News Release: How PlantTriage is Saving Kruger Paper One Million Dollars Annually.HUBERTUS, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . -- According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. plant personnel at the Kruger Wayagamack facility in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, ExperTune PlantTriage automatic diagnostic software has increased the efficiency of the #4 paper machine by 2% annually. This 2% increase corresponds to over a million dollars annually. A video documentary explains in detail how Kruger achieved the percentage increase in efficiency and their goal of fast startup. The video is available from: http://www.expertune.com/customersuccess.html#kruger In 2003, Kruger started up a new paper machine. Kruger chose to install PlantTriage to assist with their goal of fast startup. PlantTriage helped them surpass their startup curve by 3 months. The Kruger Wayagamack mill manager said: "It is one of the best startups ever in Kruger history." Within 2 weeks of receiving the software, Kruger had installed it and was receiving diagnostic information. This diagnostic information identified trouble spots in the plant, preventing at least 3 shut-downs in the early startup phase of the paper machine. According to the Superintendent of Production, "The paper machine start-up began on November 1, 2003. We made the first ton of light coated paper Coated paper is paper which has been coated by an inorganic compound to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight and surface gloss, smoothness or ink absorbency. Kaolinite is the compound most often used for coating papers used in commercial printing. on November 7, 2003. Within one week, we were able to produce the final paper for the grades we wanted." But the benefits did not end at startup. Kruger's use of PlantTriage resulted in a 2% annual increase in paper machine efficiency. According to Kruger's Instrumentation Supervisor, "We are actually working on a project to install PlantTriage in the rest of our plant, where we have the Kraft mechanical pulp process, the secondary treatment and all the other plant processes. We want to add about 700 control loops in PlantTriage in order to monitor all our process sequences. Our goal is to be able to optimize the whole plant with PlantTriage before the end of 2004." For 18 years, ExperTune has created award winning optimization software Free and Open Source software
Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. tools are designed to increase the efficiency of processes. PlantTriage is an automatic diagnostic system for the entire plant, ensuring optimal operation. The company's analysis tools include simulation, modeling, robustness, linearization In mathematics and its applications, linearization refers to finding the linear approximation to a function at a given point. In the study of dynamical systems, linearization is a method for assessing the local stability of an equilibrium point of a system of nonlinear differential , valve wear analysis, pH linearizer, time series analysis, multivariable, statistical, frequency response, and PID tuning The corrections made by a PID controller. See PID. tools. More information: Tom Kinney, ExperTune Inc. 4734 Sonseeahray Drive, Hubertus, Wisconsin Hubertus, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community located within the Town of Richfield and Town of Erin in Washington County, Wisconsin. Holy Hill Shrine is located in the area. WI 53033, USA. Tel: +1 262 628 0088, E-mail: sales@expertune.com - Website: www.expertune.com |
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