The benefits from AI/ML are not as straightforward as simply replacing what used to be done with advanced process control (APC) with an AI/ML approach.

A mix of technologies is needed to properly address the broad range of production optimisation opportunities in industry. For linear, interactive problems, traditional APC can do a great job. It will identify and hold an optimum operating point consistently; the methodology is well established with low implementation risk; and the costs are generally low enough to generate a good return on investment.

An open question is how best to use these techniques. Do they replace APC? Do they assist APC? Do they solve a whole new class of problems?

Let’s look at some ways that AI/ML can be used in the process industries, and how that impacts the traditional APC space. Download this white paper!