More competence in automation – Market Analyze
Statement
“All professionals in operation and maintenance should have certain competencies in automation.
We have to promote competence in Automation on the work floor.” This is the opinion of a lot of
production and / or maintenance managers, to-day.
EURIAC
EURIAC is a Leonardo Project for promoting competence in automation. EURIAC is running from
October 2011 to September 2013 under the Lifelong Learning Programme and financially supported
by the European Commission.
EURIAC aims to create a hands-on, integrated European Class in automation to support VET students
in the acquisition and use of knowledge, skills and competences to facilitate personal development,
employability and entry to a European labor market.
Market Analyze
In the frame of the on-going EURIAC project, first we did a Market Analyze for defining modern
industrial competence profiles in automation.
64 questionnaires were answered correctly and sent-in, from:
Switzerland 25, Finland 13, Denmark 5, Sweden 3, Slovakia 3, Netherlands 2, Hungary 2, Germany 1,
Italy 1, France 1, Poland 1, Portugal 1, Czech Republic 1, Brazil 1, China 1, Morocco 1, Peru 1, Saudi
Arabia 1.
Participating branches
The following branches participated:
Automation 4 - Construction, Facility Management, Consulting, Diagnostics and Maintenance
Services 7 – Food Industry 7 – Hospitals 6 – Iron and Steel, Metallurgy 6 – Logistics, Packaging and
Post Distribution 3 – Pharma, Chemicals and Petrochemicals 6 – Power and Public Management 5 –
Pulp and Paper 2 – Railway and Public Transport 8 – Ship Yards 2 – Universities 8.
Questionnaire:
The aim of the Market Analyze was to know in which areas, companies from different branches are
needing more competence of their operating and maintenance personnel.
The following items were taken in consideration:
Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC systems
Main components in a PLC-controlled system
Main hardware and software processes (standards) in PLC
programs
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Instrumentation & Robotics
Inputs and outputs (sensors and switches)
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
Programming
Common logic and switching function of a PLC
Ladder logic symbols for most common functions
Monitors and OP-Panels
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Programming decentralised devices and buses
Standard circuit symbols
Operation of decentralized devices
Testing the operation of decentralized devices and buses
Machine safety system
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Risk analyses
Safe PLC systems
Peripherals
Pneumatics
Hydraulics
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Branch specific evaluation:
The participants had the possibility to judge their interest by selecting little, moderate, much or very
much interest. Much or very much interest was the level for giving priority to the item.
Branches
Automation
Construction,
Facility Management,
Consulting,
Diagnostics,
Maintenance Services
Food Industry
Number of
participatants /
countries
Total 4
Finland 3,
Sweden 1.
Total 7
Saudi Arabia 1,
Denmark 1,
Finland 2,
Hungary 1,
Switzerland 2.
Total 7
Denmark 2,
Finland 1,
Peru 1,
Switzerland 3.
Hospitals
Total 6
Switzerland 6.
Iron and Steel,
Metallurgy
Total 6
Finland 2,
Germany 1,
Slovakia 1,
Sweden 2.
Total 3
Netherlands 1
Denmark 1
Switzerland 1.
Total 6
Brazil 1
China 1
Italy 1
Switzerland 3.
Total 5
Denmark 1
Finland 1
France 1
Switzerland 2.
Total 2
Finland 1
Switzerland 1.
Logistics, Packaging,
Post Distribution
Pharma,
Chemicals,
Petrochemicals
Power
Public Management
Pulp and Paper
Railways,
Public Transport
Total 8
Hungary 1,
Switzerland 7.
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Main Focuses
Main components in a PLC-controlled system
Main hardware and software processes (standards) in PLC programs
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Inputs and outputs (sensors and switches)
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Safe PLC systems
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Risk analyses
Pneumatics
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Inputs and outputs (sensors and switches)
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Risk analyses
Main components in a PLC-controlled system
Main hardware and software processes (standards) in PLC programs
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Risk analyses
Safe PLC systems
No specific focus
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Inputs and outputs (sensors and switches)
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Risk analyses
Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC systems: all items
Instrumentation & Robotics: all items
Programming: all items
Programming decentralised devices and buses: all items
Machine safety system: all items exempt risk analyzes
Peripherals: all items
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Inputs and outputs (sensors and switches)
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
Testing the operation of decentralized devices and buses
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Ship yards
Total 2
Finland 2
Universities
Total 8
Czech Republic 1
Finland1
Morocco 1
Portugal 1
Slovakia 2
Polen 1
Netherlands 1
56
All industrial branches
All questionnaires
including universities
64
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safe PLC systems
Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC systems: all items
Instrumentation & Robotics: all items
Programming: all items exempt Ladder logic symbols for most
common functions
Programming decentralised devices and buses: all items
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Hydraulics
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
Motors, driver units and servo techniques
General safety rules and basic safety systems
Safety systems with active components
Fault finding in PLC controlled systems
General safety rules and basic safety systems
This Market Analyze was supported by:
Automation:
LKI Käldman Ltd. (FI), Siemens (FI), AB Solving OY (FI), Electroline AB (SE).
Construction, Facility Management, Consulting, Diagnostics, Maintenance Services
SAUDI OGER LTD. (KSA), TSMC ApS (DK), Koestustekniikka Ky (FI), A.A. Stadium Ltd. (HU), Maintpartner OY (FI)
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services Swiss AG (CH).
Food Industry
Arla Foods (DK), Nordic Sugar (DK), Atria Oyj (FI), Alicorp S.A.A. (PE), Hochdorf Nutritec AG (CH), Micarna SA (CH), Nestle
Suisse (CH).
Hospitals
Inselspital Bern (CH) & others.
Iron and Steel, Metallurgy
Aurubis Finland Oy (CH), Ruukki Metals (FI), Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (DE), U.S.Steel Košice,s.r.o. (SK), SSAB
EMEA AB (SE), Tibnor AB (SE).
Logistics, Packaging, Post Distribution
CSi industries B.V. (NL), Post Danmark (DK), Die Schweizerische Post CH).
Pharma, Chemicals, Petrochemicals
PETROBRAS (BR), Colgate-Palmolive (China) Co., Ltd. (CN), Polimeri Europa S.p.A. (IT), F. Hoffmann-la Roche (CH) & others.
Power and Public Management
Amager forbraending (DK), EDF (FR), Helsinki Energy (FI), AG für Abfallverwertung AVAG (CH), Industrielle Werke Basel (CH).
Pulp and Paper
UPM (FI), Perlen Papier AG (CH).
Railways, Public Transport
MÁV HUNGARIAN RAILWAYS PRIVATE COMPANY BY SHARES (HU), SBB, Schweizerische Bundes Bahnen (CH), Bernmobil
(CH), Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (CH), schienenverkehr-beratung.ch GmbH (CH) & others.
Ship yards
Flink Engineering Ab (FI), Nautor Oy Ab (FI).
Universities
CULS Prague (CZ), West Coast Education Ltd (FI), Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (NL), IDMEC/IST (PT),
Technical University of Kosice (SK), University of Zilina (SK), Lublin University of Technology (PL).
Many thanks to all partners for their interest.
Guido Walt
Convenor of the Market Analyze EURIAC
Website : www.euriac.eu
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