In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

In today's competitive environment, process industry companies are focused on two key objectives: profitability and delivering value to customers. However, these objectives are often disparate goals ...

The authors describe a QbD study that was performed to optimize a coating system. Coating tablets involves selecting a specific color and gloss that are used to distinguish a drug product and build ...

In recent years, AI has become important in a number of fields in helping to make better use of information, increasing efficiency and enhancing productivity. Traditionally, pharmaceutical ...

New process device profiles have been added by ODVA to the EtherNet/IP specification to provide end users with another tool to help optimize plant operations. According to ODVA, the new process device ...

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