Incanto Academy · In person / Weekends

Working Professionals

For engineers moving into automation and robotics without stepping away from their job.

Apply Or visit the lab first: Saturday campus experience, ₹99

Format

How it runs

Saturday batch: 4 months
Sunday batch: 5 months, including a one-month capstone
Cohort: Up to 15 engineers
Where: Rajajinagar, Bengaluru

Campus experience · ₹99

Spend a Saturday morning in the lab.

Two hours at our Rajajinagar lab before you decide. Book a slot for ₹99.

01
See the floor
The robots, PLC panels and vision stations you would train on, running, not on slides.
02
Sit in on a weekend session
Watch a batch of working engineers at the workstations, and ask them how they fit it around work.
03
Meet the mentors
Engineers who design and commission automation for plants, here and abroad.
04
Map your move
A one-to-one chat on where automation fits your background, and which batch suits you.

Incanto Dynamics, No. 373, 2nd Phase, West of Chord Road, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru

Who it is for

Built for engineers who want the floor, not the slides

Maintenance and production engineers who want to own the automation on their lines
Engineers moving from IT or design roles into core automation
Teams sent by their employer to upskill together

What you learn

The curriculum

Industrial automation

Field devices, inputs and outputs
Control panel design and safety
Pneumatics and hydraulics
PLC programming on multiple brands
HMI and SCADA
Industrial networks
Project planning and commissioning

Robotics

Robot fundamentals
End-of-arm tooling design
Programming six-axis and SCARA robots
Vision integrated with the robot
Force and torque sensing
Conveyor tracking

Physical AI

ROS 2
Machine vision and inspection
Mobile robots and navigation
Simulation in Line Zero

Syllabus

Month by month

Every week is taught on the hardware in our lab, and every month ends with something you have built.

Month 1 Advanced PLC Programming & Industrial Logic

Review PLC architecture, configure digital and analog I/O, master internal relays, latching, timers, counters, data handling, shift registers, and troubleshoot industrial programs.

Week 1PLC Architecture, Hardware Configuration, Addressing & Digital/Analog I/O Modules
Week 2Bit Logic Instructions, Latching Circuits, Timers & Counter Instructions
Week 3Advanced Instructions (Comparators, Math, Move, Shift Registers, Program Control)
Week 4Industrial Applications (Conveyors, Pumps, Interlocking) & Troubleshooting Exercises

Month 2 HMI, Industrial Communication & Hardware Integration

HMI development (navigation, alarm history, data logging, recipes) and configuring Modbus/Ethernet protocols across multiple PLC software platforms.

Week 1HMI Screen Development, PLC-HMI Tags Configuration & Alarms Setup
Week 2Advanced HMI: Alarms History, Real-time Trends, Recipes & Password Security
Week 3Hardware Integration: PLC/HMI Test Benches, Modbus RTU/TCP & Ethernet Networks
Week 4Practice on Multi-Platform PLC Software & Migration Concepts

Month 3 Industrial Robotics

Program 6-axis industrial robot arms, set up coordinate systems and I/O handshakes with PLCs, and integrate robot vision and end effectors.

Week 1Industrial Robot Classification, Selection, Degrees of Freedom & Applications
Week 2Robot Commands, Coordinate Systems (World/Tool) & Teach Pendant Motion Programming
Week 3Robotics System Handshake: Robot I/O Modules & PLC-Robot Communication
Week 4End Effectors Design & Selection, Robot Vision Integration & Part Inspection

Month 4 Instrumentation, Control Panels & Industrial Projects

Incorporate instrumentation and panel design, execute hardware integration (PLC + HMI + Robot), and deploy two extensive turnkey capstone projects.

Week 1Instrumentation, Sensor Integration, Panel Layout Drawings & Electrical Panel Wiring
Week 2System Integration: PLC + HMI + Robot Commissioning & Troubleshooting
Week 3Capstone Project I: Automated Cell Programming & Hardware Testing
Week 4Capstone Project II: Full Turnkey Commissioning, Optimization & Best Practices

AI module AI and smart manufacturing

A high-impact module covering Python scripting for data handling, AI machine vision for quality control, robot-PLC logic handshakes, and AMR fleet path planning.

Python Programming, Data Pipelines & Shop Floor Integration to AI Models
AI Machine Vision: Object Detection, Defect Classification & Part Inspection
AI Decision Layers & Logic Coordination on top of PLC/Robot Systems
AGV vs AMR Architectures, Fleet Management & Path Planning Stack

Month 1 Advanced PLC Hardware Configuration, Addressing & Core Logic Engineering

Deep-dive into industrial PLC hardware architectures, rack topology, CPU memory organization, digital & analog I/O signal conditioning, wiring schematics, and rigorous bit logic programming with real-time industrial problem statements.

Industrial Automation Foundations, PLC vs DCS vs PAC & Hardware Architecture Standards
Siemens S7-1200 / Rockwell Micro850 Hardware Setup, Rack Layouts & Slot Addressing
Digital & Analog I/O Module Interfacing, 4-20mA & 0-10V Signal Scaling and Calibration
Core Bit Logic Operations (Normally Open, Normally Closed, Output Coils, Set/Reset Latches)
Internal Memory Flags, Edge Detection (Positive/Negative Triggered Pulses) & Latching Relays
Scan Cycle Timing Analysis, I/O Refresh Mechanisms & Industrial Safety Interlock Design
Comprehensive Machine Logic Exercises: Conveyor Transfer Stations, Reversible Starters & Interlocking

Month 2 Advanced PLC Instructions, Timers, Counters & Sequence Automation

Master complex machine sequencing and arithmetic operations. Implement retentive and non-retentive timers, high-speed counters, comparators, math registers, and structured sequence logic.

Industrial PLC Timers: On-Delay (TON), Off-Delay (TOF), Pulse (TP) & Retentive Timing Blocks
High-Speed Counters (CTU, CTD, CTUD), Presets, Accumulators & Real-Time Production Counting Logic
Data Handling & Math Functions: Integer/Float Math, Trigonometric Scaling, Move (MOV) & Block Transfers
Comparison Instructions (Equal, Not Equal, Greater/Less Than) & Analog Threshold Detection
Bit Shift Registers (BSL/BSR), FIFO/LIFO Queues, Word Rotations & Part Tracking Conveyors
Program Flow Control: Subroutines (JSR/RET), Master Control Resets (MCR) & Fault Interlocks
Hands-on Industrial Problem Statements: Batch Mixing Reactors, Multi-Stage Packaging & Level Control

Month 3 Industrial HMI Systems, SCADA Visualization & Multi-Platform Software Practice

Engineer intuitive industrial operator interfaces, alarm banners, historical data loggers, and recipe management systems, with cross-platform programming on Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell CCW.

Industrial HMI Fundamentals, Display Hardware Architecture & Network Comm Configuration
Ergonomic GUI Screen Development, Pushbuttons, Indicator Pilots, Numeric Inputs & Bar Graphs
Dynamic Tag Mapping: Global Tags, Local Variables, Multiplexing & Bidirectional Status Synchronization
Enterprise Alarm Management: Active Alarm Lists, Alarm History, Severity Grading & Acknowledgment Routines
Real-Time Trend Plotting, Process Data Logging, USB / CSV Export & Audit Trail Generation
Recipe Management Systems: Parameter Storage, Batch Recipes & Product Changeover Routines
Multi-User Access Control, Role-Based Password Security Levels & E-Stop Remote Monitoring
Cross-Platform Hands-On: Siemens TIA Portal WinCC + Rockwell FactoryTalk / CCW Interfaces

Month 4 Industrial Networks, Instrumentation, Control Panel Engineering & 6-Axis Robotics

Deploy industrial field networks (Modbus RTU/TCP, PROFINET), configure instrumentation transmitters, wire electrical control panels, and program 6-axis industrial robot arms with teach pendants.

Industrial Fieldbus Protocols: RS-485 Physical Layer, Modbus RTU Master-Slave Architecture
Industrial Ethernet Communication: Modbus TCP/IP, PROFINET Addressing, Subnet Masks & Managed Switches
Instrumentation & Process Sensors: RTDs, Thermocouples, Photoelectric, Ultrasonic & Proximity Sensors
Electrical Control Panel Design: General Arrangement (GA) Drawings, Power Distribution & Circuit Protection
DIN Rail Layout, VFD / Drive Integration, Contactor/Relay Sizing, Ferrule Labeling & Panel Wiring Standards
Industrial Robotics Kinematics: 6-Axis Manipulators, Joint vs Cartesian Space & Degrees of Freedom
Teach Pendant Operations: World, Tool (TCP) & User Coordinate Frames Calibration
Robot Motion Commands: Point-to-Point (PTP), Linear (LIN), Circular (CIRC) & Speed/Acceleration Profiles
Robot-PLC Hardware Handshaking: Digital I/O Interlocks, Part-Ready Signals & Cycle Start/Stop Protocols
End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT): Pneumatic Grippers, Vacuum Cups & 2D Machine Vision Inspection Integration

Month 5 Dedicated Turnkey Industrial Capstone Project & Plant Commissioning

A full dedicated month where working professionals build, wire, program, test, and commission an entire turnkey industrial automated cell from scratch, building a production-grade portfolio project.

Week 1Architecture Specification, P&ID Drawings, Single-Line Diagrams & Complete I/O Mapping
Week 2Physical Hardware Mounting, Control Panel Wiring, Sensor Termination & Safety Loop Verification
Week 3PLC Control Code Implementation, HMI Operator Screen Development & Modbus Telemetry Integration
Week 46-Axis Robotic Pick-and-Place Trajectories, Tool Center Point (TCP) Tuning & Vision Camera Guidance
Week 5Full Turnkey Commissioning, Interlock Safety Defense, Stress Testing & Industry Review Portfolio Defense

AI module AI & Smart Manufacturing Integration

A specialized high-impact bonus module covering Python scripting for data handling, AI machine vision for quality control, robot-PLC logic handshakes, and AMR fleet path planning.