Process Control Training = Improved Quality + Higher Yield

This 2-day seminar includes the PID Loop Tuning Class.
  

Purpose of the Class

This training class will teach engineers and technicians how to improve product quality and increase yield through better process control. The course will cover commonly used process control strategies. We will discuss when each strategy is appropriate along with the common implementation pitfalls that produce less than desirable results.

Each strategy will be simulated and demonstrated using software-based process simulation in class. At the start of the class, each student will receive a free copy of this software to follow along. Each student will also receive reference copies of the simulations used in class. This software is ideal for practicing strategies you would like to implement without disturbing your process.

Course Agenda

• PID Control: Implementation of PID control, Common mistakes, Brief discussion of proper tuning
• Cascade Control: Benefits of cascade control, Processes that benefit from cascade, Common implementation issues, Demonstration
• Feedforward Control: Benefits of feedforward, Discussion of when to use feedforward, Implementation of feedforward, Demonstration of how feedforward control can reduce a process disturbance
• Gain Scheduling and Multiple PID: Discussion of process nonlinearity, How nonlinearity can affect your process, Implementation of gain scheduling, Demonstration of the benefits of gain scheduling
• Override Control: Discussion of override control for process safety, Implementation of override control, Discussion of the importance of controller tracking, Simulation
• Long Deadtime Processes and Interacting Loops: Discussion of other common control issues and their solutions

Applications

Students will receive copies of all the simulations used in class. This includes simple temperature, flow, and level loops along with complex applications such as Chemical Reactor, In-Line Blending, Extrusion, Ramp and Soak Furnace Control, Fermentation, Glass, and Moisture. Using the provided software, students can simulate, change, and build a new control strategy on the fly. The results can be seen and evaluated right away.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, technicians, laboratory managers, and whoever has the responsibility for building or maintaining a process and needs to use PID controls.

Special Bonus:

Each student will receive a free copy of the same software tool that the instructor will be using to develop, test, and simulate the applications listed below. This is a $3,600 value.

Cost:

$1,600 per student.

For dates and locations, see the training calendar.