Automation Using State Based Control
An edible oil processing company struggled to run various products with unique characteristics until they applied state-based control loop performance monitoring software to handle the differences.
April 27, 2021 – Control Station Enrolls Leading Canadian System Integrator in CSI Program
Addition of Apex Automation Solidifies the Company’s New Global Partnering Initiative Control Station today announced the formal enrollment of Apex Automation in the company’s Certified System Integrator (CSI) Program. Apex
Marginal Process Performance Gains Can Add Up Fast
Looking for areas to improve production may seem overwhelming. There are countless factors, inputs, and outputs to consider and analyze. It’s typical for staff to limit their focus only to
March 2, 2021 – Control Station Launches Program to Certify System Integrators
Veteran of Business Development Promoted to Lead the New Program Control Station simultaneously announced the formation of a Certified System Integrator Program and the promotion of Jonathan Stevens to the
A Stable Process is a Profitable Process
Engineers in the Basic Materials market understand the value of Set Point tracking as a means of controlling business-critical production processes. Simply put – better Set Point tracking results in
Maximizing Production and Profits Through Improved Process Control
Magnesium Elektron’s (MEI) profits were being heavily impacted by an inability to control a critical production process. Excessive oscillation in the Chiller at their Flemington, New Jersey production site had
FEBRUARY 2011 – PID TUNING FOR ALLEN-BRADLEY PLCS
A best-practices approach to understanding and tuning PID controllers. In the Forward to his “PID Tuning Guide,” Control Station’s Dr. Robert Rice notes that the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is here
JULY 2017 – PROCESS OPTIMISATION: BIG DATA SHINES LIGHT ON CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE
An engineer working at a corn milling production plant receives his daily report on specific opportunities to optimize the facility’s regulatory control systems. The facility is one of dozens owned
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
February 2023 – STATE-BASED ANALYTICS TAME COMPLEXITY
A level control application with numerous operating states demonstrates how to apply control loop performance monitoring software with integrated state-based analytics.