Industry 4.0 – The Digital Factory – Professional short course

The National Centre for Food Manufacturing are hosting a fully funded Industry 4.0 – The digital factory, professional short course to support businesses in the food and drink sector.

The course is funded by the Institute of Technology’s In-work Skills Pilot.

This 3 day course is intended for employees of food manufacturing businesses in the UK and is aimed at first level managers.

This course will be delivered online and includes:

1) IIOT – Industrial Internet of Things

• Digital manufacturing

• Intelligent Control Systems

• Industry 4.0 and emerging technologies

• Industrial Control Systems

• Industrial digitalisation

2) Principles of Software, Programming and Control Systems

• PLC, SCADA, Field Programme Gate Alley

• Applications and examples of Embedded Systems

3) Use of Control Systems to support manufacturing

4) Improving existing Manufacturing systems with product feedback data

5) What does this look like in my business?