Metso ExperTune PlantTriage software now includes a new capability: Model Predictive Control Monitoring
11/06/2014 Metso Automation Ltd (formerly Neles Controls)
The new software performs continuous assessments of the performance of Model Predictive Controls (MPC). These assessments are used to diagnose issues with Disturbance Variables (DVs), Controlled Variables (CVs), Manipulated Variables (MVs), and the MPC Controller itself. There are over 100 assessments of performance, which allows a high degree of specificity in the recommended corrective actions. Some of the new metrics include: Effective Controller On-time, Controller Health, Time at Constraints, Model Prediction Error, and Oscillation Detection.In addition to a detailed assessment of MPC performance, Version 12 now presents the results in a new, more user-friendly browser interface. In response to client requests, the new interface is completely integrated with Metso ExperTune PlantTriage's traditional monitoring of underlying regulatory control loops, allowing users to drill down directly from MPC monitoring to find root causes that may lie outside the MPC structure itself.
George Buckbee, General Manager, Automation says, "Our clients wanted a way to improve the performance of the whole control system, from advanced control all the way down to the individual instruments and valves. MPC Monitoring allows us to provide a complete solution, including world-class software and related services, to improve control performance across an entire plant."
About Metso ExperTune PlantTriage
Metso ExperTune PlantTriage software is the foundation for Metso's Control Performance Business Solution. This customized service program pairs award-winning PlantTriage software with experienced control performance specialists, who collect and analyze real-time performance data, identify the root cause of underperforming loops, make and prioritize corrective action recommendations and report progress. These specialists are trained to recognize the economic value of control improvement so they can focus on the most important issues and report on their impact in business terms.
"By providing a global network of service experts and improved process control tools, such as Metso ExperTune PlantTriage, clients can expect results like sustainability and profitability," George Buckbee says .
Metso announced acquisition of U.S. software company ExperTune Inc beginning of 2013. The combination of ExperTune's products and Metso's services portfolio has strengthened Metso's capability to offer solutions targeted to improving process and business performance.
For more information, please contact:
George Buckbee
Mesto
Tel: +1 262 369 7711
Email: george.buckbee@metso.com
Web: www.ExperTune.com/plantTriage
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