<\!DOCTYPE html> SkillForge — Industrial Automation Training, Pune
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Industrial automation training — factory floor
Now accepting first cohort applications

Train on real
automation equipment.
Not simulators.

SkillForge is an industrial automation training academy embedded inside a working manufacturing facility in Pune. Students learn PLC programming, SCADA systems, and robotics by working alongside the machines that actually run in factories — not demo kits.

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100% Practical exposure
12wk Intensive program
15 Students per batch
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Inside the factory floor

Real equipment. Real production scenarios. This is what makes SkillForge different.

PLC Lab — students working on real automation equipment
Live PLC lab — working equipment, not simulators
Modern PLC classroom — structured learning environment
Modern classroom
PLC relay close-up — hands-on equipment detail
Real equipment

Why we exist

Every automation training institute in Pune shows students how to program a PLC. Almost none lets students troubleshoot a live leak-testing machine mid-shift or watch a robotic welding station run its cycle. That gap is where SkillForge lives.

Factory-floor curriculum

Modules are designed around real production scenarios. A PLC program you wrote to control a helium leak tester. A SCADA screen monitoring an actual automotive line. Not textbook exercises.

Live production exposure

Students observe how equipment behaves under production conditions: sensor noise, cycle time pressure, fault scenarios. This is what separates a training graduate from a job-ready engineer.

Placement from day one

We do not wait until graduation to find you a job. Employer partnerships are part of the program design. Every batch includes structured recruitment interactions with companies actively hiring automation engineers.

Taught by practitioners

Instructors are working automation engineers with manufacturing backgrounds. Not academic faculty. Not generic trainers. People who program machines professionally every day.

Student configuring HMI screen on production equipment

What you learn

A 12-week intensive. Each module builds on the previous. You finish with a working portfolio of automation projects from the factory floor.

01

Electrical fundamentals & control circuits

Relay logic, ladder diagrams, wiring standards, motor control circuits. The foundation everything else rests on.

Circuit design Wiring practice Motor starters
02

PLC programming (Siemens & Allen-Bradley)

Ladder logic, function blocks, sequencers, PID loops. Programming on real PLC hardware — not simulators. Projects tied to factory floor machines.

RSLogix 5000 TIA Portal Structured text
03

HMI & SCADA development

Building operator interfaces from scratch. Configuring screens, alarms, trend displays, and data logging. Connecting to live PLC data on the production floor.

WinCC FactoryTalk View Wonderware
04

Industrial networking & protocols

PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, industrial Ethernet architecture. How machines actually communicate in a modern manufacturing plant.

PROFINET Ethernet/IP Modbus TCP
05

Robotics & factory automation

Robot programming, end-of-arm tooling, automated inspection systems. Working with actual robotic welding and assembly stations in the facility.

Robotic welding EoAT setup FANUC basics
06

Troubleshooting & commissioning

The skill that separates a junior engineer from a useful one. Diagnostic techniques, fault isolation, start-up checklists, working with real production pressure.

Fault diagnosis Commissioning Documentation
SkillForge graduates receiving certificates
Alumni stories

Students Speak

Hear from engineers who trained at SkillForge

Aarav Mehta

"I had theoretical knowledge of PLCs from college. SkillForge gave me the practical exposure that made employers take me seriously. I modified a live S7-1200 program on my second week."

Aarav Mehta Batch 1, 2025
Placed at Bosch, Pune — Controls Engineer
Priya Shinde

"What stood out was working on real machines, not simulators. I was diagnosing HMI faults on a live production line by week 7. That's what made the difference in my interview."

Priya Shinde Batch 2, 2025
Placed at Bosch, Pune — Automation Engineer
Vikram Jadhav

"The industrial networking module was the most valuable. I configured a PROFINET network in our factory after the program — something I had no idea how to do before SkillForge."

Vikram Jadhav Batch 1, 2025
Placed at Mahindra, Pune — Field Engineer
Sneha Kulkarni

"I joined with a mechanical engineering background. After 12 weeks I was reading ladder logic and working with RSLogix 5000. The factory floor exposure changed how I think about automation."

Sneha Kulkarni Batch 2, 2025
Placed at Endurance, Pune — PLC Programmer
Rahul Deshmukh

"The troubleshooting week was the realest interview prep I could have asked for. I walked into my interview and described actual fault scenarios I had worked through on the floor. They hired me on the spot."

Rahul Deshmukh Batch 1, 2025
Placed at Faurecia, Pune — Maintenance Engineer
Ankita Pawar

"Small batch size meant actual attention from instructors. By week 10 I was programming a FANUC robot cell alongside my peers. That project became the centerpiece of my portfolio."

Ankita Pawar Batch 2, 2025
Placed at Spark Automotive, Pune — Robotics Engineer

What you become

A job-ready automation engineer who can hold their own on a factory floor from day one. Not a certificate holder. An actual working engineer.

Read and modify PLC programs on live equipment
Configure HMIs and SCADA systems for industrial monitoring
Troubleshoot automation faults independently
Commission new automation equipment under supervision
Work with industrial networks and field protocols
Eligible roles: Automation Engineer, PLC Programmer, Controls Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer
Entry-level salary range
INR 4.5–8 LPA

Fresh automation engineers with practical skills. Range varies by employer and location within Pune industrial corridor.

Chakan / Pimpri-Chinchwad 5–8 LPA
Tier I automotive suppliers 6–9 LPA
General manufacturing 4–6 LPA
Founded by practitioners, not trainers.

The automation skills gap
has a name. Now it has
an address.

Most engineering graduates in Pune can recite what a PLC does. Almost none have touched a live one, wired a control cabinet, or watched a production line go down and known exactly what to do. That is not their fault. It is the training system's failure.

SkillForge exists to close that gap — permanently, practically, for engineers who are ready to work.

Aundh, Pune — In the heart of the Maharashtra industrial corridor
Applications open — July 2026 cohort

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