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Process Control Loop Tuning and Optimization

A focused short course on diagnosing poorly performing control loops and applying tuning techniques to improve process stability and product quality, aimed at engineers looking to extract more consistent performance from existing plant control systems without capital investment.

3 day courseRegister NowRequest Proposal

Course objectives

  • Diagnose common causes of poor control loop performance
  • Apply PID tuning methods to improve loop stability and response
  • Evaluate control valve and instrument contributions to loop performance
  • Apply cascade, ratio and feedforward control strategies where appropriate
  • Use loop performance monitoring tools to sustain improvements

Who should attend

  • Process control engineers
  • Instrumentation engineers
  • Process engineers
  • Plant optimization specialists
  • Control room supervisors

Course outline

  1. 01Diagnosing poor control loop performance
  2. 02PID control theory and tuning methods
  3. 03Valve and instrument contributions to loop behaviour
  4. 04Cascade, ratio and feedforward control strategies
  5. 05Advanced regulatory control concepts
  6. 06Sustaining loop performance through monitoring

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Process Control Loop Tuning and Optimization
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
12 to 14 October 2026Victoria Falls, ZimbabweClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
3 to 5 December 2026Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
2 to 4 July 2027Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
26 to 28 July 2027Nairobi, KenyaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now