Reduction of Short-term Process Variations -- Validation during paper machine rebuild
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 000 000 |
| Project duration | August 2024 - September 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Advanced digitalization - Enabling technologies |
| Call | Validate research within advanced digitalization in real environment |
Important results from the project
Yes. Our technology and system were validated in a real industrial environment, proving effectiveness in supporting actual tasks, delivering real value. This has and will support investment decisions by participants and other parties. We also contributed to the digitalization of the process industry. As the rebuild brought together many parties, we disseminated methods, technology, and the system to a broad, interested audience. Areas for further development and research have been identified.
Expected long term effects
By gathering and actually utilizing 10,000 times more data points, providing now full coverage of the web, enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of mills. It will lead to increased uptime and reduced process variations, which in turn improve energy and resource efficiency. The project also contributed to digitalization, and supported the professional development of staff. In addition, we established a topic for the parties to continue working together beyond project and rebuild.
Approach and implementation
The project team got the system up and running at the mill in a short time. Emerging problems were solved on the spot. Two approaches were used: Demand-Driven (Pull): The rebuild team identified cases; the project team supported. Solution-Driven (Push): The project team identified opportunities and offered results to the Rebuild Team. The system was adapted to meet evolving needs. Validation examined the system’s contributions, obstacles, and opportunities.