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Festo Didactic training: March to June 2017

1st Quarter 2017 News & events

The following courses are available from Festo Didactic:

Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111:

Johannesburg: March 22-24, May 22-24

AIDC: April 19-21

TUT: May 3-5

Durban: April 5-7, May 24-26

Port Elizabeth: March 8-10, May 31-June 2

Cape Town: May 17-19


Pneumatics (2) Maintenance PN121:

Johannesburg: April 11-13, May 24-26

Durban: March 1-3

Cape Town: May 17-19


Pneumatics (3) Advanced PN122:

Johannesburg: April 11-13, May 24-26

Durban: May 10-12

Port Elizabeth: March 29-31

Cape Town: March 1-3


Electro–Pneumatics PN211:

Johannesburg: April 5-7

AIDC: April 11-13

TUT: March 29-31

Durban: April 19-21

Port Elizabeth: March 1-3

Cape Town: April 24-26


Energy Saving in Pneumatics PN 361:

Durban: April 3-4

Port Elizabeth: May 29-30

Cape Town: May 15-16


Hydraulics (1) Basic HY511:

Johannesburg: March 1-3, April 5-7, May 24-26

AIDC: April 24-26

Durban: March 15-17

Cape Town: April 11-13


Hydraulics (2) Advanced HY521:

Durban: May 3-5


Hydraulics (3) Proportional HY132:

Johannesburg: March 8-10

Port Elizabeth: April 24-26


Hydraulics (4) Maintenance HY142:

Johannesburg: March 22-24, May 10-12

Cape Town: April 19-21


Mobile Hydraulics HY152:

Johannesburg: May 30-June 2

Durban: May 16-19


Servo and Stepper Drives ED811:

Johannesburg: March 8-10

East London: March 17-19


Mechatronic Systems AUT211:

Johannesburg: April 4-7

Port Elizabeth: April 18-21

For more information contact Helen Pretorius, Festo, +27 (0)11 971 5586, [email protected], www.festo.com



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