The Fieldbus Foundation has finalized its schedule for 2011 FOUNDATION fieldbus end-user seminars in the Americas. The seminar program helps process industry end users understand the operational and economic benefits of the FOUNDATION Automation Infrastructure.

●Locations and dates for the 2011 seminars include:
●Carson, California: May 24
●Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: June 16
●Mexico City, Mexico: August 23
●Calgarywww.cechina.cn, Alberta: September 20
●Ft. McMurraywww.cechina.cn, Alberta: September 22
●Detroit, Michigan: October 11
●Corpus Christi, Texas: November 7
●Baton Rouge, Louisiana: November 9
●Beaumontwww.cechina.cn, Texas: November 10

Directed at process control end users and engineering firms, the one-day seminars cover all aspects of FOUNDATION automation infrastructure management. They address core technology topics such as Open控制工程网版权所有, Scalable Integration/Segment Design and Layout; Process Integrity/Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF); and Business Intelligence/Maintenance and Troubleshooting. Each topic is discussed for 45 min. to an hour and is followed immediately by a 15 to 20-min. hands-on demonstration to reinforce the material. Also included is a discussion of advances such as field diagnosticsCONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, control in the field, and wireless. End-user speakers present case studies about their fieldbus applications. The seminars conclude with a demonstration of Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) technology.

Each participant receives a certificate usable for PDH hours and copies of presentation materials. Lunch is provided.

For more information about 2011 end-user seminars in the Americas, visit the Fieldbus Foundation website.