Connecting the pulp and paper Industry: KPNB's role in enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and digital transformation Johannes Holubec, Pixact Product Manager

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Main functions & benefits
• Precise dirt particle detection:
o Number, size and type of particles are continuously
recorded.
o Individualised classification: e.g. separation of brown and
black contaminants.
• Immediate process adjustment:
o Conclusions about causes possible → faster reactions.
• Measurement of the whiteness trend:
o Saves additional laboratory measurements, increases
efficiency.
• Dashboard:
o User-friendly visualisation of data for all levels - from
plant operator to management.
• Live and retrospective analysis:
o Tests with chemicals can be evaluated live or
retrospectively → informed decisions on chemical savings.
Results
• The system paid itself back in six months!
o Savings on chemicals & more efficient processes.
o Reduction in manual laboratory & improvement in quality.
• Automated process control:
o Development of additional functions in the customer’s
system.
• Rapid expansion:
o The successful pilot project in Ehingen was followed by
similar installations in more Sappi mills
Conclusion
• Pixact sets new standards in pulp production:
o Early defect detection
o Chemical savings
o Quality improvement
o Fast amortization
Figure 10: Pixact Software Display Stock Monitoring.
Figure 9: Markus Honkanen, Pixact – setting up a Pixact
Industrial Installation
The Ehingen location in Germany was the first Sappi mill
to work with Pixact. The other Sappi mills in Alfeld, Germany and
Gratkorn, Austria followed quickly after.
So benefits from this advanced online process microscopy
are clear for any pulp mill, security, specialty and graphic paper
producers.
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