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=== APC Engineers ===

Those responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of APC applications are often referred to as APC Engineers or Control Application Engineers. Usually their education is dependent upon the field of specialization. For example, in the chemical industry the vast majority of APC Engineers have a chemical engineering background and typically hold a graduate degree. They combine deep understanding of advanced control techniques with expert process or product knowledge to provide solutions to the most difficult control problems. Because APC engineers are highly specializedarecialized many companies elect to contract engineering firms for this type of work. However, some companies view APC as a competitive advantage and maintain=== a staff of APC engineers who often provide services at more than one geographic ___location.Terminology ===

Manipulated Variables (MVs) are variables where advanced controllers send setpoints to. Controlled variables (CVs) are variables that normally need to be controlled between limits. Disturbance variables (DVs) or Feed Forward variablesv (FF) are only used as an input to the controller, they cannot be influenced, but when measured contribute to the predictability of the CV.

=== Terminology ===

Manipulated Variables (MVs) are variables where advanced controllers send setpoints to. Controlled variables (CVs) are variables that normally need to be controlled between limits. Disturbance variables (DVs) or Feed Forward variables (FF) are only used as an input to the controller, they cannot be influenced, but when measured contribute to the predictability of the CV.

== References ==