APCPro

APCPro is a specialized tool which enables real-time monitoring and performance evaluation of APC controllers. It provides valuable insights into the health and effectiveness of controller by continuously tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), controller activity. APCPro also identifies early signs of controller degradation, diagnose issues, and prioritize maintenance actions to ensure sustained benefits from APC systems.

Salient Features

Real-Time Performance Monitoring of APC Controllers

Continuously tracks APC controller performance against defined KPIs. Provides real-time controller status update and alerts for early detection of issues.

Health Scoring and KPI Calculation

Calculate KPIs such as MVU, CAI, MVMM, CTI. Summarizes controller performance with intuitive colour of KPIs to quickly highlight problem areas.

User-Friendly Dashboards

Centralized, easy-to-navigate dashboards display controller health, trends, and alert summaries. Supports both high-level overview and detailed drill-down analysis upto tag level of each controllers

Historical Data Analysis

Stores historical performance data to enable trend analysis.

Differentiation

The chemical and process industries have traditionally relied on powerful historian and analytics platforms like OSIsoft PI System, Aspen InfoPlus.21 (IP.21), TrendMiner, Seeq, and Honeywell Uniformance for monitoring asset performance and detecting anomalies. While these platforms offer broad capabilities across data aggregation, visualization, and analytics, they often require complex setups and intensive configuration.

AlertX differentiates itself by offering a specialized, process engineer-friendly solution laser-focused on real-time deviation detection, intelligent prioritization, and flexible fine-tuning by process experts.

Unlike general-purpose analytics tools, AlertX provides rapid deployment, minimal complexity, and actionable insights that directly empower engineers to drive proactive troubleshooting and operational excellence. Unlike traditional systems that generate overwhelming alarms, AlertX intelligently filters and prioritizes actionable insights, helping engineers focus on what matters most.

Use Cases

Example Use Case: Refrigeration Compressor Deviation Tracking in an Ethylene Plant

Case 01: Ethylene Compressor Stage One Suction Temperature Deviation

Deviation Detected: 1st Stage Suction Temperature at -139.5°F
Observations:
- First Stage Flow increased to ~145 KLBH
- Heat Exchanger (Chiller) exceeded its permissible heat duty
Conclusion:
Load hike is affecting 1st Stage compressor operation

Case 02: Ethylene Compressor Stage Four Discharge Temperature Deviation

Deviation Detected: 4^th Stage Discharge Temperature at 111.5°F
Observations:
- Fourth Stage Temperature rose just above ~110°F.
- Heat Exchanger HE-168 breached permissible load, highlighted in red.
Conclusion:
Temperature rise is impacting 4^th Stage compressor operation. Possibility of load shifting of exchanger to reduce the load on 4^th stage can be evaluated.

Case 03: Propylene Compressor Stage Four Discharge Temperature Deviation

Deviation Detected: 4^th Stage Discharge Temperature at 152.4°F
Observations:
- Fourth Stage Temperature slightly exceeded ~150°F.
- Heat Exchanger HE-130 exceeded design heat duty.
Conclusion:
High temperature is stressing 4th Stage compressor operation. Load shifting of exchanger can be evaluated to reduce load on 4^th Stage.