ExperTune, Inc.

ExperTune’s PlantTriage now delivers control system diagnostics within an hour. PlantTriage Configuration Wizards automate the configuration tasks. These wizards were developed using ExperTune’s patented wizard-builder technology. The new wizards automatically extract the DCS controller configuration, with the user supplying only the most basic information, such as tag names.

ExperTune, Inc. is offering a no-cost upgrade for existing users of Rockwell RSTune® and RS Loop Optimizer®. The transition is simple because ExperTune is the developer of the RSTune and RSLoop Optimizer software.

ExperTune’s PlantTriage software now automatically finds the root cause of process upsets. The latest advance, “Root Cause Finder™”, automates the in-depth analysis that was previously performed by an experienced engineer

ExperTune’s PlantTriage can now share information with maintenance planning and other enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools. PlantTriage’s diagnostics can be used to initiate work requests for instrument repairs, control tuning, and valve replacements.

ExperTune’s PlantTriage now provides real-time trending of process variables on your mobile phone. Live data from a control system is relayed to your cell phone’s browser. This feature allows users to have immediate access to control-room data, even when working remotely out in the plant.

ExperTune, Inc announces the capability to tune cascade control loops directly from the web browser interface of the PlantTriage Loop Performance Monitor. This greatly streamlines the tuning process, according to ExperTune’s Founder John Gerry.

ExperTune’s PlantTriage® Control System Monitoring Software now has tools to diagnose the health of instruments, valves, and controls.

A new whitepaper from ExperTune, Finding the Root Cause of Process Upsets, explains new methods to identify and resolve the root cause of process upset conditions. Finding the root cause of upsets is critical to permanently solving process upsets. Solving the root cause issue saves time and increases efficiencies faster than other methods. For example, attempting to tune all affected control loops involved much effort compared to finding and fixing the one root cause of the upset.

With ExperTune's PlantTriage software, an engineer or technician can now tune over 50 control loops a day. PlantTriage identifies loops to be tuned and gives the best PID values. Before-and-after simulations quickly confirm the settings. The browser-based tools accelerate tuning time to mere minutes.

World-renowned process control expert F. Greg Shinskey will soon be providing advice to hundreds of plants, in real-time. ExperTune’s PlantTriage software has captured much of Mr. Shinskey’s process control knowledge in an on-line expert system. The software takes real-time data from any control system, then applies Mr. Shinskey’s rules, giving an instant analysis of process, control, instrument, and control valve issues.

A large treemap display in the control room shows the performance of thousands of assets with one glance. Opportunities for improvement pop out as bright red areas in the map. This display, which is updated with live information from the plant control system, allows everyone in the plant to be focused on the same goals.

ExperTune has received a patent for its novel wizard builder technology. The patent was issued April 8, 2008. The wizard builder creates connection wizards for communication between process controllers (DCS's and PLC's) and PC based software. In a way, it is a wizard that builds wizards. PlantTriage performance supervision software uses this wizard technology.

PlantTriage's new visual modeling tools result in better dynamic process models. Better models give better all-around analysis resulting in optimal PID Tuning, accurate simulated response to upsets, accurate response to process noise, and better robustness analysis.