Posts Tagged ‘PID Control Loops’
June 2022 – STATE-BASED ANALYTICS: EMPOWER PLANT-WIDE OPTIMIZATION
While process manufacturers have justified nearly 30 years of automation investments on the observations of one man, today’s control loop performance monitoring technologies are providing new, data-driven insights into the state of regulatory control.
Read MoreChange: Something that Sports and Manufacturing have in Common
Tuning a production facility’s numerous PID control loops should be standard operating procedure at the start of a new season. It’s well known that PID performance can have a significant impact on production output and efficiency
Read MorePulse is Okay, but Doublet is Better
The Pulse and Doublet tests both allow practitioners to observe the process moving in opposite directions, but which is better?
Read MoreWhat is data backfilling?
Manufacturing facilities across the process industries are increasing their adoption of plant-wide monitoring and diagnostic solutions. Essentially, they’re seeking to capitalize on existing investments in data as a means of improving production efficiency and throughput. One type of diagnostic solution in particular that is seeing a significant uptick in adoption is Control Loop Performance Monitoring (CLPM) technology.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2019 – Monitoring and Diagnostic Solution Positioned for Continued Growth
Control Station announced the latest release of its PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution. The Spring 2019 release further simplifies deployment at sites equipped with the market’s leading data historian while providing enhanced features sought by all single-site, multi-site, and enterprise licensees. The release positions Control Station to capture still greater share of the global monitoring and diagnostic market.
Read MorePlantESP: Connect with PI
Through an automated scan of the Asset Framework hierarchy PlantESP quickly locates elements associated with PID control loops that are used to regulate production.
Read MoreWhat should you consider when tuning PID controllers?
Knowing how to tune a PID loop while satisfying its unique control objective is critical. Fortunately there is a group of descriptive statistics that characterizes a controller’s core performance attributes and that helps you to get the tunings right each time. Below are four (4) KPIs that process control experts frequently use when determining if their new PID tuning parameters are right for the job.
Read MoreImproving Unit Startups to Reduce Cost and Improve Heat Rate: Application Results
This project sought to evaluate the ability of CLPM technology to accurately identify underperforming PID control loops and to assess the effect of PID controller tuning on a plant’s startup…
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2018 – Control Station Celebrates Three Decades of Process Control Innovation
Control Station today celebrates thirty years as an innovator of process control solutions that are licensed globally to leading academic institutions and world-class manufacturers. The milestone and associated success are a direct result of the company’s steadfast commitment to delivering value-rich product and service offerings.
Read MoreFewer Metrics Leads to Better Results
Big Data and IIoT have captured the automation industry’s imagination. A key take-away from all that’s been written is that plant data holds the key to making many production processes safer, more efficient, and more profitable. While there’s growing evidence that Big Data and IIoT are delivering meaningful value, some scientists have begun to wonder if there is a limit to the amount of information that is actually helpful. They’ve posed the question: At what point does information become detrimental to the people who rely on it?
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