Process Control Training Systems
by Lucas-Nuelle
Water treatment plants, refineries, food processors, and pharmaceutical lines all run on process control. Sensors measure temperature, pressure, level, and flow, and controllers and actuators respond thousands of times a minute. Industry is now layering IoT sensors, machine learning, and predictive maintenance on top of those control loops. Tuning a PID controller or diagnosing a vibration fault takes practice on real systems, though, and most classrooms can't offer that safely or affordably.
Lucas-Nuelle's Process Control training systems bring real control loops into the lab. Students measure physical variables, build and tune controllers, model systems in MATLAB/Simulink, connect IoT devices, and train machine learning models, all on hands-on trainers backed by interactive software. Klein Educational supplies these systems to high schools, community colleges, universities, and workforce development centers, and helps each program get the right system configured and running.
What are Lucas-Nuelle Process Control training systems?
Lucas-Nuelle's Process Control line is a modular family of trainers covering instrumentation, closed-loop control, model-based control design, IoT, artificial intelligence, and condition monitoring. It includes:
UniTrain instrumentation courses
Applied control trainers for liquid level, flow, and temperature
The classic inverted pendulum position and angle control system
MATLAB/Simulink hardware-in-the-loop systems
An IoT climate monitoring trainer
A practical introduction to machine learning trainer
An AI quality control station that connects to a PLC over OPC UA
A predictive maintenance system built on vibration analysis
Every system is supported by LabSoft and Interactive Lab Assistant courses with virtual instruments and guided experiments.
What students learn
Students start with instrumentation: measuring electrical values, temperature, pressure, flow, displacement, and speed, and seeing how sensors turn physical variables into electrical signals. From there they move into closed-loop control. They configure P, I, D, and PID controllers on real temperature, level, flow, and position loops, record step responses, and tune loops using Bode plots. Engineering students design controllers in MATLAB/Simulink and test them on real hardware. Industry 4.0 topics include integrating IoT sensors, training machine learning models for visual quality inspection, and running vibration analysis to diagnose imbalance, misalignment, and bearing damage before they cause a failure.
How Klein Educational supports your program
Klein Educational works with CTE directors, college department heads, and workforce program managers from the first conversation through installation and beyond. That includes needs assessment, system configuration, lab and facility planning, and instructor training on the Lucas-Nuelle platform. As a Lucas-Nuelle partner, we have direct access to the full product line and Lucas-Nuelle's support team, which means faster answers and deeper product knowledge for your program.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Process Control line cover? Instrumentation, closed-loop control, MATLAB/Simulink control design, IoT, machine learning, AI quality control, and predictive maintenance.
Does it include PID control training? Yes. Students configure and tune P, I, D, and PID controllers on real temperature, level, flow, speed, and position control loops.
Is there AI and predictive maintenance training? Yes. The line includes a machine learning trainer, an AI quality control station, and a condition monitoring system for vibration analysis on rotating machinery.
Does Klein Educational help with setup and installation? Yes. Klein works with programs from needs assessment through system configuration, facility planning, installation, and staff training.
Ready to Bring Lucas-Nuelle Process Control Training to Your Program?
Whether you're building an instrumentation lab, adding control engineering to an automation program, or introducing IoT and AI to your curriculum, our team will help you find the right Lucas-Nuelle configuration for your needs and budget.