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Instrumentation and Control Loop Maintenance

Process plants depend on instruments and control loops that measure and regulate flow, level, pressure and temperature, and drifting instruments quietly erode product quality and safety margins. This programme equips instrument technicians to calibrate field devices, check control loops and troubleshoot faults across the sensor, controller and final element. The approach is practical and grounded in the process industries operating across South Africa.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the elements of a basic process control loop and how they interact.
  • Calibrate common field instruments for pressure, level, flow and temperature.
  • Check control valve operation, positioners and final control elements.
  • Troubleshoot loop faults by isolating sensor, signal and controller problems.
  • Interpret loop tuning behaviour and recognise unstable or sluggish control.
  • Maintain calibration records and instrument history for the plant.

Course outline

  1. 01Process control loop fundamentals
  2. 02Field instrument principles and signals
  3. 03Calibrating pressure, level, flow and temperature devices
  4. 04Control valves, positioners and final elements
  5. 05Loop troubleshooting and fault isolation
  6. 06Recognising tuning and stability problems
  7. 07Calibration records and instrument history

Who should attend

Instrument technicians, control and instrumentation artisans and maintenance staff responsible for field instruments and control loops on process plant.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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