PPCL The Company - PPCL - Process Plant Computing Limited

Process Plant Computing ltd
P.O. Box 43
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8UX. UK.
Tel: +44 1753 893090 | Fax. +44 1753 893 950

New CVE version 2.5.3 is here!

A growing number of customers are now using multicore processors. CVE 2.5.3 automatically makes use of multiple cores if present to speed up the drawing. It also uses an improved drawing algorithm developed as part of a grant-funded research project.Together these improvements can reduce the drawing time for large datasets...

The New Methods for Alarm Rationalisation

Only when you recognise that false alarms are viewed as a fact of life, do you comprehend how serious the issue is. Operating under widened alarms not only has an impact upon control room safety but also significantly impacts production, resulting in financial burdens.

Geometric Process Control (GPC)

Geometric Process Control (GPC) is essentially a patented graphical technology which has been applied to the process industries to enable new levels of process control that were previously not achievable. Process engineers can directly leverage their process knowledge without mathematical intervention.

New CVE version 2.5.3 is here!
The New Methods for Alarm Rationalisation
Geometric Process Control (GPC)

About PPCL

Since the advent of parallel coordinate transformation, PPCL have been working hard to apply their research and innovations to the process industry. The hope is that this research will take you to new levels of process understanding and allow you to tackle KPI’s, alarm management, PAT and QbD with newfound insight.

The History of PPCL

Founded in 1994, Process Plant Computing Limited (PPCL) is the brainchild of Dr. Robin Brooks. Dr. Brooks spent many years studying multi-dimensional geometry and parallel coordinate transformation, before forming the company. The driving force was the hope to further develop his research and apply it to the process industries of the world. This research has led to the granting of nine patents and the creation of 'equation-less' process modeling. In turn, this has lead to the integration of process control, quality control and process alarms and the creation of what is believed to be the first-ever general method of calculating values for alarm limits and alerts.

The company strives to improve the business efficiency of process plants worldwide, through the research, development and delivery of innovative end-user applications based on its unique Geometric Process Control (GPC) technology. PPCL solutions are a driving force amongst process change and allow tightly controlled, financially savvy product.

PPCL previously traded as 'Curvaceous Software Limited' in Europe and Asia and 'C-Visual Inc' in North America.

Awards Received and Worlds Firsts

Here are just some of the awards PPCL has won for their innovative technology:

	Innovator of the Year, Chemical Industry Association (CIA) Awards, 2006
	Winner, Manufacturing Category, Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), 2006
	Medallist, British Computer Society (BCS) IT Industry Awards, 2006
	Winner, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Awards, 2005
	Finalist, The Carbon Trust Innovation Award, 2005
	Biggest Single Contribution to Improved Process Safety, European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) Awards, 2003

PPCL has delivered many world firsts:

	Unification of alarms, process control and achievement of business operating objectives
	No-maths MIMO Controller for batch and continuous processes
	A no-maths solution to the process analytical technology (PAT) and quality by design (QbD) requirements in the pharma industry
	The only method to find values for alarm and operating limits
	The first method to find, display and use the multi-variable operating envelope of a steady or unsteady state process
	Significant enhancements to ‘Six Sigma’ and similar process improvement methodologies