About KBC Process Technology Ltd
KBC Process Technology Ltd, a Yokogawa Company, is a leading global provider of simulation and optimization software, consulting and services for the process industries. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in the UK, KBC operates with the mission of helping process industry clients—especially in the oil & gas, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and utilities sectors—achieve operational excellence and profitability.
KBC delivers deep domain expertise combined with powerful technology, supporting clients in optimizing energy efficiency, improving production margins, reducing emissions and enhancing reliability. Their solutions span from real-time process simulation and digital twin platforms to enterprise-level performance monitoring tools, enabling sustainable and data-driven decision-making.
Key software products by KBC include:
- Petro-SIM – a flagship process simulation suite for the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors.
- SIM Reactor Suite – a range of integrated reactor modeling solutions.
- Maximus – advanced optimization software for production planning and scheduling.
- Visual MESA – a suite of energy management and steam optimization tools.
How TeeChart Is Integrated into KBC Solutions
KBC has been a Steema Software customer more than a decade, integrating the TeeChart charting library into several of its software solutions, especially within the Petro-SIM platform and Visual MESA suite.
Key Integration Aspects:
Advanced Data Visualization: TeeChart provides KBC with high-performance, customizable charting capabilities essential for representing complex process data. This includes trend analysis, time-series charts and dynamic real-time data plots that are central to simulation output and performance monitoring.
Seamless UI Embedding: The charting components from TeeChart are embedded directly into KBC's .NET-based and Windows applications, allowing users to view, analyse and interact with process simulation results in a user-friendly interface.
Real-Time Monitoring: In solutions like Visual MESA Energy Management System, TeeChart supports real-time monitoring dashboards, helping plants visualize steam usage, energy consumption and efficiency KPIs through live charts.
Simulation Output Analysis: In Petro-SIM, simulation runs produce vast amounts of output data. TeeChart helps present this data via customizable graphs, aiding engineers in quickly identifying process bottlenecks or optimization opportunities.
Benefits of Using TeeChart
Robust Performance with Large Datasets: TeeChart’s ability to handle large volumes of data efficiently makes it ideal for high-fidelity simulation environments like Petro-SIM.
Customization and Flexibility: KBC benefits from TeeChart’s extensive API, enabling tailored chart designs to match specific engineering visualization needs.
Cross-Platform Capabilities: TeeChart's availability across .NET and web platforms allows KBC to leverage the same visualization standard across multiple tools and environments.
Long-Term Reliability: With over a decade of use, TeeChart has proven to be a stable, supported and continuously evolving solution that aligns well with KBC’s high standards for industrial-grade software.
Conclusion
By integrating Steema’s TeeChart into their industry-leading software platforms, KBC Process Technology Ltd enhances the decision-making capabilities of process engineers and operators across the globe. The precision and clarity offered by TeeChart’s charting features support KBC’s broader vision of transforming process industry performance through deep insight and digital innovation.
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