Author: Mike Kiehl

PlantESP – Proactively identify and solve control loop performance issues.

Avid is now a Certified Systems Integrator for Control Station Plant ESP and LOOP-PRO applications. Check out this video about the benefits PlantESP. If you like what you hear, contact us here to schedule a discussion on how Avid can help optimize control loop performance and reliability.

The Dawn of Green Hydrogen? Avid is Awake, Aware, and All in!

Avid is fully invested in working to provide robust process control and automation solutions for producers of green hydrogen – a key element supporting the decarbonization of the energy supply chain. To learn more about the role of Hydrogen in decarbonizing the energy supply chain, download Hydrogen’s New Dawn here! To learn more about how […]

Making Unscheduled Downtime a Thing of the Past

Unplanned downtime cripples both productivity and profitability. Check out this webinar hosted by our partner Control Station and listen to Tim Shope, Avid’s VP of Operations and Technology, discuss how using process and electro-mechanical asset data to proactively detect common performance issues that lead to unplanned downtime.

Shaving Time: Batch Tracking & Cycle Time Analysis

Batch manufacturing of chemicals entails many distinct phases. Chemicals manufacturers, therefore, strive to cut as much time as possible from each phase of the batch process. Shaving off even a small amount of time from a phase results in increased production, directly driving significant improvements in profitability. Avid’s Chemical Process Experts use tools like those […]

Making Paper Better: Innovations In Plant-Wide Monitoring, Diagnostics & Optimization

Here’s the problem: The typical paper mill operates 100s of PID control loops and maintainsan even larger quantity of production assets. The typical plant historian stockpiles data, andextracting information that’s actionable and relevant to performance can be a challenge.Meanwhile, pressure just increased on everyone to improve production efficiency. Control loop performance monitoring (CLPM) solutions leverage […]

The Business Case for Predictive Maintenance – Calculate its True Value!

Predictive maintenance solutions are many in number and varied in technology. Regardless of the technology, developing a business case that supports investment in PdM solutions can be challenging. This white paper by Samotics provides a process for calculating and developing a business case for reducing unplanned downtime.

Avid Solutions is now a Member of Control Stations Certified System Integrators (CSI) Program.

Avid Solutions, Inc. is excited to be part of Control Stations Certified Systems Integrator (CSI) Program! As an integral part of its xTensibility™ Asset Optimization Platform, Controls Stations PlantESP and Control Loop Performance Monitoring applications, Avid’s Process Experts can provide solutions that significantly and sustainably improve their clients asset performance and reliability. The full press […]

Plant PAx Solution in a Box – Performance Tested

The PlantPAx Solution-in-a-Box for Control at the Edge. A performance tested architecture for rapid multisite deployment of process controlacross O&G, life sciences, machine building, water, and power.

Avid is Bullish on Green Hydrogen: The Next Wave For Electric Vehicles?

The Future of Work After Covid-19

This report examine aspects of the post-pandemic economy—the future of work, consumer behavior, and the potential for a broad recovery ledby enhanced productivity and innovation. Download this executive summary of the full report.