Process Control technology has greatly expanded the variety of tasks performed by instrument technicians at industrial plants. They must calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair instruments ranging from pneumatic booster relays to microprocessor-based automatic controllers. To successfully perform these tasks without adversely affecting plant production and maintenance costs, effective training is essential.

The EDC-PCT-100 Process Control system is designed for hands-on training in the measurement, control and troubleshooting of industrial processes. The trainers can operate independently, or be combined together in different configurations to simulate more-complex processes. The Flow, Level, Temperature and Pressure use water as the process media. Student courseware starts with an introduction to the basic characteristics of main process variables, and proceeds progressively to the study of process fundamentals, calibration of sensing devices and transmitters, and the operation of microprocessor-based controllers. Closed-loop control of processes and troubleshooting exercises are an integral part of the training program, and computer-based training and simulation software provides flexibility when adding to or upgrading existing programs.

Process Control Trainer contains an educational board with a pressurized vessel and a set of sensors and actuators for level, pressure, temperature and flow. A control module, containing the sensors and the actuators and the ON/OFF, proportional, integral and derivative control circuits (PID).