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Description
The comprehensive process and safety integrity level control is essential in both the power and manufacturing sectors. This singular tool caters to all power applications, such as excitation, power conversion, static start, and processing. It is engineered for enhanced productivity, featuring user-friendly options like drag-and-drop functionality, many-to-one configurations, and logic-to-HMI editing. GE's sophisticated ControlST software suite serves as the backbone for the Mark* VIe Control System, applicable to a diverse array of functions, including control, safety integrity level management, monitoring, and protection of assets ranging from turbine-generators to complete plants in various sectors such as thermal, oil and gas, wind, and solar energy. By merging the optimal features of rotating machinery control with balance-of-plant management, the ControlST software suite provides versatile tools that utilize a unified time-coherent dataset, thereby streamlining operations and minimizing lifecycle expenses. Furthermore, it incorporates the latest advancements in model-based control technology, informed by GE’s thermodynamic design models, ensuring exceptional performance, enhanced operability, and unwavering reliability throughout its application. Ultimately, this integration not only boosts efficiency but also paves the way for future innovations in energy management.
Description
Advanced Process Control (APC) provides a highly efficient solution for enhancing your plant's performance without requiring any hardware modifications. By implementing an APC application, you can stabilize operations while simultaneously optimizing production or energy usage, leading to a deeper insight into your production processes. This term encompasses a wide array of methods and technologies that complement fundamental process control systems, which are primarily constructed using PID controllers. Some examples of APC technologies include LQR, LQC, H_infinity, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and Model-Based Predictive Control (MPC). An APC application continually optimizes plant operations every minute, round-the-clock, seven days a week, ensuring consistent efficiency. Among these technologies, MPC stands out as the most widely adopted within the industry, as it utilizes a process model to forecast the plant's behavior for the near future, typically ranging from a few minutes to several hours ahead, thus providing a strategic advantage in operational planning. Through the continual refinement of processes, APC not only improves efficiency but also contributes to long-term sustainability goals.
API Access
Has API
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API Access
Has API
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Integrations
DataHUB+
No
OPUS
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Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
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Free Version
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Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
Yes
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
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Android App
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Windows
Yes
Mac
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Linux
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Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
Yes
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
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In Person
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Vendor Details
Company Name
GE Automation and Controls
Founded
1892
Country
United States
Website
www.ge.com/power/gas/controls/controlst-software
Vendor Details
Company Name
Inca Tools
Country
Netherlands
Website
www.incatools.com/advanced-process-control/
Product Features
Oil and Gas
Compliance Management
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Equipment Management
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Inventory Management
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Job Costing
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Logistics Management
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Maintenance Management
Yes
Material Management
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Project Management
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Resource Management
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Scheduling
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Work Order Management
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