Two products cover process control monitoring and diagnostics end to end: continuous AI-based loop performance grading and high-speed data logging for fast troubleshooting.
Continuous, AI-based PID/APC/MPC control-loop performance monitoring and diagnostics. APROMON evaluates single, cascade, feedforward, and adaptive loops, automatically calculates and archives 30+ performance criteria for every tag, and assigns performance grades so engineers know which controllers need attention first.
High-speed OPC data logging software for fast, accurate troubleshooting. PiLogger captures process data at high speed to help identify the "First Out" condition during an upset or trip, and the frequently collected raw data it produces supports more accurate system identification and control optimization.
Process control monitoring and diagnostics is the continuous assessment and performance evaluation of PID control loops, PLC- or DCS-based advanced process controllers (APC), model predictive control (MPC) systems, measuring sensors, and final control elements. PiControl's monitoring and diagnostics software suite, APROMON and PiLogger, gives engineers real-time performance evaluation, accurate fault detection, and fast, high-speed data collection, so plants can move quickly toward optimal control instead of waiting for a scheduled loop audit to find the problem.
PID loops, APC strategies, and MPC systems degrade quietly. A sticking valve, a drifting sensor, or a controller tuned for conditions that no longer exist rarely trips an alarm; it just costs the plant money every day until someone finds it. Process control monitoring and diagnostics software replaces the wait for a scheduled audit with continuous assessment, so engineers can act quickly and keep loops moving toward optimal control rather than away from it.
Process control monitoring and diagnostics is essential for ensuring the efficiency, safety, and reliability of industrial processes. Here is what it delivers, and which product delivers it.
APROMON uses artificial intelligence to assess the performance of PID and APC loops, evaluating single loops, cascade loops, feedforwards, adaptive loops, and measuring signals.
APROMON automatically calculates and archives over 30+ performance criteria for every tag, in real time.
APROMON assigns performance grades to controllers and dedicated equipment. A higher grade means better performance; a lower grade prompts attention.
PiLogger collects high-speed data so engineers can accurately identify the "First Out" condition during equipment or process-related issues.
PiLogger offers testing and training capabilities using standard OPC simulation servers.
Plants use APROMON to continuously monitor and diagnose the performance of PID control loops, DCS/PLC-based advanced process control, and model predictive control systems. Instead of waiting for a scheduled loop audit, engineers see performance grades and 30+ archived criteria per tag, and know exactly which loops need attention.
When equipment or process issues occur, plants turn to PiLogger for fast, accurate high-speed data collection and "First Out" root-cause analysis. PiLogger also supports engineer and technician training and testing with standard OPC simulation servers.
APROMON and PiLogger, controller grading, fast troubleshooting, and how to get a demo.
PiControl's monitoring and diagnostics products run in industrial plants across 40+ countries, continuously grading PID, APC, and MPC loop performance and logging high-speed data for fast troubleshooting.
See APROMON grade loop performance or PiLogger capture high-speed data, live. A PiControl engineer will map the demo to the loops and tags relevant to your plant.