Milton Keynes Motion Control Technical Workshops

On Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th November, Milton Keynes’ Area Sales Manager Phil Huntley organised for customers to spend the morning at Routeco Head Office for a Rockwell Automation Motion Control Technical Workshops.

The two days gave engineers the opportunity to develop an understanding of Rockwell Automation’s Logix control and motion platform through hands-on exercises using PLCs, Variable Speed Drives, Remote I/O, Motion Controllers, HMI, Safety and Ethernet/IP products. 

Both workshops were fully subscribed and we received some excellent feedback from attendees. Thank you to everyone who attended and Routeco’s Product Sales Specialists’: Colin Wayman, Kevin Johnson and Chris Coe who delivered fantastic workshops. 

Check out the video here to get an overview of what happened across the two days and to get an insight into how the whole process works and what to expect from one of our technical workshops.

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88 Miles in the saddle – extra, extra mile result

Hot on the ‘wheels’ of the Routeco Peterborough team who cycled 500 miles through France, Product Sales Specialist Rob Stebbings decided to undertake his own personal challenge and cycle from one Routeco branch in Bristol, to another in Southampton!

The route in total was 88 miles and Rob raised an impressive £285 for Cancer Research UK and £71.25 for charities including the Milton Keynes Foundation.

Rob found cycling through Bristol quite stop-start and looked forward to joining the Bristol to Bath cycle path and being able to continue his route without the distraction of cars. Navigating a few large hills and a diversion the journey was quite straightforward and uneventful.

Rob said: “Once the Brickfield Lane Estate came into view I realised I’d done it and made it! I’ve never been so pleased to see the branch! It was a really great experience.”

Well done to Jonathan Bye, Automation and Software PSS Team Leader, who also cycled from Dartford to Southampton and Chris Coe, Automation & Software Product Sales Specialist, who did the equivalent of Glasgow to Peterlee around East Anglia!

Rittal's demo bus stops in at Routeco

On Friday 9^th October, Rittal’s demonstration bus visited Routeco Milton Keynes. It was a beautiful autumnal morning, and gave people the opportunity to tour the bus as Rittal showcased their range of latest products including the new Blue e+ cooling unit, floor standing enclosures and IT infrastructure.

You can watch the video, in this blog, of the visit and hear more from Herbie Bentley, Rittal’s Area Sales Manager. If you want to learn more about Rittal please email info@routeco.com. To make sure you stay up to date with events at Routeco make sure you subscribe to our blog, LinkedIn and Twitter pages. 

Buy one CISCO training course place and get a second half price!

As organisations recognise the value of converging the industrial plant floor with their IT infrastructure, the gap in the skills that are required to manage such a convergence is becoming apparent. 

Before organisations can realise the significant benefits to be achieved in quality, safety, timeliness and customer satisfaction, their Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) professionals need to understand the significant complexities of the converged environment.

Together, Rockwell Automation and Cisco have developed a training and certificate portfolio that is optimised for each side of the equation, IT and OT, providing the skills that are required to securely converge the network architecture with maximum efficiency and return on investment, enabling organisations to transform their business and gain a competitive edge. 

The training will be held at the Rockwell Automation Training Centre in Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes.

Courses and Training days: 

Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Networking Technologies (IMINS)

Industrial Networking Specialist Exam

19-23 October 2015

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Managing Industrial Networks for Manufacturing with Cisco Technologies (IMINS2)

CCNA Industrial Exam

16-20th November 2015

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£3517.50 combined cost including exam, which equates to a 25% saving – for a limited time! Only for October and November! 

Please contact CSM.Mailbox@routeco.com to book your place or request more information.

Register today for Rockwell Automation’s Technical Workshop series

Experience the benefits of building effective control systems using Integrated Architecture from Rockwell Automation.

Traditional control systems can require separate control structures for each part of the application but using Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture, control systems are connected, scalable and information enabled, simplifying maintenance, reducing design and implementation times and providing a seamless and secure connection to other business systems.

The Technical Workshop series provides engineers with the opportunity to develop an understanding of Rockwell Automation’s Logix control platform through hands-on exercises using PACs, Variable Speed Drives, Remote I/O, Motion Controllers, HMI, Safety and Ethernet/IP products and the chance to convert from an SLC program to Logix.

Integrated Architecture

Integrated Architecture links a host of compatible devices enabling machine builders and end users alike to benefit from increased control systems capability. Using a single platform, CompactLogix, a versatile controller and a suite of integrated products, you can now drastically reduce development and commissioning time. The latest 5370 CompactLogix controllers are featured in these workshops.

Ask the Specialist

This is your opportunity to discuss any aspect of automation face-to-face. Whether you have a simple ‘How-to’ question, or need a detailed discussion around your next project, our Automation Specialists will be on hand to provide answers and application experience.

The dates for these events are below:

Milton Keynes

Migration CompactLogix Workshop

• Wednesday 26^th August 2015
• Wednesday 30^th September 2015

Generic CompactLogix Workshop

• Wednesday 2^nd September 2015
• Wednesday 16^th September 2015

Sandbach – Cheshire

Migration CompactLogix Workshop

• Wednesday 9^th September 2015
• Wednesday 23^rd September 2015

Register here.

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Rockwell Automation Technical Workshops

Traditional control systems can require separate control structures for each part of the application but using Rockwell Automation's Integrated Architecture, control systems are connected, scaleable and information enabled, simplifying maintenance, reducing design and implementation times and providing a seamless and secure connection to other business systems.

The Technical Workshop series provides engineers with the opportunity to develop an understanding of Rockwell Automation's Logix control platform through hands-on exercises using PACs, Variable Speed Drives, Remote I/O, Motion Controllers, HMI, Safety and Ethernet/IP products.

This is your opportunity to discuss any aspect of automation face-to-face. Whether you have a simple “How-to” question, or need a detailed discussion around your next project, Rockwell Automation Specialists will be on hand to provide answers and application experience.

Workshops are being held in Cheshire and Milton Keynes during May 2015:
Sandbach: 

• 6th May 2015
• 13th May 2015 (**SOLD OUT**)

Kiln Farm: 

• 20th May 2015
• 27th May 2015 (**SOLD OUT**)

Please click here which will take you to the registration page where you can sign up online.

Each workshop has a maximum of 10 seats so enroll early to avoid disappointment.

For more information please contact us at info@routeco.com or visit our website at www.routeco.com