LOOP-PRO ENGINEER^TM is ideal for process techs, operators and engineers with responsibility for maintaining multiple PID controllers and assuring optimal process performance. The software provides cutting edge technology with tools based on a visual presentation that makes them very easy to use.
 

Loop Tuning Power in a Few Easy Steps
Below is a brief overview of how easy-to-use and powerful LOOP-PRO ENGINEER is for improving the profitability and safety of your operation. There are many more features then we can show in a few screen shots, so please feel free to contact us to learn more and access a free demo.
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1) Read your process data into our Excel-like spreadsheet. You can obtain this data from your plant historian, or use our LOOP-PRO OPC Inbox to collect the data directly from your plant instrumentation. Note that you can edit the data using many Excel-like options.

2) View your data and crop out the those portions you do not want to include in your modeling and tuning analysis. Cropping is as easy as clicking and dragging slides bars to bracket your data of interest. You can crop multiple times from a large file to collect an array of data for comparative analysis.

3) If you desire, compute a host of statistics on your data, including mean, variance, standard deviation, min/max and total travel. Generate plots including histograms and power spectrum for visualization and consideration of advanced strategies. Tutorials and on screen tips help you interpret what you see. 

4) Choose a dynamic model from our library to quickly analyze the dynamic behavior of your process. We recommend the first order plus dead time (FOPDT) model when PID controller tuning is your ultimate goal.

5) Click the "start fitting" button and within seconds, you will have a visual representation of even the noisiest data. The process gain, time constant and dead time provide the basis for controller design and tuning. No more trial and error and expensive, off-spec product as you fiddle your way to success. You simply decide if the yellow line looks reasonably similar to your process data.

5) Select your controller manufacturer from our extensive library of controllers. Click on the algorithm and you are done. If you don't see your vendor on our list, we will add it, typically with 48 hours of receiving the information.

6) LOOP-PRO's unique tuning slide bar let's you "dial in" your desired performance. Plots show your current performance and your expected performance as you slide the dial from aggressive to conservative and anything in between.