Evolving market demands and competition require pulp and paper producers to continuously improve the agility and efficiency of their operations for the delivery of products of the right quality at the right time.

As digitalization progresses, it brings a free flow of data from both IT and OT applications across the value chain, making interoperability a basic expectation. Working with a partner who has the competency and clear focus on the entire pulp and paper operation, from mill floor to enterprise level planning, is the best approach to convert digital data into world-class business results.

• Order management and invoicing

• Production planning and scheduling

• Quality based re-trim optimization

• Production management, traceability

• Quality data management



RELATED APPLICATIONS

• Process data management

• Continuous improvement
  

• Demand-side energy management

^{Improved
manufacturing efficiency}

~2-5%

^{Lower
production input costs}

~2%

^{Improved
customer satisfaction}

~10-20%

^{Reduced
Inventory}

~10%

^{Lower
total cost of ownership}

~25%

Project know-how produces the right partner
The identification and harmonization of business processes, and the change management goals for the user community is as important as the IT implementation. Having ABB as an experienced partner during the implementation phase helps our customers navigate the complex project and ensure positive outcomes and user acceptance, with tangible results. 

Ease of use with a modern interface
All MES user interfaces and navigation between displays have been co-created with pulp and paper customers, offering intuitive displays for superior mill-to-shopfloor visibility, most of which are web-based. With dashboards easily configurable for different grades, users can make changes on the fly directly from the management environment.

Automation synergies and ERP integration fast-tracks the modern mill transformation
Papermakers on the path to Digital Transformation choose ABB for our overall understanding of the whole automation landscape. As MES optimization algorithms identify the best resource allocations, execution sequences and recipes, it helps to have a partner that deeply understands the automation and shop floor layers when establishing robust interfaces to these.