Compares the traditional method of tuning a controller to Smart Tune which allows users to directly specify operational objectives. Breaks down how the new algorithm works through animations and summarizes the benefits: reduce efforts and complexity, quickly adapt controller to changing economic conditions, process changes or model updates, easily simulate, troubleshoot and modify controller strategy online and increase operator acceptance and controller uptime.   

Read this new white paper to find out how digital technologies can now guide improvements at all stages of an asset lifecycle – from unit design and operations optimization to maintenance programs.

The energy industry has been hit hard by current global economic interruptions: rapid drops in demand, a changing mix of preferred products, plummeting crude prices, difficulty staffing essential production sites and fragile supply lines. Energy companies are re-examining their digital capabilities and increasing their focus on digitalization as an essential strategy.

Demo showing a controller before and after Robust Control. Turning on Robust Control stabilizes a controller for a temporary period until the model can be updated to reflect true plant behavior.

En todo el mundo, las organizaciones lideres están adaptando e implementado tecnologías digitales avanzadas. La travesía de transformación digital cambiará la naturaleza de las industrias intensivas de activos, particularmente los negocios de energía y químicos. En ese contexto, Digital Twin — (copias virtuales de activos físicos y sus comportamientos operativos) tendrán papeles clave. Para los gemelos digitales que creemos hoy, un concepto clave es la inteligencia artificial que proporciona información y asesoramiento sobre los datos virtuales. Descargue este White Paper para conocer sobre estas claves esenciales en su estrategia de digital twin:

Small operational issues in the sulphur recovery unit (SRU) can lead to higher emisisons — or worse, a frustrating and costly shutdown. Simulation of the SRU can enable more reliable operations and fewer shutdowns through the prevention of issues and quick and effective troubleshooting. In this paper, we present three common operational issues and show how simulation was used to prevent or quickly resolve the situation.

Distribute feedstock and products to the right location at the best price. Discover how to optimize profit in your hydrocarbon distribution network with the ability to intuitively visualize results and manage exchange agreements and multiple modes of transportation.

Learn how Aspen DMC3 enables you to shape the economics of APC solutions to meet business objectives and modify the behavior of the controller to fit the needs of any phase of the lifecycle.

When project managers and estimators eliminate bidding and estimating sources of risk, they are empowered to produce optimized bids and estimates faster with less errors, resulting in lower CAPEX bids and estimates. Aspen Capital Cost Estimator is an integrated model-based estimating system delivering the power to minimize estimating risk, develop bids faster with improved consistency and accuracy. Watch now to learn more

Asset Performance Management (APM) technology, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) can play an important role for the food and beverage processing industry. In fact, no other industry is better suited for an approach that provides more lead time for critical maintenance decisions.