The Process Control Workshop
The Process Control Workshop is an intensive three-day training program for engineers and technical professionals responsible for the performance, troubleshooting, and optimization of industrial control systems.
This hands-on training develops a clear understanding of process dynamics and PID controller behavior, with a strong focus on practical techniques to identify poorly performing control loops, determine root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.
The workshop also covers advanced regulatory control strategies, including feedforward, cascade, and ratio control, as well as adaptive tuning (gain scheduling), and control valve linearization.
The workshop emphasizes practical, plant-proven methods that participants can apply immediately to improve control performance.
What You Will Learn
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand process dynamics and PID controller fundamentals
- Select appropriate tuning methods and tune control loops effectively
- Diagnose common control loop problems and determine their root causes
- Improve the performance and robustness of control loops
- Apply advanced regulatory control strategies where appropriate
- Assess control loop performance and identify optimization opportunities
Workshop Topics
- Fundamentals of process control
- Process characteristics and limitations on loop performance
- PID control: proportional, integral, and derivative modes
- Controller forms, settings, and configuration options
- Proven tuning methods for self-regulating and integrating processes
- Techniques for tuning difficult control loops
- Troubleshooting and correcting control problems
- Applying feedforward, cascade, and ratio control
- Control loop performance assessment
Customization and Hands-On Training
The workshop can be tailored to address specific plant processes, control platforms, and operational challenges. Many clients choose to add one or two additional days of hands-on controller tuning using their own live control loops.
Training Materials
Participants receive the following materials for use during and after the workshop:
- Printed copy of the workshop slides
- Licensed copy of OptiControls’ Control Loop Simulator software
- Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for PID controller tuning
Contact OptiControls to discuss your training needs or request a quote for in-house training.