Industrial Controls Technician – ICT
What is Industrial Controls?
Industrial Controls refers to the systems and devices used to monitor, regulate, and automate machines and industrial processes. It involves the use of electrical control components such as contactors, relays, timers, overload relays, push buttons, selector switches, sensors, and control panels to operate motors and machinery safely and efficiently.
Industrial control systems can be relay based or PLC based. In a relay control system, physical wiring determines the logic of operation. In modern systems, PLCs are used to perform the same logic digitally. These systems ensure safe motor operation, proper sequencing, equipment protection, and efficient production processes.
Industrial controls form the foundation of automation in industries such as manufacturing, mining, water treatment, oil and gas, and food processing plants.
Who Needs This Training?
This training is suitable for electrical technicians, industrial electricians, maintenance personnel, instrumentation technicians, engineering students, and plant operators who want to understand how industrial machines are controlled and protected.
It is also ideal for fresh graduates and engineers who want to build strong practical skills in control panel wiring, motor control circuits, and troubleshooting of industrial systems.
If you want to confidently design, wire, and troubleshoot industrial control circuits in real plant environments, this training is for you.
What you will learn
- Understand the operation of industrial control components
- Work with relays, timers, sensors, and contactors
- Design and wire industrial control diagrams
- Build and test motor control starter circuits
Course Outline
Module 1: Basic Motor Control and Control Logic
- Introduction to components symbols and digital logic gates.
- Contactor and relay architectures, coil and contacts numbering.
Module 2: Power Supply and Protection Components
- The control transformer, SMPS and breaker selection
- Overload relays, safety relays, phase failure & sequence relays
Module 3: Solid State Electronic Components
- The On delay timer operation and connection
- The Off delay timer operation and connection
- The Solid State Relay – SSR operation and connection
Module 4: Conventional Motor Starters
- The Direct-On-Line motor starter
- The Forward and Reverse motor starter
- The Star/Delta motor starter
- The Fwd/Rvs Star/Delta motor starter
- The Autotransformer and starting reactor motor starter
Module 5: Sequential Control Circuits
- Man sequence; motor two turns on after motor one turns on
- Auto sequence; motor two turns on after motor one turns on
- Push Button Interlocking System
Module 6: Selector Switch Control Circuits
- Two pole and three pole selector switch control
- Jogging control circuits
- Remote and local control selection
- Manual off automatic control circuits
Module 7: Mechanical Limit Switch Control Circuits
- Mechanical limit switch operation and contact logic
- Over travel control circuits
- Limit switch integration with relays and contactors
Module 8: Proximity Switch Control Circuits
- Inductive, capacitive and photo electric proximity switches
- Over travel control using proximity switches
- Pulse or digital counting using relays
Module 9: Float Switch Control Circuits
- Float switch operation and contact logic
- Basic water level control system
- Fault Diagnostics
Module 10: Control Modes and Automation Principles
- Manual control circuits
- Semi automatic control circuits
- Automatic control circuits
Module 11: Automation Diagram Interpretation and Standards
- Line reference numbers, numerical reference numbers, and wire reference numbers
- Diagram reading, interpretation and fault diagnostics
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