Programme area for Automation - curriculum for common programme subject Vg3 (AUT3-01)

Automation systems

• plan, carry out and document the installation and start-up of manipulators, switch/relay/contactor controls and programmable management and control systems for digital and analogue signal processing and conditioning related to electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and technical process plants
• change and adapt screen images for Man-Machine-Interfaces
• describe and troubleshoot different security systems
• draw, read and explain instrumented process flow diagrams based on current standards
• plan, carry out and document configuration, calibration, assembly and start-up of digital and analogue measuring systems
• plan, carry out and document the installation and start-up of different regulating methods based on process needs
• use manuals and automatic optimisation methods at start-up of processing plants
• plan, carry out and document the installation and start-up of different types of control elements with appurtenant rotating and linear actuators and utility equipment
• measure physical sizes of automation systems and equipment, and use the measurement results in operations and maintenance work
• troubleshoot and correct errors in automation systems, and log and document work
• describe different maintenance systems and routines related to automation systems, and use one of these
• carry out a final control check on work done and evaluate the effectiveness of own work
• explain the company's organizational structure and the company's value creation from a social perspective
• perform work in a professional and precise manner in accordance with safe job analyses, current rules, norms and the manufacturers' technical documentation
• perform work in accordance with requirements for Environment, Health and Safety, routines for quality assurance and internal control systems related to the company's comprehensive value chain
• document own learning and training in the field of automation systems