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Industrial Software Consulting PackagesĀ 

Prosera specializes in delivering tailored consulting solutions for organizations in the automation and process industries. Our consulting packages are designed to address the unique challenges faced by businesses in optimizing industrial software systems, including dynamic simulation, process optimization, and control system integration. Each package includes key discovery activities, team organization, and the execution of solutions by our team of Industry Experts. These packages are ideal for solving common issues across the automation industry, including challenges in control system performance, operator training, process optimization, and software integration.Ā 

These packages are designed to provide immediate support, offering flexible options ranging from 40, 80, to 100 one-hour sessions with Industry Experts.Ā 

The Catalyst Package

The Catalyst Package is designed for organizations seeking targeted consulting engagements to resolve specific issues within their industrial software systems. This package is ideal for smaller projects or businesses new to leveraging dynamic simulation and automation tools.

$9,800.00 USD

The Visionary Package

The Visionary Package is tailored for mid-sized projects that require more in-depth consulting and support. This package is ideal for organizations looking to implement significant enhancements to their industrial software systems and processes.

$16,900.00 USD

The Pinnacle Package

The Pinnacle Package is Prosera's premier offering, designed for organizations seeking enterprise-level consulting to address complex challenges in industrial software systems. It is ideal for large-scale projects, multi-site operations, or those requiring long-term strategic improvements. This package delivers in-depth expertise and cutting-edge solutions to transform simulation, control systems, and operational efficiency.

$19,900.00 USD

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Optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and future-proof your facility with Prosera's commitment to smart knowledge management. Explore our free, expertly curated resources designed to empower industry professionals with the tools and insights needed to excel. Together, let's shape the future of industrial innovation and operational excellence.

Tuning and Control Loop Performance

The Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller (PID) is the heart of every control system in the process industry. Given the proper setup and tuning, the PID has proven to have the capability and flexibility needed to meet nearly all of industryā€™s basic control requirements. However, the information to support the best use of these features has fallen behind the progress of improved functionality. Additionally, there is considerable disagreement on the tuning rules that largely stems from a misunderstanding of how tuning rules have evolved and the lack of recognition of the effect of automation system dynamics and the incredible spectrum of process responses, disturbances and performance objectives.  This book provides the knowledge to eliminate the misunderstandings, realize the difference between theoretical and industrial application of PID control, address practical difficulties, improve field automation system design, use the latest PID features and ultimately get the best tuning settings that enables the PID to achieve its full potential. Recommendations, Digital Twin test results, and a summary of key points in each chapter greatly help in getting the most benefit out of the knowledge gained.

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ANSI/ISA-TR75.25.02 Annex A

ANSI/ISA-TR75.25.02 Annex A - Valve Response and Control Loop Performance - Sources, Consequences, Fixes, and Specifications The absence of valve response requirements, the need to fill in a leakage class on valve specification forms, an emphasis on minimizing cost and in some cases, pressure drop, and a perception that excess capacity is good for future capability may lead one to think that valves typically designed for on-off service are a good option for throttling control because of lower cost, tighter shutoff, and lower pressure drop. Often these valves designed for on-off service employ actuators and assemblies including linkages and shaft connections with severe inherent limitations that greatly reduce control loop performance.  This annex provides the sources, consequences, fixes, and examples of valve response nonlinearities to understand the ramifications of such a decision and concludes with examples of specifications and tests to help a good throttling valve meet application performance objectives. A broad view of nonlinearities is taken to include anything that changes the valveā€™s response.  The knowledge presented is intended to give guidance (including examples of specifications and tests in Table A.1) to improve loop performance and should not be taken as requirements. The goal is to make suppliers and users aware of the impact of valve response on loop performance so that better decisions are made as to the offering and selection of throttling control valves. The need for tight shutoff can be met by a separate on-off valve coordinated with the throttling valve.

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Centrifugal and Axial Compressor Control

The efficiency and onstream time of axial and centrifugal compressors is important for many production units and utility systems. Surge, in particular, can cause system downtime and increase energy use. The flow reversals every few seconds cause severe vibrations that can damage compressor seals and shafts reducing compressor efficiency. The loss of forward flow often initiates shutdowns of production lines. This book provides a comprehensive view of compressor surge and stall based on first principles and case histories. The process and installation conditions that affect the surge curve and the severity of surge are detailed along with the dynamics of the surge cycle. Solutions are offered to reduce the occurrence and consequences of surge. Since the surge phenomena is so fast, there are exceptional requirements for the automation system to prevent surge. This book describes how to design and implement faster than normal control valves and transmitters. The essential use of an open loop backup to quickly recover from surge is detailed. Key concepts are listed to summarize important ideas and to provide insight. Questions and answers for each chapter help verify that the concepts and details are understood. A process control background is not necessary to learn and employ the system design requirements presented. This book should be useful for automation engineers, mechanical engineers, and process engineers.

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