Last Chance to Learn How to Foray into Feedforward Control

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This innovative webinar by TAPPI’s Process Control Division will discuss Feedforward control schemes are common in industry and process control literature.  This presentation focuses on one engineer’s journey learning about and applying feedforward concepts through trial, error, and project work in a Sappi North America pulp mill. Two examples are discussed, showing the feedforward control applications of increasing complexity. It is discussed how the transmitters required are often already installed for reasons other than process control.

Matthew Howard, Pulp Mill Area Process Systems Manager (Sappi) will host A Foray into Feedforward Control webinar held Wednesday, March 08th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (ET) to discuss regulatory control schemes and tuning to improve process performance and operator effectiveness.

One hour of CEU will be offered upon webinar and survey completion.

Meet Presenter: Matthew Howard Matthew graduated from the University of Maine with a Chemical Engineering degree in 2012. He has spent his career at the Sappi North America Somerset mill. He spent two years in the technical department in the paper mill, followed by three years as a front-line production supervisor in both the paper and pulp mills. He has been the Pulp Mill Area Process Systems manager for the past four years, managing three Honeywell distributed controls systems, supporting capital improvements, and working with cross departmental teams to implement continuous improvements projects. He tries to focus on regulatory control schemes and tuning to improve process performance and operator effectiveness. Matthew has been married to his beautiful wife, Abbie, for nine years and lives five miles from the mill. He used to ride his bicycle to work, but now he prefers to sleep in when his five small children allow it.

Webinar attendance is free and open to everyone, but registration is required.
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