What is Process Control? Process control is the deliberate alteration of a process in response to process monitoring data. The process owner makes an adjustment to bring the process back under control once the process monitoring tools have identified an out-of-control scenario. Although various techniques are employed to manage these processes, this monitoring and management are collectively referred to as process control. Control Types The type of control necessary to maintain the process depends on the type of process involved. Each process has a unique set of traits depending on the kind of process it is and the physical components that make it up. Self-regulated processes and non-self-regulated processes are the two main categories into which processes may be categorized. Self-Regulating Process Self-regulating processes are ones that have this ability by nature. Self-regulated systems are prone to self-regulation because of inherent feedback features. Time Constants Every se...