As part of ABB ongoing commitment to the pulp and paper industry, we are proud to announce that we have developed a new offering to enable single-mill operators to take advantage of our rich domain expertise and order-to-invoice optimization solution that has been purpose-built for the pulp and paper industry.
ABB continues to innovate and bring new capabilities to our pulp and paper customers, but we realize that time is money. That’s why we’ve developed a new packaged offering that will not only provide single-mill organizations access to our ABB Ability Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for Pulp and Paper, but also deliver it in a template-driven approach that can have your mill up and running in as little as 4 to 6 months without disrupting operations!
Navigating a Competitive Market
In today’s competitive globalized market, pulp and paper operators are facing conflicting challenges. Operators are being asked to continuously improve the agility and efficiency of their operations to deliver products of the right quality at the right time, while also being asked to reduce raw material use, energy consumption, and waste.
This can seem like a daunting task for single-mill operators who commonly face the following challenges:
- Lack of operational visibility across the mill and value chain
- Insufficient access to data to remain competitive and agile
- Knowledge gap due to home grown solutions and aging workforce
- Increasing pressures from environmental regulations and sustainability
- Fluctuations in the availability and cost of raw materials
- Unexpected delays due to logistical and supply chain disruptions
- Poor customer satisfaction due to inability to fulfill orders optimally
If you or your organization face any of these challenges, you are not alone! These are just some of the pain points single-mill operators face on a regular basis. However, an effective MES solution is a key step toward relieving these pressures for operators. By efficiently implementing an MES solution, pulp and paper manufacturers can take a critical first step toward their digital transformation journey.
Unlocking your Mill’s Full Potential
There is so much data being generated at a mill at any given time, however, data is nothing without context. ABB Ability MES for Pulp and Paper is the intelligent operational foundation for order-to-invoice optimization providing a flexible modular design to deliver real-time visibility and automation throughout the value-chain to maximize mill performance and efficiency.
Single mill operators producing tissue, paper rolls, pulp bale, and paper converting will be able to take advantage of our new quick deployment package which will deliver the following:
Purpose-Built: Comprehensive order-to-invoice optimization solution designed to fit your business requirements and streamline the day-to-day task of your industry.
Template Approach: Template-driven approach will enable engineers with foundational data based on decades of industry knowledge to streamline the implementation process.
Fast Delivery: Proven and repeatable process will have your organization up and running quickly with no disruption to your current mill operations.
Grow your business today with a proven template-driven approach, based on decades of industry knowledge, designed to streamline MES deployments quickly with no disruptions to mill operations—empowering your mill to unlock the full potential of your business in as little as 4 to 6 months.
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No matter how large or small your operations are, ABB has the solution and expertise to unlock the full value of your mill with data-driven insights from mill-to-shop floor—by providing the real-time visibility, intelligent automation, and flexibility to deliver an intelligent foundation to optimize your operations from order-to-invoice and beyond.
Get started today by contacting an ABB Expert.
Author
Ruben Ramirez graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s in economics and business administration. He has over 12 years of B2B experience productizing, marketing, and launching SaaS solutions to better support and benefit organizations around the world.
He has worked on information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), covering portfolios in supply chain, petroleum refining, cyber security, virtualization, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and more. Currently he serves as the Global Product Marketing Manager in Operational Excellence and Cyber Security for the Process Automation Process Industries (PAPI) Digital Business Line based in Houston, Texas.
