Posts Tagged ‘PID’
Chemicals: Facilitating Decision-Making with Data
Mechanical issues can often go undetected for long periods of time, all the while negatively affecting a facility’s production throughput and efficiency. Although the responsibility of engineering staff is to root out and resolve such mechanical problems, they sometimes require multiple forms of proof before accepting the presence of poor process behavior.
Read MoreFEBRUARY 2010 – UNDERSTANDING DERIVATIVE IN PID CONTROL
The third factor in PID is the least understood. Derivative action can do good things, but when used improperly, it causes headaches. You’ve probably heard the expression, “a little knowledge…
Read MoreNOVEMBER 2011 – A POWERFUL MIGRATION OPTION FOR PID TUNING
Now that Rockwell Automation no longer offers RSTune and RSLoop Optimizer, customers have a compelling option through the company’s partner program. The Rockwell Automation Encompass’s Product Partner program offers a…
Read MoreJUNE 2016 – CLPM: DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF PLANT-WIDE OPTIMIZATION
Petrochemical manufacturers experience unique challenges when it comes to maintaining effective regulatory control. As practitioners know, the dynamics of petrochemical processes are complex. From the volatility of batch reactions and…
Read MoreFEBRUARY 2018 – THE LINK BETWEEN PID & RELIABILITY
It seems as though most discussions concerning condition-based maintenance quickly shift toward asset reliability and predictive analytics. There’s quite a bit of value to be gained from monitoring the health…
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2020 – Control Station Continues Global Growth with Strong 2019 Export Sales
Control Station today announced another record year of sales supported by strong exports and steady growth in the licensing of the company’s process diagnostic and optimization solutions. The company’s performance reflects overall growth in the industrial control and automation sector and increased global demand for process and energy efficiency solutions.
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 MoreThe “D” in PID Stands for: Do Not Use (Sometimes)!
The Derivative Term is not only the last letter in PID (i.e. Proportional-Integral-Derivative) it’s also the most maligned of the three. With its big kick, the Proportional Term provides an immediate correction for changes in control and it is clearly the star of the PID controller. So too, the Integral Term is credited with its tenacious correction of Offset and for steadily pushing a loop back to Set Point. And then there’s Door #3: The lowly Derivative Term. Derivative works to counteract the rate of change of the process variable.
Read MoreWhat should you expect from Process Control training?
Searching for meaningful Industrial Professional Development courses can be frustrating. It’s generally understood that Process Control is an important aspect of a practitioner’s job responsibilities.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2018 – Enhanced PID Controller Tuning Technology Streamlines Process Optimization
Control Station today published the latest release of its award-winning LOOP-PRO™ process modeling and PID controller tuning technology. Among other feature enhancements the Fall 2018 Release introduces an innovative capability for connecting live to any commercial PID controller. The new release also enhances the software’s overall performance and security via a comprehensive rewrite, and it now caters to the multilingual needs of Control Station’s growing base of international customers.
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