With training facilities in Gateshead & Cramlington Northumberland, 8 miles away is the Northumberland National Park, a rugged landscape that has been untouched since the Roman era.

This area is covered with history dating as far back as 80 AD when the Roman army had made its way north, here you will find Hadrian's Wall, stretching across the country from Wallsend on the east coast to the Solway Firth on the west, approx. 72 miles.

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Scantime - Scantime Training In The Middle East

Scantime have been asked to provide Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC training to Oil companies in the Middle East. The training is for maintenance engineers, responsible for the everyday production of Oil.

Scantime - Scantime Attending iQ Works Venue

On Wednesday 16th November 2011, Scantime will be attending the iQ Works Venue, where the next generarion of Mitsubishi Automation Software will be displayed.

Mitsubishi Electric have launched their next generation of industrial software - MELSOFT iQ Works. iQ Works is a project management software solution which integrates the various programming and design software applications for Mitsubishi's programmable controllers, motion controllers and GOT's. The result is one seamless engineering environment.

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Scantime - Wellstream International Limited Appointed Trainers

Scantime Engineering are officially the appointed trainers to Wellstream International Limited, Wellstream International Limited was founded in 1983 in Panama City, Florida USA. In the period prior to the company’s acquisition by Dresser Industries in 1995, Wellstream established itself as niche market manufacturer supplying products to a broad range of offshore developments worldwide.

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Scantime - New Training Centre

From the 10th October 2011, Scantime PLC & SCADA Training is now being provided at the Gateshead Metro Centre Riverside Park, with state of the art facilities and training rooms for up to 30 Students and worldwide WebCasts, onsite Restaurant and TV Lounge. The new location is within walking distance of both Train and Bus at the Metro Interchange, with several hotels close to the Centre, IMAX Cinema, Restaurants, and the Metro Centre Shopping complex.

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Scantime - Omron Sysmac Automation Platform

Sysmac stands for one machine control through one connection and one software and represents a major milestone in our ten year plan, aiming at strengthening and globalizing our dominant position in the machine automation business segment.

The guiding principles behind the Sysmac automation platform are:
One control for the entire machine or production cell
Harmony between machine and people
Open communication and open programming standards

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Scantime - Host PLC Training in Nigeria November 2011

Scantime have been appointed to provide PLC Training to Engineers for a major Nigerian Authority this November and also students and engineers are invited to attend. Training will be based upon our PLC Maintenance & Fault Finding courses for Mitsubishi and Siemens PLCs, covering Hardware and Software, Programming techniques and working procedures for automation control systems. The training is being run by Dave, along with collegues who are working in Nigeria.

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Scantime - Omron Registration Detection

The packaging material used in many packaging machines is very often delivered in rolls and has to be cut and positioned accurately. In order to avoid waste and errors and to compensate for environmental influences, a registration mark (usually black or in a colour that provides maximum contrast to the background) is added to the packaging material.

The goal of any mark sensor development is to reliably detect these registration marks even in changing environmental conditions. A particular challenge is the frequent exchange of packaging materials and the continuously changing packaging designs.

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Scantime - Siemens PCS7 Automation Solution...

Much more than a traditional distributed control system (DCS): SIMATIC PCS 7 combines a unique scalable architecture with powerful engineering tools and a wide variety of additional functions such as alarm management, process safety and asset management, all of which can be integrated seamlessly into your existing environment. SIMATIC PCS 7 has everything you need to completely and safely automate your entire production process, from goods receipt to goods issue, in both manufacturing and process plants.

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Scantime - Apprenticeships and Careers...

Engineers don’t make that bad businesspeople after all: Alan Sugar last night decided to pick inventor and engineering graduate Tom Pellereau as the winner of this year’s Apprentice TV show.

Despite having decried the commercial sensibilities of engineers earlier in the series, Lord Sugar chose to reward Pellereau’s ability to come up with ideas and develop them for the market with a £250,000 investment and partnership in a new business.

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Scantime - Small-scale Turbine Is 'Very Efficient' At Lower Wind Speeds...

The creators of a vertical-axis wind turbine say their new design could at least double the energy it captures at lower speeds.

Pembrokeshire-based Quiet Revolution has found a way to make small changes to the size, aerodynamics and electrical conversion and control systems of its small-scale turbines that yield substantial increases in the amount of energy produced.

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Scantime - Material Handling Equipment To Benefit From Cyclone Engine...

Cyclone Power Technologies has signed a letter of intent with Monaghan, Ireland-based Combilift to develop and sell industrial material handling and lift equipment based on its Cyclone engines.

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Scantime - iPhone App Could Assess Severity Of Parkinson's Tremors...

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed an iPhone application that may enable people with Parkinson’s disease and certain other neurological conditions to collect data on hand and arm tremors and relay the results to medical personnel.

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Scantime - Mechanical Fingers Mimic Nature Without Electronics...

A Naples, Florida-based company has designed mechanical fingers and thumbs that mimic natural body parts without any electronics.

The criss-crossing surgical steel levers used in the so-called ’X-Fingers’ are actuated by a remaining finger or thumb and covered in thermoplastic for a lifelike look and feel.

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Scantime - Bubble Curtains Could Contain Oil Spills In Harsh Conditions...

Offshore oil spills could be contained using curtains of air bubbles that are effective even in the face of gale-force winds and strong tidal currents, according to Norwegian researchers.

A recent trial of the technology used a bubble curtain measuring 12m in length and 1.5m in width to contain a mock spill at the Trondheim Fjord in Norway.

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Scantime - Archaeologist Uncovers Lost Egypt Using Infared Satellite...

A University of Alabama archaeologist has used infrared satellite imaging to discover 17 lost pyramids, as well as more than 1,000 tombs and 3,100 ancient settlements in Egypt.

Dr Sarah Parcak’s discoveries will be revealed in the BBC documentary Egypt’s Lost Cities, which airs next Monday on BBC One and BBC One HD.

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Scantime - Microscope System Could Lead To Better Cancer Treatment...

A groundbreaking microscope and laser system has helped scientists to make an important advance in research to improve cancer treatment.

A team from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) used the equipment to determine the structure of protein molecules in the body that can cause cancer if they stop working properly.

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Scantime - Biomaterial Used For Repair, Mimics Native Human Tissue...

A new biomaterial designed for repairing damaged human tissue developed at the University of California, San Diego, more closely mimics the properties of native human tissue.

The new biomaterial was created using a new biofabrication technique that Shaochen Chen, a professor in the Department of NanoEngineering at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, is developing under a four-year, $1.5m (£919,000) grant from the US National Institutes of Health.

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Scantime - Omron Japan's Earthquake Update...

Omron Japan has confirmed that no Omron staff members in the affected area were harmed. Also most of the Omron production facilities are undamaged.

Omron Japan has confirmed that no Omron staff members in the affected area were harmed. They are still working to get a clear picture of conditions in the affected areas and are also working to confirm the safety and well-being of the relatives of Omron staff. We will take all possible measures to assure their safety.

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Scantime - Omron Europe Makes Donation To Red Cross In Japan...

Omron Europe's CEO, Mr. Shizuto Yukumoto handed over a cheque of €100.000 to Mr. Cees Breederveld, Secretary General of the local branch of the International Red Cross organisation.

The donation is made to support the disaster relief activities by the Japanese Red Cross Society to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011.

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Scantime - Software Enables Mobiles To Communicate During A Disaster...

Software developed by Flinders University’s Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen that enables mobile phones to communicate during a disaster will be freely available to the public by the end of the year thanks to the support of the Dutch NLnet Foundation.

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Scantime - New XVM Tower Light...

These new economical IP54 tower lights are well suited to applications within the textile, packaging and material handling sectors and the food/beverage processing industry.

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Scantime - Spacial SFP Enclosures...

Schneider Electric has developed Spacial SFP, a new exceptional product combining two of its greatest offers : Spacial SF and Prisma Plus System.

Designed to satisfy the most demanding applications and severe industrial environments, Spacial SFP seamlessly integrates our Prisma Plus functional system. Together, they deliver an unbeatable mix of versatility, reduced size, robustness and operational safety, all backed up of by wide-ranging tests & certifications.

Spacial SFP combines decades of know-how engineering world-class enclosures with our expertise developing prefabricated, modular, low voltage solutions that are acknowledged worldwide for their safety, dependability and simplicity.

Everything we have learned about protecting people and assets has been designed into Spacial SFP, so you can trust it to tackle the toughest commercial and industrial power and process control challenges.

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Scantime - Scantime Engineers Working on International Airport Automation Design project

Scantime as you may know, not only teach PLC & SCADA programming to individuals and company engineers worldwide, but we are also actively engaged in PLC, HMI, SCADA Design / Development and Trouble Shooting.

We are currently on Phase 2 of automating a 24MVA Power Generation system at an International Airport. The system comprises of 6 Generators, over 20 Breakers and Feeders, all of which are controlled by 29 PLCs communicating over an Industrial Network, along with 29 HMI Terminals. The Breakers and Feeders are each independently controlled by a PLC, which ensures that if automation is lost, then the Breaker and Feeder can still be operated manually, while its PLC ensures it operates within the safety limits for that zone of operation. Automation is controlled via a CCP - Central Control Panel PLC, which monitors the Public Power supplies from the 33KV Grid, and should the supplies be lost or fall outside the set Tolerances, then the Generators are automatically started, and all Breakers and Feeders automatically controlled.

Monitoring of the 33KV is done via transformers and Voltage Transducers, which covert the supply levels to 4-20mA signalling and then input to the PLC via A-D (Analogue to Digital) cards. The voltage transducers used were manufactured by FLEXCORE in the USA.

The complete PLC program for all PLCs is over 15,000 STEPS of Ladder Logic, while the CCP PLC is 3200 STEPS. There are over 100 alarms throughout the system, all being monitored by the CCP PLC. Standard programming techniques are employed, with a typical setup routine, Analogue Monitoring from the Voltage Transducers, Alarm Latches to ensure any brief alarm signal is captured and interlocked into the zone of operation within the programming.

One of the problems associated with such a design is "Testing & Commissioning", as this system controls power to an International Airport, switching OFF the Public Supply Power to the whole airport to test the Generator Backup is serious business, and so strict procedures have to be in place to ensure the interuption of power before backup takes control does not cause any accidents or major disruption to airport activity.

The CCP PLC program after it has been designed (over 3000 Steps) is then bench tested using simulators, however simulators do not tell you if the design is SAFE, or if their are hidden BUGS in the program, therefore the engineers have to be highly trained and capable of Reading PLC Programs and fully understand how the program works without simulation, this ensures they can identify any problems from their observations, and also work out any weaknesses in the program design.

The Airport engineers are to undertake 2weeks of training on the system in the next few months after trials are complete.

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Scantime - Scantime Trainee given opportunity to work on Airport Project

One of our online students "George D", who has completed all of our online PLC and SCADA courses, has been given the opportunity to work alongside us on this Airport project and use his new skills in Designing screens for the main control panel HMI terminal, which monitors the Public Supplies - Generators - Breakers and Feeders. This unique opportunity will further enhance his skills in engineering by working on a real project.

Scantime recognise PLC & SCADA programming Skills and give unqiue opportunties as they arise.

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Scantime - Mitsubishi iQ Platform

iQ is the world's first automation platform combining all key automation types on one controller. Avoid wasting valuable engineering resources trying to make different vendors’ systems work together. With iQ, Mitsubishi takes care of system integration. iQ offers an extensive array of controller types that seamlessly operate together on the same backplane. Now your engineering staff concentrate on the demands of the application itself right from the beginning.

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Scantime - Mitsubishi iQS Safety PLC

QS Safety PLC. In the past, production lines were protected by “islands” of safety control; typically dedicated safety relay panels. While safe, this approach suffered from many of the same disadvantages that lead to replacement of conventional relay panels many years ago. A safety relay panel is expensive to build, difficult to change and slow to troubleshoot. The QS offers a modern approach to safety by combining a CC-Link Safety distributed I/O network with the flexibility of a modular controller. This offers the capacity to cover an entire production line, while bringing the benefits of reduced wiring, rapid diagnostics and easy program modification and maintenance. Of course, since this is a safety controller however, there is a full complement of safeguards against system failure and unauthorized access. A SIL 3, Category 4 certification completes the picture.

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Scantime - Omron G9S0 Safety PLC

the new G9SP software-based modular safety controllers offer a convenient approach to implementing dependable safety systems with a low total cost of ownership. As well as this, the new controllers fully satisfy the needs of today’s end users for flexibility because, unlike hard-wired safety systems, they can be reconfigured quickly and inexpensively when requirements change.

Ideally suited to applications in the packaging, food, automotive, injection moulding and printing sectors, G9SP controllers are available in models with 20/8, 10/16 and 10/4 safety inputs and outputs.

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Scantime - Device Is Able To Detect Single Cancer Cells In A Blood Sample...

A Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have created a new device that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample.

The microfluidic device, described in the 17 March online edition of the journal Small, could allow doctors to quickly determine whether cancer has spread from its original site. It could also be used to detect viruses such as HIV.

It could eventually be developed into low-cost tests for doctors to use in developing countries where expensive diagnostic equipment is hard to come by, said Mehmet Toner, professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard Medical School.

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Scantime - DECC Plans Roll-Out Of Smart Meters Across Britain...

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set out the strategy and timetable for the installation of 53 million smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses across Britain.

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Observing high hygienic production standards and regulations is very important, when processing or handling fresh food.

But freshness and hygiene is not all. For consumers an appealing exterior and display is a key purchasing motivation. This requires special care when handling food that can be easily damaged or when damaged food needs to be identified during the handling.

To ensure cost competitiveness, automated high speed handling processes are standard in today‘s food production processes.

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The UK government has asked Dr Mike Weightman, the UK's chief nuclear inspector to report on the implications of the still unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan on existing and new plants in this country.

The soundings, however, from Chris Huhne, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change suggest that the exercise will be more about reassuring the public than a root-and-branch examination of all aspects of nuclear safety.

In leading this review, Weightman should reflect on the seeming inability of experts and authorities to allow for the type of worse-case scenarios now happening at the Fukushima facility.

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Aberdeen, UK - UK offshore oil and gas industry group Oil & Gas UK has announced the start of manufacturing of a well capping device, with completion scheduled for summer. The device is to be a key part of the UK sector’s oil spill response contingency plans.

The device has been commissioned by the industry’s specialist organisation, Oil Spill Response Ltd, and is being built by Cameron Ltd in Leeds.

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London – Buoyed by strong demand fundamentals in world energy markets, Shell is planning to deliver over $100 billion in net capital investments the next four years: earmarking a spend of some $25-$27 billion per year for 2011-14.

Recent investments includes the start up of a new LNG site at Qatargas 4, and the restart of refinery catalytic crackers at the Port Arthur at end-2010 and at Pernis in February 2011. The group is also soon to start-up the Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Qatar, and significantly upgrade oil sands capacity in Canada.

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Siemens Simatic PLC’s is one of the most popular PLC’s used in the world. You may already have seen Siemens PLC’s being used to control manufacturing processes in the place that you work, if not - then as you progress and wish to work for other companies they may use SIEMENS - Using the programming skills that you have learnt, how would you apply these skills and program a Siemens Simatic S7 series PLC. Engineers with this skill are in DEMAND. See job vacancies worldwide and invariably you will see ENGINEERS REQUIRED - SIEMENS PLC’s.

Unlike other PLC’s SIEMENS is not straight forward to program, which is why we say you need programming experience before learning SIEMENS – now that you have gained knowledge on Scantime courses and worked with your Course Tutor you will have acquired necessary skills for PLC Programming, we will show you how to apply this and Program the SIEMENS S7.

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