PID Tuning

  • August 15, 2017
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Optimizing Control for More Profitable Operation

Professionals in the process control world understand that “less” can often mean more. That is especially true when referring to reduced cycling within a given production process. Reducing oscillations and

  • August 15, 2017
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Feed Your Way to Consistent Product Quality!

Typically Mill Feeders aren’t the first thing that come to mind when looking for performance improvements at a cement mill, especially at one with annual capacity of four million tons.

  • August 15, 2017
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Are Oscillations Making Your Process All Wet?

It’s said that too much of a good thing is a bad thing. A leading oil and gas producer learned that too much variability in their gas pre-heater was negatively

  • August 15, 2017
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Can Your Process Handle the Pressure?

Phenol is a vital raw material in the production of high-impact resins that are used in the construction, transportation and other industries. Located along the Ohio River, Haverhill Chemicals produces

  • August 15, 2017
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Modeling the Dynamics of Highly Oscillatory Processes

Optimizing heat rate is a critical success factor for most coal-fired power plants. Too little heat and the plant wastes the energy produced from bituminous coal and other costly production

  • August 15, 2017
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Is Poor Control Wearing You Out?

In the power industry, the cost of replacing a single pump can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars in terms of new equipment cost, manpower, and system downtime. Changes

  • August 15, 2017
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Can You Cope With the Pressure?

As global demand for oil continues to rise upstream energy producers find themselves under increasing pressure to retrieve crude from existing, proved reserves. Traditional subsurface oil recovery methods that are

  • August 15, 2017
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A Stable Desuperheater Is Super Profitable!

Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a regional power generation and transmission company that services nine of the US’s plain states. As a consumer-owned cooperative, Basin Electric provides critical utility services

  • August 15, 2017
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Is Process Drift Fueling Inefficiency at Your Plant?

In the highly competitive market for alternative fuels, Glacial Lakes Energy LLC understands that inefficient processes can have a negative effect on plant profitability. Drifting processes hinder quality and reduce

  • August 15, 2017
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Are Slow Cycle Times Eating Your Profits?

Although not a financial services company, Evonik Industries fully appreciates the time value of money. That’s especially true in terms of how the company manages the cycle time of its