KNX Journal 2011-1
KNX Journal 2011-1
KNX Journal 2011-1
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<strong>KNX</strong> Partners<br />
New Training Centers<br />
ABB SACE<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> Training Center<br />
(Italy)<br />
After several years of activities with<br />
hundreds of <strong>KNX</strong> projects in the home<br />
and building segment (flats as well as<br />
schools, offices, museums,...) all over<br />
Italy, ABB SACE has decided to start its<br />
own <strong>KNX</strong> certified center to spread<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> knowledge to installers, planners,<br />
engineers, system integrators - involved<br />
in the electrical field. By attending training<br />
courses, customers can achieve the <strong>KNX</strong><br />
partner certification and obtain an optimal<br />
mix of theoretical and practical instruments<br />
to propose, plan and commission<br />
a <strong>KNX</strong> installation in any application field<br />
for residential, commercial or industrial<br />
buildings. To better support promoting<br />
this technology, they also organize conferences<br />
about energy efficiency to underline<br />
the impact of home & building automation<br />
based on <strong>KNX</strong> to save energy.<br />
Contact: www.abb.it<br />
Amaisys Training Center<br />
(Spain)<br />
The appropriate selection of automation<br />
systems and information technology<br />
services that support all the company<br />
divisions have become a key factor to<br />
compete in the market. Amaisys Technologies<br />
services include specialized<br />
coaching and mentoring of managers and<br />
operators in order to obtain extensive<br />
knowledge in both areas. The training<br />
portfolio includes: <strong>KNX</strong> certified training,<br />
SCADAlBMS certified training, energy<br />
efficiency training and project management<br />
certified training.<br />
Contact: www.amaisys.com<br />
Armiti Trading L.L.C.<br />
(U.A.E.)<br />
Armiti is the second training centre in the<br />
Middle East, having more than four years<br />
experience in <strong>KNX</strong> system integration in<br />
the most important booming construction<br />
area of the world: Dubai. This company<br />
has a long list of commissioned projects<br />
in its references such as hotels, villas, office<br />
buildings etc. On the other hand ,Armiti is<br />
the official partner for the most important<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> members who are well-known in the<br />
Middle East region such as ABB, Steinel,<br />
WHD and Eelectron. Armiti, with more<br />
than 30 engineers in main and sub offices<br />
in the Middle East, plays a very important<br />
role in the <strong>KNX</strong> market in the G.C.C. and<br />
Middle East region.<br />
Contact: www.armati.ae<br />
CINEL (Portugal)<br />
CINEL is a training center for electronics<br />
in Portugal. In their facilities in Lisbon<br />
and they teach courses related to the<br />
whole electronics spectrum and IT. In<br />
2001 when they realized that <strong>KNX</strong> is the<br />
most important technology for building<br />
automation, they started to offer several<br />
training courses with ABB and HAGER<br />
products for the public market. For several<br />
years they offered these courses, showing<br />
their students the basic applications of a<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> installation. With the development<br />
of <strong>KNX</strong>, the number of specialized courses<br />
has increased. The required devices for<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> and <strong>KNX</strong>+ training were bought,<br />
and in 2009 the instructors started the<br />
process of certification. Today they have<br />
two <strong>KNX</strong> tutors who will conduct the<br />
<strong>KNX</strong> basic and advanced courses in Porto<br />
and Lisbon.<br />
Contact: www.cinel.pt<br />
GEWISS IBÉRICA<br />
Training Centre (Spain)<br />
The Project CAMPUS GEWISS PROFES-<br />
SIONAL promotes and disseminates a new<br />
dimension in electrical engineering culture<br />
through the teaching of new technologies<br />
and its application in the field of installation.<br />
The courses are taught by qualified trainers<br />
to give a fair contribution of theoretical<br />
and practical content. The content of the<br />
courses is very diverse including a wide<br />
range in the electrical sector, from courses<br />
for training lighting projects to the design of<br />
electrical distribution boards. The training<br />
for Home & Building Automation includes<br />
basic courses of one day to bring students<br />
to these technologies and the training<br />
course to obtain the title of <strong>KNX</strong> Partner:<br />
courses that are developed with coaches<br />
designed with <strong>KNX</strong> devices of GEWISS.<br />
Contact: www.gewiss.com<br />
44 <strong>Journal</strong> 1/<strong>2011</strong>