Instrumentation and Control Engineer - Gusto ko ani!!!

[Scott Bernard]

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Sa trabaho naman langko naka learn ug Instrumentation and Controls, ud DCS... Dili man gud ni e teach sa college gud. Naa untay PLC pero basic/elementary ra jud kaayo.

[Mr_Bean]

Medoy mahal lang noh?..hehe. 14k for only 1 week..

[Roger84]

Buenas Noches Konostedes..

Pwede ba mag enroll diri bisan dili ka graduate more in engineering field? RN na ko naka practice nako akong nursing prof sa hospital pero on the later part na realize ko murag dili man ko happy in the end. kay honestly dili man gyud ni akong ganahan murag nag gisunod lang ko sa flow/uso ba, kay daghan man gyud mga flowering words, mga happy ending stories about successful nurses specially sa US/UK. Nag try ko mag apply sa middle east pero hantod karon wala pa, pero mga female kong kauban naa didto. Siguro lisod lang kay lake man ko. Pero honestly ganahan man gyud ko magtuo new things. naa pud ko knowledge sa mga computer assembly ug software, ganahan ko sa mga pyesa. 26 na ko single pa man siguro mas nindot na lang kung mag career shift na lang ko kay naa pa time.
Question lang dili ba kinahanglan heavy gyud ang math diri para ma qualify? Plan ko adto sa cebu this year para mag enroll taga Zamboanga City ko pero ako Father Cebuano gyud try na lang siguri kaysa mag waiting/ tambay na lang ko. Thanks in advance sa mga inputs ninyo tanan. God Bless

[ejr0416]

Buenas Noches Konostedes..

Pwede ba mag enroll diri bisan dili ka graduate more in engineering field? RN na ko naka practice nako akong nursing prof sa hospital pero on the later part na realize ko murag dili man ko happy in the end. kay honestly dili man gyud ni akong ganahan murag nag gisunod lang ko sa flow/uso ba, kay daghan man gyud mga flowering words, mga happy ending stories about successful nurses specially sa US/UK. Nag try ko mag apply sa middle east pero hantod karon wala pa, pero mga female kong kauban naa didto. Siguro lisod lang kay lake man ko. Pero honestly ganahan man gyud ko magtuo new things. naa pud ko knowledge sa mga computer assembly ug software, ganahan ko sa mga pyesa. 26 na ko single pa man siguro mas nindot na lang kung mag career shift na lang ko kay naa pa time.
Question lang dili ba kinahanglan heavy gyud ang math diri para ma qualify? Plan ko adto sa cebu this year para mag enroll taga Zamboanga City ko pero ako Father Cebuano gyud try na lang siguri kaysa mag waiting/ tambay na lang ko. Thanks in advance sa mga inputs ninyo tanan. God Bless

Bai, naa ko kauban iya batch pag upgrade nya instrumentation kay RN..
At first naglisud daw kay dili pa kabalo mugamit ug tester but as the training goes on,nakabalo na daw,daku2 noon ug i cover up kay technical man ang instru but cope up lang sa training.

[Scott Bernard]

If instrumentation technicians lang, I think anyone with the proper training can do it. Installation, calibration, maintenance and replacement of instruments such as switches and transmitters, and of PLC and/or DCS cards, as well as troubleshooting.

Kana siguro pag design and program ug PLC and DCS, probably those with engineering background are preferred.

[Roger84]

@ ejr0416 & Scott: Thanks sa mga inputs

Btw unsa ba ang style sa una pure lecture then actual na? mao lang kay wala man gyud ko idea or exposure pero mag catch up lang man na siguro kung naa na sa actual training no?

Also pagkahoman ang training, asa2x company ba pwede mag ojt/ mo apply para maka gain ta experience diha sa cebu? or pwede na ba makagawas dayon?

[Scott Bernard]

Wala koy eka share sa lecture and training ana if magpa enroll ka sa mga training centers, kay sa work rako na expose ana.

As basic idea lang, read or surf about instruments (sensors, transmitters and switches) for pressure, temperature, vibration, flow, and speed. Actually daghan pa kaayo na pero mao na ang mga common. Para lang naa kay background daan.

Hatag ko ug example sa work sa instrumentation techs. Under ni sa maintenance department. During normal operation, mag preventive maintenance schedule like inspection if naay physical defects, erroneous reading, and if walay problem, cleaning lang.. assuming if it can be done online, or for some, the instrument to be PM'd will be bypassed or change-overed by a standby instrument or machine.

Then during pod sa corrective maintenance, if an equipment or machine failed, the instrument tech might check and troubleshoot if any instrument failed (there are times, the problem is not related with C&I but with electrical or mechanical). If there is a suspected instrument failure, sometimes an actual data, such as temperature or pressure gage, will be compared with the instrument transmitters reading. For swift corrective actions, the defective one will be replaced with new. Afterwards, the instrument technicians will check if the defective instruments can be repaired or not, and it is done at the laboratory or shop.

There are times that the problem is on the PLC or DCS cards. The instrument tech will replace the cards if one or more are defective. During replacement, the new card might be configured, usually ang configurations karon kay user friendly na, if maanad ka, mura nalang nag configure ka sa imong cellphone or PC.

Basta, instrument technicians are not necessarily engineering graduates. What's important lang is that you are trained with sufficient background. And don't worry, an instrumentation engineer or supervisor will be there to guide and lead you along the way.

[Xeed]

Wala koy eka share sa lecture and training ana if magpa enroll ka sa mga training centers, kay sa work rako na expose ana.

As basic idea lang, read or surf about instruments (sensors, transmitters and switches) for pressure, temperature, vibration, flow, and speed. Actually daghan pa kaayo na pero mao na ang mga common. Para lang naa kay background daan.

Hatag ko ug example sa work sa instrumentation techs. Under ni sa maintenance department. During normal operation, mag preventive maintenance schedule like inspection if naay physical defects, erroneous reading, and if walay problem, cleaning lang.. assuming if it can be done online, or for some, the instrument to be PM'd will be bypassed or change-overed by a standby instrument or machine.

Then during pod sa corrective maintenance, if an equipment or machine failed, the instrument tech might check and troubleshoot if any instrument failed (there are times, the problem is not related with C&I but with electrical or mechanical). If there is a suspected instrument failure, sometimes an actual data, such as temperature or pressure gage, will be compared with the instrument transmitters reading. For swift corrective actions, the defective one will be replaced with new. Afterwards, the instrument technicians will check if the defective instruments can be repaired or not, and it is done at the laboratory or shop.

There are times that the problem is on the PLC or DCS cards. The instrument tech will replace the cards if one or more are defective. During replacement, the new card might be configured, usually ang configurations karon kay user friendly na, if maanad ka, mura nalang nag configure ka sa imong cellphone or PC.

Basta, instrument technicians are not necessarily engineering graduates. What's important lang is that you are trained with sufficient background. And don't worry, an instrumentation engineer or supervisor will be there to guide and lead you along the way.

asa ka na industry type na expose ani brad? and unsa usually ang nindot na brand sa DCS?

[Roger84]

Thanks the info Scott Bernard, try ko pod mag search kong naa mga ebooks.

Dagko ba chance ani na maka-practice gyud ta pagkahoman sa study/ training as Intrumentation Tech? Sa case ninyo asa mo dayon nag apply pagkahoman sa training? Gusto ko unta i consider ani as career shift nako. Salamat

[ejr0416]

If you want Instrument Tech be sure you are technically skilled or have atleast a technical background on elex or automation but if you're not you have to cope up with it.

Instrumentation and Process Control field invloves everything in process elements or called it measuring transmitters. Could it be a flow,speed,temperature,level,pressure and even on chemical's acidity.
There are some(not all)Instru Engr or foreman were not technically equiped compared to some instru tech. Its the skills matter most coz Industries that invloves a process control are mostly high profitable company around the globe, could it be in an Oil and Gas Refinery, Water Treatment and Petrochemical and Power Plant.

@Roger, im done with the training and got an actual practice in some plants in cebu and dumaguete as an ojt. Loop check from field to DCS Room.