In an increasingly automated world, process control technology has become a fundamental pillar of efficiency, safety, and innovation in modern industry. But what exactly is this technology, and why is it important in education?

What is process control?

Process control is a branch of engineering that monitors and regulates physical or chemical variables within an industrial system, such as temperature, pressure, level, or flow. It uses sensors, controllers, and actuators to keep these variables within desired ranges, thus ensuring product quality and process safety.

Applications in industry

This technology is present in a wide range of sectors such as the chemical and petrochemical, food, pharmaceutical, energy, automotive, and manufacturing industries.
Thanks to process control, companies can reduce costs, minimize human error, and increase productivity.

Commitment to education

Training students in process control technologies prepares them for the challenges of Industry 4.0 by allowing them to develop skills in automation, programming, and data analysis.

To facilitate the teaching of this technology, SMC International Training offers educational systems such as the IPC-200 and IPT-200, designed to simulate real industrial processes in a safe and controlled environment.

The IPC-200 system is a fully modular and flexible system that emulates a liquid production and bottling plant and incorporates a series of elements that allow the regulation and control of temperature, level, pressure, and flow variables. It is constructed entirely from industrial materials, so that students become familiar with the elements they will encounter in their professional lives.

The IPT-200 system is designed for training in instrumentation and process control, allowing users to practice pressure, flow, and level applications and facilitating rapid experiment setup by adjusting valve positions. Activities involving control loop wiring, transmitter configuration, and PID parameter loop tuning provide extensive knowledge of process control.

Investing in process control education is investing in the future of industry. Explore the full range of educational solutions at www.smctraining.com and take the next step toward a technical education that is more connected to the real world.