Self-Paced, All Day, 12:30 - 6:45pm) Continuous self-paced PLC hands-on training will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 12:30 and ending at 6:45 pm. Students will work independently to complete a series of individualize training modules, typically 1-1/2 to 2 hours depending on the level of skill. Typically the best time to get a seat is early or late. A waiting list will be kept so that you can cruise the show or take other classes while waiting.

Instructor: Charles Black of Walters Wholesale. Special thanks to Siemens for supporting this training workshop.

Deploying Wireless Technologies in Industrial Environments (45 min)
 This fast-paced presentation is intended to be a 'primer', providing the audience with a practical working knowledge of the wireless terminology, landscape, and the industrial options available today, allowing users an opportunity to make better informed decisions.

Applying and installing wireless products in an industrial environment, requires more thought and planning than consumer applications. This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the available technologies, current application successes, and future technology directions. We will discuss the growth and evolution of radio transmission technologies (narrowband, spread spectrum, cellular, satellite) in the industrial environments, and review the 'competing' protocol standards including 802.x (Bluetooth, ZigBee, WiFi, WiMax), GSM, 3G, and various proprietary protocols . The goals and initiatives of the various industrial wireless "standards" consortiums (including ISA's SP-100 committee, WirelessHART and WINA) will also be touched on.

Instructor. Rob Henley is the president & founder of ioSelect Incorporated, a San Diego-based company focused on the development and implementation of industrial connectivity products & solutions (both wired and wireless) for the process control, factory automation, and test & measurement markets. Rob is an industry veteran, with more than 30 years in the Instrumentation & Automation business, most of this time with Action Instruments (a division of Invensys) where he held multiple operations, engineering and marketing roles ending as General Manager before deciding to leave to pursue his connectivity 'vision' and form his current company.
Foundation Fieldbus (2 Sessions)
 1 - Introduction to Fieldbus Technologies, Selection Guidelines and Economics. (45 min)
Selecting from among the common bus technologies and best practices regarding their implementation.

2 - Foundation Fieldbus Physical Layer Design Workshop. (45 min)
Installation and commissioning and design requirements for valves and instruments

Instructor: Joe Hohn is an I&C engineer with Dynalectric in San Diego and has over 25 years of experience in the application, commissioning and troubleshooting of instrumentation. Among Joe's recent projects was the 16,000 point Biogen Idec (now Genetech) plant in Oceanside, California, where he served as design lead for instrumentation and valves. He will review traditional analog and discrete equipment and circuits as well as the more common of the fieldbus technologies. Joe is a 1977 graduate of the University of Maryland. He has taught the ISALA review course a number of times and is an exam writer for the ISA CAP exam. Joe has also taught ISA seminars, including "Field Buses and the Controls Technician," an overview of the more common buses, their applications, troubleshooting techniques, configuration and diagnostic tools and best practices for maintaining both the bus infrastructure and the instruments, valves and I/O that are routinely connected to the buses.
Solenoid Valve Sizing & Selection (45 min)
 Solenoid valves are the most commonly used valves in process automation. From basic water shutoff valves to severe service petrochemical refining applications. Unfortunately, they are too often misapplied and cause process inefficiencies, upsets, and shutdowns. This program is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the criteria used to properly size & select solenoid valves for both new and seasoned practitioners.

Instructor: Ray Herrera is President of The Valve Shop, Applied Valves & Controls, Inc. He has extensive experience with sizing & selecting valves for process control and automation. Prior to founding The Valve Shop, Ray worked as an Inside Sales Engineer and Field Sales Engineer for major Manufacture Rep Companies of Control Valves, Instrumentation, and Process Control products.
The Value of the Professional Engineer License in Today's Economic Climate (45 min) How would you like to improve your career? Are you looking for employment? Is your career stuck in a rut? Are you in the market for more pay, responsibility, and respect? Would you like an opportunity to refresh your engineering technical skills with PRACTICAL applications? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, perhaps it is time to take the Engineering Professional Engineering (PE) licensing exam.

Instructor: Robert Katin, P.E., is a licensed engineer with over 35 years of industrial experience. He has been a Chemical Plant Manager, Petroleum Refinery Operations Supervisor, Project Manager (his largest was a $40 million expansion), Chief Engineer of Du Pont Environmental, General Manager of an Instrument & Electrical Contractor firm, and now owns a small engineering firm. Bob is a past board member of AIChE and the current President of the California Legislative Council of Professional Engineers, an organization of engineering societies (including ISA, ASME, ANS, AIChE, IEEE, ASABE, CSPE and many others) that provides advice to the State Legislature on engineering issues.

WORKSHOP: Basic Tube Fitting Selection and Installation
Tips to Reduce Operation and Maintenance Costs (45 min) In this hands-on workshop attendees will practice making proper fitting selections, make gas-tight fitting seals and perform consistent reassembly which in turn will help keep any plant operating efficiently. These simple yet widely misunderstood skills will help ensure accurate measurements of process parameters such as air, steam, fuel, and water; minimize fugitive emissions; and reduce process fluid leakage which will reduce operation costs, reduce maintenance, avoid rework and avoid critical and costly issues from vibration, leakage and thermal shock.

Instructor: Harry Kimball, Swagelok San Diego.

Industrial Control Panel Design Considerations - Thinking Inside the Box (45 min) Basic guidelines for designing industrial control panels that work - a panelbuilder's perspective on how to approach control panel needs for unique application.

Instructor: Randy Carsten of Electrical Systems Ltd. has over 13 years of experience in the electrical equipment industry. With his diverse industrial background, Randy is well versed in addressing questions from engineers and designers and instrumental in working with customers to develop custom control panel solutions. Electrical Systems Ltd is a UL 508 shop that builds custom control panels and other engineered products per client specifications from across Southern California.

Accessing Device Diagnostics and Device Parameters of Smart Instrumentation (45 min) The FDT Group is an open, independent, not-for-profit association of international companies dedicated to establishing the FDT Technology as an international standard with broad acceptance in the automation industry. It is open to all companies that wish to participate. Started in early 2003 as an informal association by ABB, Endress+Hauser, Invensys, Metso, and Siemens, it was decided to formally organize it as a legally independent entity in September 2005.

Co-Instructors: Kristen Barbour and Loren Shifley.
Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation Using LabVIEW®

1 - Introduction and Basic Applications (45 min)
2 - Graphical Programming Techniques and Data Acquisition (45 min)

These classes will present the basic components of a virtual instrument, common functions, graphical programming techniques and subroutines in LabVIEW®. It will also present the basics of Data Acquisition with a short demo.

Instructor: Dr Norali Pernalete is Associate professor in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology the College of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she has been for the past three years. Prior, she was an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University. She holds a Master's degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida, both in Electrical Engineering. Her teaching and research interests are in Control Systems and Robotics applied to Rehabilitation Engineering.

LabVIEW® is a registered trademark of National Instruments Corporation.

Radar Level Measurement (45 min) The Radar Level Measurement training session will cover common applications in power, refining and general manufacturing of guided wave radar (contact), through the air radar (non-contact) and operational considerations of both. Also covered will be interface measurement; emulsion layers; steam applications; MLI & aurora integrated level; displacer retrofits; installation considerations; pactware configuration & analysis software; and the benefits & return on investment.

Instructor: Dean A. Mallon, Western Regional Manager, Magnetrol and Orion Instruments.

Control Valve Basics: Workshop (45 min) This hands-on session on valve, actuator and positioner assembly and programming will cover the basics of globe type control valves with electro pneumatic positioners in general. Class attendees will get an idea how each component works and learn how to apply the same principal to their particular application.

Instructor: Eugene Oh has thirteen years of experience at Spirax Sarco, Inc., and a B.A of Chemical Engineering at Inha University, Inchon, Korea. Eugene has received the Fundamentals of Engineering certificate and is a Qualified Steam System Specialist by US Dept of Energy. He is a Certified Control System Technician, Level III (CCST) by ISA and is a member of ASHRAE.

Control Valve Selection and Sizing (45 min) This will be a generic discussion with the goal of providing the attendee with the tools needed to feel confident in control valve selection and sizing. If you are a person that might need to specify a control valve or approve a control valve selection done by someone else, this will be a good class. You will learn what information is needed for valve selection and what information is necessary to size a control valve. We will discuss the control valve body type, body materials, actuator selection, positioner selection and valve packing. We will also discuss what tools are available to assist in control valve sizing including ISA Standards and sizing formulas.

Instructor: Bill Campbell P.E. has experience from the "office side" of specifying control valves and the "construction side" of control valve commissioning. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Long Beach and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

The Latest Advances in Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flowmeters (45 min) This presentation will cover the specifics of its technological advances and compare/contrast with other flow monitoring technologies. Also, we will go into an overview of the current capabilities of clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters as well as cover several specific application examples. We will cover both liquid and gas flow measurement capabilities as well as non-intrusive concentration measurement. We will also go into the latest development of clamp-on flow measurement at temperatures up to 752 degrees F.

Instructor: Nik Martinov, FLEXIM AMERICAS Corporation


Gas Detection System Design and Technology (45 min) This course will provide the basic tools necessary to understand the technology and design required to insure a safe and dependable fixed gas detection installation. This course will focus on what sensor technology is best for your application, explanation of hazardous and toxic gases, guidelines for location and quantity of sensors, elements of risk reduction, overview of detection instrumentation, resources and references, and applications and usage.

Instructor: Gary Hunt, Sierra Monitor
What's Hot in Current Control Systems Issues, by Romel Bhullar of Fluor (45 min) Description to be added.

Instructor: Romel Bhullar is Technical Director/Technical Fellow at Fluor Corp.

Advances in Level Measurement, Acoustic Wave and Sonar Products (45 min) There are a number of improvements in sensor design, electronics and communications which are improving traditional level technologies. These improvements are advancing traditional technologies to compete with more recent developments by filling the void of perceived gaps in operability, maintenance and capability. Specifically we will examine the use of new features in product design which are improving ultrasonic level and sonar interface bed level measurement. As a non-contact tool, traditional ultrasonics were hampered by atmospheric conditions and installation concerns which prevented reliable operation. On the liquid side, traditional sonar transmitters were relegated to a minor monitoring role since they were not deemed reliable enough for system control. Advances in both of these technologies have proven their continued suitability for process control, reducing operating costs, and improving plant efficiency.

Instructor: Scott Spencer of Hawk Measurement America.

Updated: August 4, 2009

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