On Thursday, October 20, 2022, the Engineering Student Association of Bangladesh (ESAB) AIUB Unit Face successfully organized a workshop titled "Industrial Automation Project & Career". The program started at 9:30 AM with 46 pre-registered participants at DS0305, Building D, AIUB. The objective of organizing the workshop was to develop basic technical knowledge and industrial skills related to industrial automation and to understand industrial instrumentation among the participants. The workshop was split into two parts: one for theoretical understanding and the other for practical experience.

The program started with the lecture of Engr. Rafat Bin Ali (Certified Delta Automation, George University, Canada & CEO, Ulterior Engineering). In his speech, he talked about the automation road map, as well as the different types of circuit breakers, push buttons, switches, and so on. He also discussed and emphasized Relay Logic Control (RLC), Motor Control Center (MCC), Programming Logic Controller (PLC), and Variable Frequency Drive (VFD).  After that, Engr. Fahim Shahriar Khan (Automation Instructor & Head Training Division, Ulterior Engineering) explained advanced automation, PLC and control system architecture, and a functional description of advanced PLC and operator station (OS). Moreover, he discussed the types and techniques of programming languages, interface devices, and software. Later, in the second portion of the workshop, all the participants got practical hands-on experience. They learned about some new industrial machinery in this section and conducted some experiments with those. At the end, there was a short Q&A session where both speakers answered questions from the participants.

After that, Advisor of ESAB AIUB Unit Face, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) gave the closing remarks and shared his valuable experience and knowledge on industrial automation with the participants. Later, he, along with Mentor of ESAB AIUB Unit Face, Mr. Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan (Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of CoE, AIUB), handed over the token of appreciation and certificates to both instructors. The event was also graced by the presence of Mr. Abul Hasnat (Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB).