https://controlstrainer.com/2026-10-21 https://controlstrainer.com/plc-simulator.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/online-plc-training.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/ladder-logic-training.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/plc-troubleshooting-training.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/level1.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/level2.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/plans.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/pilot.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-demo-2026-10-14-poster.jpg Controls Trainer product demo: PLC and electrical troubleshooting training in the browser A narrated walkthrough of Controls Trainer: maintenance technicians practice lockout/tagout, motor controls, PLC ladder logic and electrical troubleshooting on simulated control panels, and managers assign training and track progress. https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-demo-2026-10-14.mp4 147 2026-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 yes https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-commercial-v3-poster.jpg Controls Trainer in 26 seconds: practice before production A short overview of Controls Trainer, the online PLC simulator and industrial controls training for maintenance teams. https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-commercial-v3.mp4 26 2026-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 yes https://controlstrainer.com/safety-overview.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-safety-overview-2026-10-20-poster.jpg Lockout/tagout and electrical safety training for maintenance teams | Controls Trainer For safety and EHS leaders: maintenance technicians practice lockout/tagout, proving zero energy and electrical troubleshooting on simulated panels, with lessons built around NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910.147, plus signed training records. https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-safety-overview-2026-10-20.mp4 106 2026-10-20T07:32:00-04:00 yes https://controlstrainer.com/manager-overview.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-manager-overview-2026-10-20-poster.jpg Controls Trainer for maintenance managers How Controls Trainer helps maintenance managers train technicians: hands-on motor control, PLC and troubleshooting practice in the browser, with assignments, a skills matrix and signed training records. https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-manager-overview-2026-10-20.mp4 100 2026-10-20T13:16:00-04:00 yes https://controlstrainer.com/fault-finder.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/partner-overview.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/assets/site/og-controls-trainer.jpg Controls Trainer for insurance brokers and loss control partners How insurance brokers and loss control consultants can offer Controls Trainer to manufacturing clients: browser-based electrical and controls safety training for maintenance teams. https://controlstrainer.com/media/controlstrainer-partner-overview-2026-10-17.mp4 107 2026-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 yes https://controlstrainer.com/demo.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/partners.php2026-10-19 https://controlstrainer.com/why-controlstrainer.php2026-10-21 https://controlstrainer.com/press.php2026-10-21 https://controlstrainer.com/about.php2026-10-21 https://controlstrainer.com/compliance.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/risk-management.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/support.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/contact.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/enterprise.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/updates.php2026-10-20 https://controlstrainer.com/privacy.php2026-10-21 https://controlstrainer.com/terms.php2026-10-14 https://controlstrainer.com/tutorials.php2026-10-24 https://controlstrainer.com/motor-starter-wiring.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/motor-starter-wiring.jpg?v=matched20261024How to Wire a Motor Starter with Start/Stop ButtonsFollow a PLC-controlled start/stop circuit from its field devices to the contactor. See the connections, understand the feedback, and practice the job in free Level 1.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/motor-starter-wiring.mp4?v=matched202610241032026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/plc-troubleshooting-for-beginners.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/plc-troubleshooting-for-beginners.jpg?v=matched20261024PLC Troubleshooting for Beginners: A Conveyor That Will Not StartLearn a practical diagnostic order: operator report, alarm, PLC I/O, circuit measurements, controlled repair and a functional retest. Practice on the stopped conveyor in free Level 2.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/plc-troubleshooting-for-beginners.mp4?v=matched20261024932026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/ladder-logic-for-beginners.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/ladder-logic-for-beginners.jpg?v=matched20261024Ladder Logic for Beginners: Contacts, Coils and TimersConnect ladder instructions to changing input bits and machine behavior. Use the Level 3 pump requirements to understand contacts, branches, output coils and a TON timer.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/ladder-logic-for-beginners.mp4?v=matched20261024892026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/vfd-commissioning-tutorial.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/vfd-commissioning-tutorial.jpg?v=matched20261024VFD Commissioning Tutorial: Motor Nameplate and Drive ParametersCommission the simulated conveyor drive from the motor data and work order. Follow the command sources, speed reference, operating limits and restart tests in Level 4.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/vfd-commissioning-tutorial.mp4?v=matched20261024932026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/hmi-programming-tutorial.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/hmi-programming-tutorial.jpg?v=matched20261024HMI Programming Tutorial for Beginners: Build an Operator ScreenBuild an operator interface in HMI Studio and connect it to the PLC. Learn the difference between a command, an indication, an alarm acknowledgement and a machine reset.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/hmi-programming-tutorial.mp4?v=matched20261024852026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/lockout-tagout-steps.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/lockout-tagout-steps.jpg?v=matched20261024Lockout Tagout Steps in Order: A Simulated WalkthroughUnderstand the order of energy control, then see the electrical isolation and verification actions practiced in Level 1. A machine-specific procedure determines the work on real equipment.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/lockout-tagout-steps.mp4?v=matched20261024972026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/machine-guarding-training.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/machine-guarding-training.jpg?v=matched20261024Machine Guarding Training: Guards, Safety Relays and Safe RestartFollow the guard, safety relay and machine indications in Level 6. See why closing the guard, resetting the safety circuit and deliberately starting the conveyor are separate actions.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/machine-guarding-training.mp4?v=matched20261024852026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/loto-training-authorized-employees.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/loto-training-authorized-employees.jpg?v=matched20261024LOTO Training for Authorized Employees: Electrical and Stored-Energy PracticeSee how electrical isolation and a pneumatic cell can support an employer’s hazardous-energy training. Focus on recognizing energy sources, choosing controls and verifying the resulting state.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/loto-training-authorized-employees.mp4?v=matched20261024952026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/maintenance-skills-matrix.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/maintenance-skills-matrix.jpg?v=matched20261024How to Build a Skills Matrix for Maintenance TechniciansTurn maintenance training requirements into an understandable team view. Use ControlsTrainer’s assignment-based matrix to review coverage, follow up on gaps and keep completion evidence in context.https://controlstrainer.com/media/tutorials/maintenance-skills-matrix.mp4?v=matched20261024932026-10-24T06:18:13-04:00 https://controlstrainer.com/resources.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/exercises.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/how-to-read-a-multimeter.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/how-to-check-3-phase-voltage.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/lockout-tagout-procedure.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/xic-xio-ladder-logic.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/seal-in-circuit.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/quiz-buzzer-ladder-logic.php2026-10-29 https://controlstrainer.com/short-lessons.php2026-10-24https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-holding-circuit.jpgHolding, Latching and Seal-In CircuitSee how an auxiliary contact holds the contactor on after you release Start, and how Stop opens the circuit.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-holding-circuit.mp426https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-normally-closed-stop.jpgWhy Stop Is Normally ClosedFollow the coil circuit as Stop opens, then see what happens when a wire in that series path breaks.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-normally-closed-stop.mp422https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-xic-xio.jpgXIC and XIO Test BitsCompare field-contact position with PLC bit state, then watch XIC and XIO evaluate the same input.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-xic-xio.mp426https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-on-delay-timer.jpgHow a TON Timer WorksWatch a three-second on-delay timer accumulate, set its done bit, and reset when the rung goes false.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-on-delay-timer.mp422https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-rising-edge-counter.jpgOne Box, One CountSee why one blocked sensor produces one count, and why a new false-to-true transition matters.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-rising-edge-counter.mp425https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-command-vs-feedback.jpgCommand Is Not FeedbackCompare a run command with contactor feedback. A requested action and a confirmed action are different signals.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-command-vs-feedback.mp426https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-and-or-branches.jpgSeries AND, Parallel ORFollow two permissives in series, then compare parallel branches that provide alternative logic paths.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-and-or-branches.mp426https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-four-twenty-ma.jpgWhy 4 mA Is Not a Lost SignalWatch a 4–20 mA process signal and understand why a valid zero reading differs from a lost signal.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-four-twenty-ma.mp427https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-vfd-nameplate.jpgProgram the Motor RatingCompare the drive rating with the motor nameplate and identify the data used to commission the motor.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-vfd-nameplate.mp426https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-vfd-speed-slip.jpgFrequency, Speed and SlipConnect frequency, rotating-field speed and rotor speed in an induction motor, including slip.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-vfd-speed-slip.mp425https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-alarm-acknowledge.jpgAcknowledge Does Not Fix a FaultFollow an HMI alarm through acknowledgement and fault clearance, and see why they are separate actions.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-alarm-acknowledge.mp424https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-estop-not-isolation.jpgEmergency Stop Is Not IsolationSee why stopping motion does not isolate electricity or release stored energy.https://controlstrainer.com/media/reels/controls-explained-estop-not-isolation.mp428 https://controlstrainer.com/inside-the-machine-preview/2026-10-25