Posts Tagged ‘PID Control Loops’
Fewer 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?
Read MoreRockwell PID Execution Time: the Difference Between Continuous and Periodic Tasks
Have you ever seen an Integral Term on a PID controller that seems an order of magnitude larger or smaller than what should be used? Often, the issue stems from the method in which logic is executed on the Process Automation Controller (PAC).
Read MoreWhat is Process Gain? Why is Process Gain important when tuning Processes?
Professionals who tune PID controllers using manual methods tend to agree that understanding the Process Gain of their system is of the up-most importance. Among industry practitioners the Process Gain is often referred to as the “how far” or even the “sensitivity” variable and yet these descriptions can be rather vague to beginners.
Read MoreJune 27, 2018 – Control Station Leverages Association to Access Global Community of System Integrators
Control Station today announced its membership with the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). Through this membership Control Station aligns with the automation industry’s leading not-for-profit trade association for system integrators.
Read MoreApril 24, 2018 – Automation OEMs Address Market Demand for Regulatory Control Optimization
Control Station today announced the acceptance of several invitations to present at user conferences and symposia hosted by major automation OEMs during 2018. Planned presentations will address best-practices for tuning the control systems that provide the foundation of factory automation…
Read MoreNovember 8, 2017 – New PlantESP Release Provides Enhanced Security, Performance, Multilingual Support
Transition to HTML5 Delivers Essential Enhancements and Positions Platform for Future Innovation Manchester, CT – November 8, 2017 – Control Station today announced a new release of its flagship PlantESP™…
Read MoreInnovations in Plant-Wide Monitoring, Diagnostics & Optimization
Here’s the problem: The typical paper mill operates 100s of PID control loops and maintains an even larger quantity of production assets.
Read MoreWhat to Learn from a Plant’s Frequency Data
If you’re old enough to remember the Internet browser called Netscape, then you may remember the company’s CEO – Jim Barksdale – who once quipped: “If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have is opinions, let’s go with mine.” Fortunately for those that come to this blog there’s typically sufficient amounts of data. That said, a question often raised relative to a plant’s process data is: What gems are hidden in it?
Read MoreHow Does Loop Monitoring Help with Root-Cause Analysis?
For most individuals, a house is the most expensive asset that they’ll ever purchase. And while living there a homeowner can expect a significant problem or two to arise whether that problem involves a leaky roof, termite damage, or some other costly issue. A downside of such problems is that the damage is typically and irrevocably done before the homeowner encounters the first visible signs that the issue even existed.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2017 – OSIsoft Selects Control Station to Join Exclusive Partner EcoSphere
Control Station today announced the formation of a new technology partnership with California-based OSIsoft, LLC. The partnership brings together leading suppliers of operational intelligence technologies to better serve the growing market demand for advanced and actionable process analytics.
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