Modern pulp and paper mills generate large volumes of data from process instrumentation, process and quality analysers, condition monitoring systems, process automation systems, quality control and inspection systems and laboratory measurements. In addition, there are volumes of data concerning process reliability, productivity, maintenance activities and consumable consumption. When this data is combined, sorted and intelligently analysed, it has tremendous value as a roadmap and metric for optimizing the performance and reliability of process components, sub-processes and even the complete production line. This powerful data can be used to make valid decisions for sustainable improvements in process operation and profitability.
The Industrial Internet is today’s enabler for accessing data securely and making it a valuable resource for pulp, paper and energy producers. This enables manufacturers to make valid decisions and modifications which can stabilize and optimize a mill’s process operations, quality and profitability. Most importantly, with the Internet and cloud computing, this data is easily transportable so that experts in pulp, paper and energy processes can quickly and surely assess the state of the process, its stability and economical operation. The result is improved performance.
Application and Services for Reliability and Performance
Industrial Internet applications and services are built to improve the reliability and performance of processes. Asset reliability optimization includes online monitoring, predictive diagnostics, as well as data-analysis to improve mill and plant efficiency, to help to plan timely maintenance, and to prevent unplanned shutdowns.
Operations performance optimization concentrates on integrating data from different systems together with production data to optimize mill and plant operations. They also include optimization service for individual processes and the whole machine fleet.
Performance Centres
Experts in pulp, paper and energy processes provide root cause analysis, process stability assessment, problem solutions and recommendations, as well as optimal control implementation and tuning services. A primary objective is to help customers push production and profitability further without major investments while meeting production and quality targets with minimized raw material, chemicals and energy consumption.
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