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CPM-120-2 - Seminar on Process Optimization and Performance Assessment Techniques Using Matrikon Control Performance Monitor


Objectives

In a typical plant, over 75% of assets are tied to control systems. Performance monitoring results in a steady and continuous improvement in the product quality and throughput, with a reduction in operating costs and waste in process plants. Tracking the performance and determining plant or unit health becomes essential. Matrikon Control Performance Monitor identifies the areas in your plant where the greatest economic gains are possible.

This seminar will allow you to define key performance indexes (KPI's) for the different areas in your plant. You will study the most common performance indicators. Also, you will learn how to benchmark your process, identify process and equipment problems, pinpoint operation problems, etc. As a result, you will be able to increase your plant's productivity.

Who should attend

Anyone concerned with performance, maintenance issues, and management of assets and process: Managers, supervisors, production managers, process/electrical/project/control engineers, and technicians.

Schedule

From 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, each day.

Content

Day 1 : Performance

Introduction:

  • Performance for management, engineering, operation, etc.
  • Most common performance indexes
  • Performance metrics
  • Performance for maintenance, operation, equipment, etc.
Performance indexes used in Matrikon Control Performance Monitor:
  • Variability, variance, standard deviation
  • Relative performance index
  • IAE, average error
  • Harris index, minimum variance control
  • Valve travel
  • Service factor
  • Process model parameters
  • Oscillation indexes
  • Others
Oscillation detection:
  • Tools, principles
  • Valve problems
  • Load changes and interaction
  • Tips and tricks
Aggregating performance indexes:
  • Normalized indexes
  • Combining indexes
  • Global indexes for units and plants

Day 2 : Performance assessment and statistical tools

Assessment:

  • Assessment period
  • Limits, impacts
  • Data presentation
Selecting KPI's:
  • Which index should be used
  • Selecting benchmarks
  • Using templates
  • Economic benefits
  • Priorities
Troubleshooting:
  • Detecting oscillations
  • Drilling down
Tools for optimization and control loop analysis:
  • Process and valve analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Time series analysis
  • Power spectral density
  • Performance analysis
  • Process optimization
Steady-state vs. dynamic optimization:
  • Case studies
  • How to calculate benefits
Expected results:
  • Performance improvement over time
  • Return on investment
  • Examples in different sectors (chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, etc.)
How Matrikon Control Performance Monitor integrates these tools:
  • Process optimization
  • Performance monitoring

Material

Fundamentals of process control, Michel Ruel, Levis, QC, 1995, 292 p. (not included in price of a discounted course)

Live demos

  • Matrikon TaiJi
  • Matrikon Control Performance Monitor
  • Matrikon Control Performance Optimizer