Safe automation technology
Pilz Education Systems: Modular training systems
With the Pilz Education Systems (PES), Pilz is launching a modular training system onto the market. This enables training and further education institutions to improve practical training in the field of safe automation technology.
A total of nine different, combinable control panels are available for sensors, control, operation and maintenance, as well as a board that simulates a real system. Thanks to the use of real industrial components, the safety and automation functions of a machine or system are mapped in a practical way.
Practical learning and understanding
The training system modules are ready to use without any further installation work and can be combined in different ways. The documents supplied are prepared in such a way that the exercises can also be carried out as self-study without instructions. With this range, Pilz is addressing training and further education institutions such as industrial companies or vocational colleges and universities, for example in the fields of electrical engineering or automation.
Select individual level of difficulty
With Pilz Education Systems, for example, trainees can learn the basics of safe automation in a practical way. They implement their own projects with the help of wiring examples and solve tasks using predefined sample exercises. The level of difficulty can be varied: For an easy introduction, the trainer can use the modules with the basic sensor functions and switching devices, for example. This allows them to clearly explain the basics of machine safety without the need for programming knowledge.
Modules with more complex control systems can then be used in further lessons (e.g. a control panel on the subject of logic, where the creation of more complex safety circuits with fixed or free configuration can be learned). The "Conveyor belt actuators" control panel offers maximum practical relevance, as a complete machine and its safety and automation functions are mapped here. Objective: The students should commission the system using different programming languages so that the workpiece is moved on the conveyor belt and the corresponding safety functions are triggered when required.
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