The document outlines the schedule for ABB South Africa's 2014 Winter School, which takes place from July 7-10. The schedule is divided into four days, with each day focusing on a different topic within industrial automation: process automation, low voltage products, utilities, and discrete automation and motion. Each day consists of morning registration and coffee, followed by multiple presentation sessions on topics within that day's theme, with presenters from ABB. Contact information is provided at the end for the ABB South Africa Technical Training department.
2. 2 ABB ZA Winter School 2014
Day 1: Process Automation, 7 July
Time Topic Presenter
09:00-10:00 Registration & Coffee & Snacks (Opening)
10:00-10:45 800xA: The Power of Integration John McIntosh
11:00-11:45 Project Execution: A Mining Example Gavin Howard
12:00-12:45 Freelance Control System: Process Automation made easy Oomesh Maharaj
12-45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Demonstrating Control Systems Oomesh Maharaj
Day 2: Low Voltage Products, 8 July
Time Topic Presenter
09:00-10:00 Registration & Coffee & Snacks (Opening)
10:00-10:45 Air circuit breakers as energy management devices Derek Sleep
11:00-11:45 Controlling the green building Dirk Visser
12:00-12:45 Principles of cascading for MCCBs and MCBs Juan Venter
12-45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Softstarters: usage for water applications Elvis Khumalo
Day 3: Utilities, 9 July
Time Topic Presenter
09:00-10:00 Registration & Coffee & Snacks (Opening)
10:00-10:45 Smart Grids – Last mile grid mesh Gavin Sadler
11:00-11:45 Network Management Ivan Bekker
12:00-12:45 Containerised substations Manie Jooste
12-45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Demonstration: Testing on the Ring Main Unit - Safeplus Frank Gonsalves
Day 4: Discrete Automation and Motion, 10 July
Time Slot Topic Presenter
09:00-10:00
Registration & Coffee & Snacks
Opening
10:00-10:45 Drives: Application in Industry Sean McCree
11:00-11:45 Energy Efficiency: A Practical Look (VSD) Energy Manager
12:00-12:45 PLC Overview Linda Eales
12-45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Demonstration: Create new projects and structure configurations Gregory Jackson