ACTC member companies are entitled to two free places. Discounts
are available for students/academics, IET/InstMC/IChemE members and group bookings (see the
Registration Form below for details). A
printable registration form is also available, or you can register by calling Lesley Breen on (+44) 0141 553 1111.
There are a limited number of places and allocation is on a first come first served basis,
so early registration is advised.
About PCA2007 and Agenda
The PCA 2007 training and awareness event follows on from the
successful first Process Control Academy held in 2005, and has been revised taking into account delegate
feedback to include hands-on exercises. The main theme of the event will provide an overview of enhanced
control and condition monitoring techniques through application stories and the
latest software tools. The focus will be on techniques that provide a competitive advantage through
greater reliability, robustness and improved performance.
Target Audience:
Process control engineers wishing to refresh their knowledge and understanding of the latest techniques.
Managers requiring an up-to-date overview of quality improving technology.
Operation and production staff looking for ways to get more from their plant.
Day 1 - "Getting the Basics Right"
This is based on the ACTC’s highly regarded Introduction to Process Control training course, providing
a suitable introduction for those new to process control or a refresher for experienced engineers. Covered are the basics of process dynamics; control and loop tuning; how to identify and
alleviate common problems; enhanced control such as feed-forward and cascade control. The learning
is reinforced using real-life examples.
Day 2 - "Turning Advanced Control into Applied Control"
This day will see the introduction and application of model predictive control, the most widely employed advanced strategy
for difficult to control processes. Whilst MPC was once only found in oil refineries, new tools
are allowing this technology to extend to other processes. The additional complexity of nonlinearities,
such as pH and changing product grade and throughput, is covered together with proven and new control
strategies to overcome them. Again hands-on exercises will reinforce the lectures.
Day 3 - "Fault Detecton through Condition Monitoring and Process Monitoring"
The final day provides a thorough overview of developments in condition monitoring and plant-wide monitoring
for fault detection and root cause analysis. There will be an introduction to the basic techniques and the categorisation
of different methods, including smart sensors, rotating machinery monitoring, process analytics and data driven fault
detection. The advantages, disadvantages and potential for method will be explored.
NEW!! The detailed agenda for the Process Control
Academy is now available.
TIMETABLE
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
9:00
The Elements of a Control System
9:00
Introduction to Model Predictive Control
9:00
Do you control your machinery, or does it control you?
9:45
The Process and Dynamics
9:45
Computer Based Exercise - Basics of Model Predictive Control
- FMEA, Machinery Condition Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis
10:30
Tea/Coffee
10:30
Tea/Coffee
10:30
Tea/Coffee
10:50
Computer Based Exercise - Obtaining Process Dynamics
10:50
MPC - a Useful but not Necessarily Optimal Tool
10:50
Title TBC
11:35
Applying Control to the Processes
11:35
Adaptive Predictive Expert Control Industrial Application
11:35
Process Monitoring and Data Visualisation Techniques
12:30
Lunch
12:20
Lunch
12:20
Lunch
1:30
Computer Based Exercise - PID Tuning
1:30
Computer Based Exercise - Adaptive Predictive Control
1:30
Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to Process Plant
2:15
What Makes Control Difficult
2:15
Computer Based Exercise - Using PCA
3:00
Tea/Coffee
2:30
Tea/Coffee
3:15
Tea/Coffee
3:15
Enhanced Process Control
2:50
Industrial Evolution of Nonlinear Predictive Control
3:30
Advances in Plant-Wide Controller Performance Assessment
4:00
Computer Based Exercise - Enhanced Control
3:50
A New Design Tool for Simple Nonlinear Controllers
4:15
Process Control Academy 2007 Review
4:45
Close
4:40
Close
4:30
Close
7:00
Process Academy Dinner
Additional Information
Event Venue:
This event is being hosted by Emerson Process Management at
their offices in Stockport (Horsfield Way, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 2SU
Tel: 0161 430 7100). The venue provides convenient access by road (M60 Junction 25 or M56) and
air (Manchester Airport). Map and travel direction can be obtained here.
There are several nearby local train stations (e.g Bredbury, 0.75 miles away) that connect from Manchester Piccadilly. However, Stockport (2 miles) is more likely to have taxis.
On-line Registration Form and Secure Online Payments
Each ACTC member company is entitled to a maximum of two places on this event,
which are provided free of charge. This is to allow each member company a fair chance of accessing each
event.
Some places will be made available to delegates from companies that are not ACTC members.
The rate for this particular course is £900 (excl. VAT) per delegate. Discounts are available for group bookings (more
than two delegates), IET / InstMC / IChemE members and students and academics (see below for details).
All delegates are required to register and can be made using this form (fields marked by * must be completed). Please
ensure the payment details section of the form is completed. Alternatively, a
printable registration form is available, or you can register by calling Lesley Breen on (+44) 0141 553 1111.
PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT DUE TO REACHING THE ROOM LIMIT.
Please contact us (0141 553 1111 or actc@isc-ltd.com) if you would
like to go on a waiting list, as we may get a cancellation of an already reserved place.
Registrations, Payments and General Queries should be sent to:
