Houston, Texas, April 28, 2008 – ABB released IndustrialIT cpmPlus Loop Performance Manager, part of its Collaborative Production Management suite. Loop Performance Manager (LPM) is expert software used to collect, optimize, tune and monitor the performance of a control loops. LPM uses leading-edge technology, combined with proven ABB expertise, to dramatically improve the efficiency of a control system, resulting in a direct positive impact on profitability of the overall process.
cpmPlus Loop Performance Manager combines three tools in one package: Loop Auditing, which detects underperforming control loops, Loop Tuning, to improve the tuning of the loops, and Plantwide Disturbance Analysis, which looks for oscillation patterns in the plant and then searches the root cause of these oscillations (e.g. a loop that is underperforming.)
Loop Performance Manager provides for the open, flexible analysis of systems. It works with virtually any PID type, either from ABB or other vendors, works with on-line or off-line data, and can use either open or closed loop data. LPM can be configured to provide continuous 24/7 auditing of systems, to ensure that loops continue to provide a high level of performance over time. LPM distinguishes itself by being able to be used as a complete plantwide analysis tool that can identify loops with similar oscillation problems and help track down the root cause.
Loop Performance Manager is a core component of cpmPlus (www.abb.com/cpm), ABB’s Collaborative Production Management suite of applications. cpmPlus provides process and production management, advanced optimization and connectivity solutions for the process industries.
“Loop Performance Manager has a significant impact on plant operations,” said Rauli Hantikainen, Vice-President for ABB’s Collaborative Production Management business. “We have seen surveys from industry analysts that show that the performance of almost half of the control loops they looked at were rated as poor or fair, more than two thirds had problems with sticky valves, and a significant percentage had problems with oscillations. Loop Performance Manager can detect these and suggest improvements and remedies, which can lead to real bottom-line savings in the plant operation.”
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 110,000 people.
