
Operative and strategic seminars - our experts at your site
Seminars for Maintenance Personnel, On-Site at Your Location
- Tailored training adapted to your needs
- Reduce travel costs and staff absences
- Training in a familiar environment without disrupting operations
- No long journeys; your team stays productive on-site
- Practical exercises can also be carried out directly on your equipment
We are also happy to deliver these specialist seminars on-site at your premises.

Life Cycle and Obsolescence Management
The maintenance seminar highlights the importance of a well-thought-out service strategy and explains how to develop one. It also demonstrates how to ensure reliable plant availability and fast response times.

SIMATIC S5 – System Handling and Troubleshooting COMPACT
The new COMPACT SIMATIC® S5 seminar provides valuable foundational knowledge over the course of three days, covering assemblies, areas of applications, and special features - alongside practical experience in handling malfunctions.

SIMATIC S7 COMPACT - Basic knowledge, system handling, troubleshooting
The 3-day seminar supports maintenance personnel in developing and implementing efficient measures for fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, and system restart within the system. Participants train their skills using a virtual S7 system.

TIA Portal Expert Knowledge I – Transition/ Migration from STEP7
In this seminar, we teach you how to configure and program a PLC control system using the TIA Portal V19 engineering platform, as well as how to commission the control system and diagnose faults. The goal is to migrate existing software or a STEp7 project to the new TIA Portal engineering platform.

TIA-Portal Expert Knowlege II – System Retrofit and Troubleshooting
This seminar provides knowledge and skills beyond the basics, equipping participants to modify existing production systems. The focus is on physically implemented retrofit measures using a custom-developed system model created in-house for this purpose.

Schedule on-site seminars - from enquiry to certificate
Seminars at your premises are delivered in close coordination with you.
Customer enquiry
In your enquiry, please let us know the desired semnar format, the number of participants, and any specific topics you would like to cover.
Individual offer
Based on the information you provide. we will prepare a detailed, tailored offer including all relevant information and requirements for the requested seminar.
Appointment confirmation and order placement
We will coordinate the date for the seminar together. Once all framework conditions have been agreed, we will send you the order confirmation.
Seminar delivery
We will bring the necessary seminar equipment and deliver the requested seminar on your premises.
Issuing of certificates
The seminar concludes with the issuing of official certificates of attendance to your participants.
Seminar evaluation
Following the event, participants will provide their feedback. We will then discuss the results with you in a final review meeting.
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The speakers
Our experts are well-networked within the industry and actively participate in various professional associations, committees, and panels. In addition to providing practical, field-tested expertise, you will also receive firsthand information on new legal regulations, current standards, and technical developments.

The hardest and most bitter path to success is the one through experience – it remains a valuable and irreplaceable asset in everything.
Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Ignorek, Head of SIMATIC S5 Professional Seminars

Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Ignorek
He has over 30 years of experience in the programming of control and automation technology. As a seminar leader, he supervises the technical seminars for SIMATIC® S5 and S7.
Experience & engagement
- Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering and System Construction
- Managing Director at DIAS - Engineering Office for Automation and Process Design
- Experience in connecting control systems with IBM and PCS7 systems
- PLC Programmer for system and machinery construction with STEP5
- PLC Programmer for system and machinery construction with STEP7
- Over 30 years of industry experience, including more than 10 years as a trainer

The combination of modern training methods and fault simulations on real system hardware maximizes learning success. Through practical case studies, real value is created for your team.
Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Weber, Head of SIMATIC S7 Professional Seminars, EICHLER GmbH

Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Weber
Since the beginning of 2024, he has been working as a technical seminar leader at EICHLER. He has many years of experience in electrical and automation technology as well as software programming.
Experience & engagement
- Energy Systems Electronics Technician
- Dipl.-Ing. Electrical Engineering / Automation Technology
- 12 years of software programming and commissioning of automation systems (worldwide)
- 10 years of project management in automation technology
- 4 years as a lecturer in electrical engineering and automation technology
- Since 2022, member of the examination board for Mechatronics at the IHK Schwaben