Why is industrial training important?

18 January 2024

Training is essential for maintaining critical infrastructure to ensure that equipment operates at peak performance, and to reduce unplanned downtime. Limited budgets, time constraints, and a changing workforce can make it challenging to effectively deploy training programmes across multiple sites.

IDX’s industrial training solutions can simplify the process so that you cost-effectively achieve operational excellence.

Benefits of training your employees

  • Increase knowledge of PROFIBUS, PROFINET and other Industrial Communications
  • Reduced unplanned downtime
  • Fast troubleshooting
  • Fault mitigation
  • Practical experience with diagnostic tools

Why train with us?

  • Excellence since 2001: We have two decades of industrial experience and knowledge to share with your team.
  • Certification: Receive a certificate upon completion of the theoretical and practical examinations. 
  • CPD Points: Earn CPD points on Fieldbus courses to develop your professional industrial skills.

Our courses

Our training can be adapted to meet the needs of your business, enabling you to fill the skills gap, improve productivity, and positively impact your bottom line. Training takes place at the IDX Academy in Fourways, Johannesburg. We offer additional onsite training and will work with your SHEQ team to ensure safe interactions.

Industrial Communication Courses
Learn how to install, troubleshoot and maintain control networks such as PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Actuator Sensor-Interface (AS-i) and Modbus. From wiring to procedures, learn to handle every aspect of your network. We offer the following courses:

Product Courses
Learn more about your Anybus, Procentec or PI products and receive the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information giving you the confidence to work with your product efficiently. We offer the following courses:

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Dhashika Ramgolam

Marketing Manager

Dhashika has nearly twenty years of experience across the construction, engineering, fitness, mining and software development industries. Her hobbies include reading, baking, playing scrabble and watching movies.

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