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Optimizing the paper manufacturing process with virtual sensors: the story of ondi u omberok in lovakia Article by Julia Schaefer, Global Market Communication Manager, Voith Group
Meeting the challenges of the paper industry with digital solutions has been an issue addressed by some papermaking machinery suppliers for quite a while now. The sensor technology has proven useful in that respect. ith its On ficiency. trength concept applied to PM 18 at Mondi C u omberok in lovakia Voith helped his client achieve some impressive results.
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he price of raw material is forcing paper manufacturers to reduce production costs and further improve the efficiency
of their production facilities. In this context, digitalization is the key technology for achieving efficiency increases and cutting costs, because ne technologies in particular enable significant improvements in existing and new facilities. hey allo better monitoring of all processes and therefore more precise production control, hich in turn results in higher efficiency and better availability.
REDUCED FIBER CONSUMPTION ince fiber is a decisive cost factor in paper production, the goal of papermakers is to reduce fiber losses and minimi e the amount of fiber as much as possible ithout falling belo the re uired uality level. o ever, optimization with conventional measures and tools has its limits, and in many cases, papermakers
