Posts by Control Guru
Valve Performance Issues: Using Advanced Forensics to Easily Identify & Isolate Root-Causes
Co-Hosted by: Jon Stevens, Director of Partner Development Ziair DeLeon, Field Application Engineer Valves play a critical role in regulating process performance. They are also a leading source of issues…
Read MoreAsk Doctor Bob: What is level control? (PART 3)
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And today, we’re going to be covering part three of a three-part installment on level control. Today’s topic is focused on how to…
Read MoreNew Approach for Accessing Data for Optimal PID Controller Tuning
Ask Doctor Bob: What is level control? (PART 2)
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And we’re going to be continuing our discussion of level control. In part two of this three-part installment. Let’s review where we started…
Read MoreAsk Doctor Bob: What is level control? (PART 1)
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And today, we’re going to be doing part one of a three-part installment on level control, today’s part is going to be focused…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2022 – Control Station Expands PlantESP Delivery Options through AWS Partnership
Emerging Leader for Process Analytics Aligns with Dominant Cloud Computing Platform Control Station announced advancement of its cloud strategy with the company’s enrollment in the Amazon Web Services Partner Network.…
Read MoreTop Four Factors for a Successful Enterprise CLPM Deployment
Practitioners of every age know that tuning very slow processes presents a challenge when faced with rigid time constraints. Specifically the time needed to perform the requisite bump
tests isn’t always practical. In order to tune such loops quickly some practitioners have
successfully applied a hybrid approach. While this approach won’t be found in university
textbooks, it has been proven to do the trick in a range of situations. Skeptical? Read on.
Ask Dr Bob: What is PID Control?
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And today we’re going to talk about the derivative portion of PID control. So again, let’s start with the equation. For proportional integral…
Read MoreAsk Dr Bob: What is PI Control?
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And today we’re going to talk about PI control with a focus on the I part, the integral part of PI control. So…
Read MoreAsk Doctor Bob: What is P-only Control?
Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Bob Rice. And today, we’re going to cover P-only control. First, let’s start with the equation for P-only control. So a P-only controller is, the…
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