Mill-wide optimization software

Pulp mill production planning and process efficiency

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ABB Ability™ Plant Optimizer for pulp mills

One mill. One strategy. One step closer to autonomy.

ABB Ability Plant Optimizer for pulp mills is a dynamic on-line optimization solution that aligns process areas and production teams —empowering them with real-time visibility and granular control to drive better productivity and profitability throughout the mill.

Plant Optimizer enables seamless coordination with other systems, such as Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and  Advanced Process Control (APC), letting pulp mills operate closer to economic ideal conditions, and build the operational intelligence needed for self-optimizing processes in the future. 

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ABB’s mill-wide optimization software solution has two powerful modules that can be used separately or together to facilitate collaboration between production managers, process engineers and operators.

Pulp Tracker

Reduce off-spec pulp by improving process consistency and visibility

Pulp tracker

Mill-wide traceability

  • Visualize material movements and key quality-impacting
    properties across all areas of the mill
  • Monitor KPIs in real time to track mill performance
  • Drive standardization of procedures per recipe and
    automate grade changes
  • Analyze trends and detect quality issues early, with
    diagnostics tools

Pulp Optimizer

Maximize throughput, lower inventories, and reduce production costs while being agile

Pulp Optimizer

Economic optimization

  • Predict dynamic mass balance in real time and
    optimize production rates across all units

Operational resilience

  • Align short-term execution with long-term plans
    from MES, maintenance, and onsite situation
  • Resolve bottlenecks, adapt to disruptions, run simulations
    for “what-if” scenarios

Expected impact

increase pulp production

MORE OUTPUT
FROM EXISTING
ASSETS

5%
increase in
production

reduce pulp mill inventory

REDUCED OVER/UNDER PRODUCTION

10%
reduction in inventories

Reduce off-spec pulp

QUALITY
DEVIATIONS
CAUGHT EARLY

10%
reduction in
off-spec production

reduce pulp production costs

FASTER
RECOVERY FROM
DISTURBANCES

2%
reduction in
production costs

Highlights

Mill-wide-optimization
Press release
ABB launches mill-wide optimization software for smarter, more resilient pulp production
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by Alessandro Roncarati
How digitalization is driving the future of pulp and paper
Advanced process control
First published in Pulp, Paper and Logistics
How Advanced Process Control moves pulp and paper mills closer towards autonomous operations
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by Mikko Kultalaakso
The fastest route to EUDR compliance with ready-made EU-approved interfaces
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