PID tuning and process control services

In a typical plant, many controls and processes are not operating optimally, which can result in less stable production, higher raw material usage, increased energy consumption and lower yield. Neles™ PID tuning and process control services are designed to identify controls impacting performance and help you return to optimal production.

Benefits

Measure and report on performance and profitability

Monitor performance over time, and identify the controls that have a negative impact on process performance. Deliver targeted, actionable information to the right people every day.

Get to the root cause of every problem

Quickly identify the root cause of poor control. Recommend corrective actions to repair, upgrade, tune, adjust setpoints, or change strategy.

Prioritize corrective actions

Prioritize corrective actions to the areas that have the most significant impact on production efficiency, where economic value is greatest, and where you will get the fastest economic payback.

Sustain performance

Continuously monitor the plant and immediately recommend corrective actions to sustain plant performance. Track and monitor business KPIs and technical index for optimal operation.

Hidden PID tuning and performance issues are costing you money

A typical process plant is losing millions annually from poorly-performing control systems. Generally about 20-30% of controls are in manual mode, and up to 85% of control loops have sub-optimal settings.

Furthermore, 20-40% of controllers are oscillating, adding to plant variability, and hurting reliability. With so many issues, it can be hard to monitor, prioritize, and resolve process problems.

Neles control performance experts can provide solutions to these problems.

Our PID tuning and process control services identify incorrectly configured control loops, root causes of issues, and prepare corrective actions that optimize your control performance.

Expertune PlantTriage

Expertune PlantTriage is a loop optimization software which continually monitors your plant to identify issues whenever they occur.

Allowing PID tuning and much more, this award-winning software was designed and developed by a team with hundreds of years of controls experience.

Expertune Global Loop Optimizer SaaS

Expertune Global Loop Optimizer SaaS deliver safe, world-class PID loop tuning to every plant in your company. It is an optimal software if you have multiple plants and more than 100 loops to tune.

Expertune PID Loop Optimizer

Expertune PID Loop Optimizer is a PID tuning software especially for single plants and locations with 100 loops or less to tune.

With Expertune PID Loop Optimizer you can eliminate guesswork and stabilize your plant quickly.

Control performance service

Control performance service is a turn-key solution to plant performance problems and issues with poorly performing control systems.

Control performance evaluation

Neles control performance evaluation provides an expert assessment of your process controls, giving an overall picture of problem areas as well as their impact on production costs and volume.

Expertune ValveTriage service

Expertune ValveTriage service detects valves and instruments that disturb the process to create a foundation for efficient maintenance planning and action prioritization. These findings are then prioritized according to the severity of the problems and the economic significance of the devices.

Insights into PID tuning and process control

Webinar: How to monitor advanced regulatory control

Advanced regulatory controls (ARC): How to monitor your ARC strategies, to make sure they are delivering their best performance all the time. Watch our webinar by Vincent Morehead, Senior Process Control Engineer at Neles to learn more about ARC.

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Webinar: Loop tuning – What can you do remotely?

Often, PID tuning constants are developed quickly, by guessing, or with unreliable methods. The outcome is increased wear on valves, shortened valve life, poor control, and inconsistent results. In this webinar, we will show you how to tune remotely with Expertune PID Loop Optimizer which is a PID tuning software designed to eliminate the guesswork.

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Webinar: IIoT, Digitalization and Process Control

Process Control Systems are uniquely positioned as one of the first industrial systems that can leverage the IIoT. This presentation addresses the routine monitoring of industrial control systems themselves. This includes monitoring of the performance of not only basic equipment, such as instrumentation and valves, but also monitoring of control loops, control strategies, and process results.

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Webinar: Driving OEE improvements

Implementing modern condition monitoring methods can have a real positive impact on overall equipment effectiveness. Most industrial facilities are only leveraging a small fraction of the available process and equipment data, while many problems lie hidden in plain view. Large, expensive equipment can receive a lot of attention, while smaller, less expensive equipment is not monitored as closely.

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6 steps to better pulp & paper performance through consistency control

Consistency control has an immediate and direct effect on almost all aspects of the pulp and paper process. Problems with consistency control inevitably lead to quality problems, reliability problems, sheet breaks, lost production, and increased energy costs. These six steps can greatly improve the operation of consistency loops, bringing stability to quality to pulp and paper operations.

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Webinar: Loop tuning - troubleshooting

Do you have loops to tune? Watch our webinar to learn more about troubleshooting in loop tuning. In the webinar, Vincent Morehead, Senior Process Control Engineer at Neles, tells about troubleshooting in loop tuning: what to do before you start tuning, the importance of testing, and a case study

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9 steps to achieve energy savings in process plants

The industrial sector alone consumes more than 50% of all the energy used in the world in manufacturing and production. Saving energy is more important than ever, as costs to the environment and to the bottom line are getting more attention. Especially in process manufacturing, energy accounts for a significant share of the operating costs.

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