PLC Programming & Applications
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) play a critical role in modern manufacturing and industrial automation, enabling efficient control of equipment, processes, and systems. This two-day PLC programming course is designed to help maintenance technicians, electricians, and other technical personnel build the skills and confidence needed to modify, troubleshoot, and create PLC programs for real-world applications.
Participants will learn foundational PLC concepts, including system operation, input and output addressing, logic instructions, timers, counters, and program control functions. Through hands-on simulations and practical exercises, students will gain experience working with common PLC platforms and translating hardwired control logic into PLC-based solutions. Vendor-specific programming manuals will be demystified, making them easier to understand and apply on the job.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to edit and develop PLC programs, diagnose common logic errors, and apply programming techniques directly to their workplace. This practical, application-driven training ensures attendees leave with skills they can immediately use to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and control within their operations.
Course Outline
Day One Topics:
- Five Parts of a PLC
- PLC System Sequence of Operation
- Relay Type Instructions
- Addressing
- Logic Gates
- Application of Bit Type I/O Instructions
- Troubleshooting Logic
- Converting Hardwired Systems to PLC Control
- Timer Parameters & Control Bits
Day Two Topics:
- Application of Timer Control Bits
- Compare Instruction
- Binary Decimal System
- Programmer & Processor Memory
- Program Control Instructions
- Compute Instructions
- Transfer Instructions
- Counters
- Application of Counter Control Bits
Register by September 20, 2025!
In Partnership with:
DATE & TIME:
- April 20-21, 2026
- 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION:
- Maryland MEP
- 8894 Stanford Blvd, Suite 304 Columbia, MD 21045
COST:
- $1,095 per person
CONTACT:
For more information about this training, please contact:
Sara Keith
DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
September 20, 2025
Maryland manufacturers
Maryland MEP Incumbent Worker Training Program
Maryland MEP through the Maryland Department of Labor’s EARN initiative has made funding available for Maryland manufacturers to assist with the total cost of training for incumbent workers. To be eligible, your organization must be registered with Dun and Bradstreet and have a valid manufacturing NAICS code, and have a physical location in Maryland.
About TPC Training
Jeff Cochran
Partner - Shaprio Negotiations Institute
TPC Training offers training, performance, & compliance solutions to build a better, safer, more efficient workforce. TPC Training make individuals and organizations safe, knowledgeable, and more efficient by providing education, training, and workforce management solutions through practical business consulting and advanced technology platforms.
The TPC Difference:
- More than 1,000 course hours with complete coverage of technical maintenance, safety, and skills training topics.
- A complete portfolio of training methods, including online, classroom, and on-the-job, to fit every need and budget.
- Fully customized courseware to meet the training needs of every business and job function.
- Four decades of industrial training experience on behalf of more than 40,000 clients worldwide.
Jeff has delivered customized programs for clients across many functions and sectors, including: Financial Services (Barclays, PricewaterhouseCoopers, J.P.Morgan Chase); Government (Defense Acquisition University, Department of Treasury); Pharmaceutical (Novo Nordisk, Sanofi-aventis, Bristol Myers Squibb); Insurance (GeneralReinsurance, Nationwide); Telecommunications (Verizon, Comcast); Medical Devices (Toshiba Medical Systems, Siemens Medical); Sports (Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Madison Square Garden); Media (ESPN, Hearst Corporation); Aerospace/Manufacturing (Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney), and a host of others. Jeff also works closely with the Anthony Robbins Platinum Partnership, an exclusive membership-only group personally coached by Tony Robbins.
Thanks to Jeff’s global experience, he is often asked to speak on international and cross-cultural negotiations. Equally, having served as both a sales manager and sales trainer—and having trained hundreds of procurement professionals—he offers a unique 360-degree perspective on procurement and sales.
Before joining SNI in 2000, Jeff was an Account Manager for Tessco Technologies, the nation’s largest communications infrastructure supplier. He managed a portfolio of over 250 accounts including Mitsubishi Electronics. In his role as corporate sales trainer, Jeff was responsible for educating new sales professionals and handled new hire training for Tessco, a company that had grown to $196 million in annual sales at the time of his leaving.
Jeff’s first career was working in Nepal for three years as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer. Assigned to the Nepal Bank Ltd., he used his status as an outside foreign advisor to successfully implement a micro-lending project targeting poor farmers and small business entrepreneurs to help them form borrowing co-ops.
