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Process Control Loop Tuning and Optimisation

A control loop that hunts, drifts or sits in manual costs quality, energy and equipment life every hour it runs. This course gives instrumentation and process staff a practical method to assess a loop, tune it and keep it performing. Delegates leave able to tune common loops with confidence and to recognise when the problem is the valve, the process or the measurement rather than the settings.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how a feedback control loop behaves.
  • Assess loop performance and identify poor control.
  • Tune proportional, integral and derivative settings methodically.
  • Recognise the effect of valves, sensors and process lags.
  • Apply cascade and ratio control where they help.
  • Sustain loop performance through monitoring.

Course outline

  1. 01Feedback control behaviour
  2. 02Measuring loop performance
  3. 03Proportional, integral and derivative action
  4. 04Tuning methods in practice
  5. 05Valves, sensors and process lags
  6. 06Cascade and ratio control
  7. 07Dealing with noise and dead time
  8. 08Loops that should not be in manual
  9. 09Monitoring loop health
  10. 10Sustaining performance

Who should attend

Instrumentation, control and process engineers and technicians who tune, operate or maintain control loops in process plants and utilities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000Register
5 to 9 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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5 day programme
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