As purchased energy costs continue to be inflated, the pulp and paper industry is increasingly looking to get more from their production assets.  Whether producers make better use of low-cost fuels such as biomass and black liquor or focus on reducing production variability and cull, many mills are finding that they have insufficient resources to implement productivity improvements.  Aging and/or inexperienced workforce issues along with a lack of capital to modernize facilities are adding to the challenge of securing significant marginal profit from incremental production without increasing fixed costs. 

IPS can help.  Our solutions are proven to optimize all major pulp and paper process areas in the fiberline, recovery and paper mill including turbomachinery and generators.  We have successfully applied advanced controls for oxygen delignification and bleaching along with advanced Process control for batch and continuous (Kamyr) digesters.  Our multivariable predictive control capabilities can be used in Lime Kiln and Recaustification as well as recovery and biomass boiler applications.  Other IPS capabilities include controls for integrated QCS and automatic grade change on paper machines, steam distribution and turbine/generators, thermo-mechanical pulp (TMP/CTMP) and stock preparation refiners. 

To address the challenges and unique requirements of the pulp and paper industry, IPS brings together key elements from our comprehensive product portfolio with powerful solutions including:

• Critical Asset Management transforming your operations to a predictive and proactive approach encompassing operations, maintenance and supply chain to accelerate production, reduce lifting costs and extend asset life  
• Operator & Engineering Effectiveness enhancing overall team productivity and utilization through right-time scenario evaluation, training and critical situation management while providing a highly productive and intuitive environment with templates that enable consistent, high quality engineering solutions in a collaborative environment  
• Maintenance Effectiveness providing the required availability at the lowest possible cost through best practices and advanced techniques including Condition Based Maintenance and Reliability Centred maintenance.  
• Real Time Finance providing global visibility to all key performance indicators and the financial impact of operational decisions  
• Production Optimization improves yield, minimizes quality giveaway and fuel blend reworks, and reduces inventory and maintenance costs