CD Industrial Group Inc.

Simulations & Hands-On Learning Challenges

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Practical Hydraulics
Red Deer, Alberta
June 26–27, 2023
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Our instructors draw on their extensive industrial experience to teach and challenge your team. Learning is an active process, with students at every skill level using computer simulations and real live industrial equipment. We emphasize systems thinking, reliability-centered maintenance, and advanced diagnostic techniques. Students come away from our courses with a solid understanding of how systems are designed and how the individual components behave and relate, ready to make a confident and valuable contribution. If you need higher performance, sharper analysis, and deeper troubleshooting skills, these courses are going to deliver. - Carl Dyke, CEO

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Fluid Power Training

Pneumatics Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Level I
3 Days
Participants come away from this highly concentrated course with a solid understanding of pneumatic principles, and component designs and functions.

Practical Hydraulics

Level I
2 Days
Hands-on review of flow, pressure, and directional control valves, system adjustments, pump basics, as well as safe work practices.

Blast Hole Drills

Level II
3 Days
Learn to maintain and troubleshoot the hydraulic systems in Bucyrus 49HR (Caterpillar MD664) and P&H 120A blast hole drills.

Dozers & Excavators

Level II
4 Days
Go hands-on with live hydraulic components, simulations, and interactive schematics. Learn the typical circuits, sub-circuits, and operating parameters.

Fundamentals of Crane Hydraulics

Level II
2 Days
Hydraulic principles, component functions, analysis, and troubleshooting skills are taught with Live Schematic simulations and hands-on equipment from typical mobile crane systems.

Haul Truck Hydraulics

Level II
3-5 Days
Haul truck technicians and mechanics — learn to find and verify faults safely, accurately, and efficiently.

How To Maintain & Troubleshoot Hydraulic Systems

Level II
3 Days
This highly concentrated course gives you a solid understanding of hydraulic principles, and component design & behaviour.

Hydraulic Shovel Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Level II
6 Days
With a careful examination of major pump groups, pressure controls as well as pilot and directional valving, participants learn to verify correct and normal hydraulic shovel functions.

Hydraulic System Maintenance & Troubleshooting for Coiled Tubing

Level II
3-5 Days
Gain a deeper understanding of injector control and reel drag hydraulics.

Hydraulics for Slickline & Wireline Units

Level II
2 Days
A hands-on session on winch control and hydrostatic hydraulics.

Hydraulics for Wind Turbines

Level II
3 Days
This highly customizable course examines the circuits that govern blade pitch, rotor braking, and yaw.

Hydro Station Power Intake Gates

Level II
3 Days
Explore the hydraulic systems that control hydro station, power intake gates, and spillway gates.

Hydrostatic Drive Troubleshooting Boot Camp

Level II
2 Days
Get a solid understanding of hydrostatic drive principles, critical components and adjustments, as well hydraulic and electric pump displacement piloting.

Loaders & Graders

Level II
4 Days
Learn to maintain and troubleshoot loader and grader systems for maximum availability and reliability.

Pulp & Paper Mill Hydraulics

Level II
5 Days
By the end of this training week, your maintenance team will be safely testing, adjusting, and maintaining mill systems.

Sawmill Hydraulics

Level II
5 Days
A week-long intensive study of reliability-centered system maintenance. Learn our highly effective approach to troubleshooting, and practice hands-on with our hydraulic training panels and Live Schematic simulations.

Advanced Hydraulics Troubleshooting & Motion Control

Level III
3 Days
Understand the internal workings of complex hydraulic motion and pressure controls, and the right adjustments for proper operation. Then, learn an effective, methodical approach to troubleshooting for when tough problems arise.

Advanced Mobile with Load Sense Hydraulic Troubleshooting

Level III
2 Days
Cut through the complexity of Load Sense with our live hydraulics training panels, advanced system simulation software, oilfield and mobile machinery schematics, and hands-on study of individual cut-away hydraulic components.

Hydro Turbine Governor Hydraulics

Level III
3 Days
Gain clarity on the servo-hydraulic governor systems used on hydroelectric turbines.

Electrical & Instrumentation

ControlLogix & RSLogix 5000 Basics

Level I
2 Days
Gain experience with the functions, architecture, and software in use in the ControlLogix PLC platform.

Electrical System Troubleshooting & Circuit Analysis

Level I
2 Days
With a clear methodical process, troubleshooting under the stress of unplanned downtime can be carried out efficiently and effectively.

Mobile Equipment Electrical Troubleshooting

Level I
2 Days
The first step in rigorous, analytical electrical troubleshooting training for mechanics.

PLC5 & SLC500 with RSLogix Basics

Level I
2 Days
A comprehensive, hands-on program using a hardware rack, and simulations of RSLogix with visual layout and animation of actual machinery.

Schneider Modicon PLCs Level 1: Concept V2.6 with Quantum Controllers

Level I
2 Days
Study the fundamentals of ladder logic, practice on real equipment, then learn our troubleshooting techniques by addressing faults in I/O cards and wiring.

ControlLogix & RSLogix 5000 Intermediate

Level II
3 Days
Basic PLC network troubleshooting and analog I/O skills. Configure a complete mill network of PLCs, and learn how to recover it after an outage.

Industrial Electronics Troubleshooting

Level II
5 Days
Learn effective troubleshooting methods, and practice them in a safe environment with actual components and simulations.

PLC5 & SLC500 with RSLogix Advanced

Level II
3 Days
Go deeper into analog functions and high-speed data handling, with our hands-on circuitry lab and software layout environment.

Sensor Electronics

Level II
3 Days
Become a mobile equipment technician who can identify sensors, explain their function, wiring configuration, and signal type, and then conduct diagnostic tests.

Applied Automation & Process Control

Level III
5 Days
Demystify the abstract and obscure field of electronic controls, by practicing hands-on with live control circuits, simulations, and modelled systems.

ControlLogix & RSLogix 5000 Advanced

Level III
3 Days
A deep study in RSLogix 5000 to learn how and why well-built, well-programmed systems perform at their best.

PID Control System Troubleshooting

Level III
2 Days
Go hands-on with actual low-voltage control circuits, controllers, and computer logging/graphing programs. Learn to identify the components and sub-circuits of a control system, then learn how to zero-in on faults as they arise.

Serial Communications: RS-232, RS-485, Modbus Serial, Modbus+

Level III
2 Days
Electronics technicians and instrumentation specialists learn the layers, protocols, limitations, and electrical parameters involved in serial communications for the process environment.