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DESCRIPTION:IEEE IES/IAS Strathmore Student Chapter &amp; IEEE AP-S Dedan Kimat
 hi University of Technology Student Chapter Webinar Series\n\nSession 3: F
 rom Concept to Commissioning: Engineering an Automation System\n\nIndustri
 al automation projects rarely fail at the concept stage - they fail in the
  messy middle\, where design assumptions meet real plant conditions\, proc
 urement timelines\, and commissioning deadlines. This session gives a deep
 er look at understanding the  full lifecycle: how an automation system mov
 es from an initial engineering concept\, through design\, integration\, an
 d testing\, to a fully commissioned solution running on a live production 
 floor.\n\nJoining us is Mr. Geoffrey Nyandega\, a Senior Mechatronics Engi
 neer and key leader at Synkron Africa\, with  years of experience in indus
 trial automation and manufacturing optimization. He&#39;ll walk us through wha
 t it actually takes to engineer an automation system that survives contact
  with a real plant - the design decisions\, the integration challenges\, a
 nd the commissioning checks that separate a working system from a paper de
 sign.\n\nWhat to expect:\n\n- The engineering journey from concept and des
 ign to installation and commissioning\n- Key decisions and trade-offs at e
 ach phase of an automation project\n- Common pitfalls when moving from des
 ign to real-world deployment\n- Lessons from live industrial automation pr
 ojects across Africa\n\n📅 Wednesday\, 16th September\n🕗 8:00 PM – 
 9:00 PM (EAT)\n💻 Google Meet - https://meet.google.com/yev-pxmj-ifr\n\n
 Whether you&#39;re a student exploring automation or an engineer keen on the p
 ractical realities of industrial systems\, this is a session you don&#39;t wan
 t to miss.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Synkron Africa\n\nSpeaker(s): Mr. Geoffrey\
 , \, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577161
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577161
ORGANIZER:su_ieee_ies@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:From Concept to Commissioning: Engineering an Automation System
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577161
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;fon
 t-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;IEEE IES/
 IAS Strathmore Student Chapter &amp;amp\; IEEE AP-S&amp;nbsp\;Dedan Kimathi Univer
 sity of Technology Student Chapter Webinar Series&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times N
 ew Roman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Session 3: From Conc
 ept to Commissioning: Engineering an Automation System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\
 ; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;Industrial automation projects rarely fail a
 t the concept stage - they fail in the messy middle\, where design assumpt
 ions meet real plant conditions\, procurement timelines\, and commissionin
 g deadlines. This session gives a deeper look at understanding the &lt;span s
 tyle=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;full lifecycle: how an automation
  system moves from an initial engineering concept\, through design\, integ
 ration\, and testing\, to a fully commissioned solution running on a live 
 production floor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; styl
 e=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\;&quot;&gt;Joining us is Mr. Geoffrey Nya
 ndega\, a Senior Mechatronics Engineer and key leader at Synkron Africa\, 
 with&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;years of experi
 ence in industrial automation and manufacturing optimization. He&#39;ll walk u
 s through what it actually takes to engineer an automation system that sur
 vives contact with a real plant - the design decisions\, the integration c
 hallenges\, and the commissioning checks that separate a working system fr
 om a paper design.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fami
 ly: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;What to expect:
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 e engineering journey from concept and design to installation and commissi
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  &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;Common pitfalls wh
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 mily: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt; 8:00 PM &amp;nda
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 -ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt; Google Meet - https://meet.google.com/yev-pxmj-i
 fr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New R
 oman&#39;\,serif\; mso-ansi-language: #2000\;&quot;&gt;Whether you&#39;re a student explor
 ing automation or an engineer keen on the practical realities of industria
 l systems\, this is a session you don&#39;t want to miss.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class
 =&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,ser
 if\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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