Stop Chasing Alarms. Start Driving Profit. Go Beyond Reactive Control and Master the Brain of Your Refinery.
A stable plant is the baseline. An optimized plant is the goal. For senior operations and engineering professionals, the difference lies in transitioning from merely supervising the process to actively commanding it. It’s about silencing nuisance alarms, solving hunting loops, and unlocking the hidden efficiency that directly impacts the bottom line.
This elite 5-day program is designed for experienced professionals ready to become true masters of process control. We dive deep into the advanced strategies and technologies that define modern refining: advanced loop tuning, DCS/PLC architecture, Model Predictive Control (MPC), and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). This isn’t theory; this is a hands-on immersion using a high-fidelity Siemens PCS7 and Compact Logix simulation platform, where you will troubleshoot, optimize, and manage complex scenarios in a real-world control room environment.
In This Course, You Will Master How To:
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Diagnose and resolve complex loop disturbances—hunting, cycling, and sluggish behavior—that plague most plants.
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Tune complex control strategies, including cascade, split-range, feedforward, and ratio controllers, for optimal performance.
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Architect and troubleshoot logic within DCS and PLC platforms, understanding the critical relationship between them.
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Implement and manage Model Predictive Control (MPC) concepts to push units to their true economic and operational limits.
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Apply a systematic approach to alarm management and trip analysis, turning data into actionable intelligence.
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Understand and verify Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Burner Management Systems (BMS) logic, bridging the gap between control and safety.
Who Is This Course For?
This is an advanced curriculum for technical leaders who want to be the ultimate problem-solvers on their site:
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Senior Control Room Operators
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Instrumentation & Automation Engineers
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Process Engineers focused on optimization
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Maintenance Leads & Shift Supervisors
This is not an introductory course. It assumes a strong, working knowledge of basic process control and refinery operations.
The High-Fidelity Simulation Advantage
What separates this course is our state-of-the-art simulation lab. You won’t just talk about control theory; you will apply it on a live Siemens DCS/PLC platform. You will handle a full CDU upset, from root cause analysis to recovery, providing an unparalleled and safe environment to hone your skills under pressure.
Become the expert your team turns to when the process is unstable and the solution isn’t obvious. Enroll today to master the art and science of advanced process control.
