Process Controller Performance Monitoring and Assessment

Estimates of the percentage of industrial process controllers with performance problems are surprisingly high – various studies indicate that anywhere from 66% to 80% of controllers are not performing as well as they should. These controllers can have a significant detrimental effect on plant profitability, both in increased product variance and increased reaction times. In addition, the regulatory control layer is the foundation of all advanced applications; without a well tuned regulatory layer, DMC’s, RTO’s, ERP’s, etc. can (and often do) fail.