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Jämsén, leader of HPS’s pulp, paper and printing business. “In the current economic climate it’s of extreme importance that facilities improve the utilisation of their resources. Advanced process control technology such as the Printa system can help drive down costs and improve the bottom line.”
Meanwhile HPS has also been selected by
Kahramanmaraş Kağıt Sanayi ve Ticaret (KMKPAPER) a leading Turkish paper manufacturer, to deploy its Experion MX quality control system (QCS) and Experion Process Knowledge Control System (PKS) at a new paper mill based in Kütahya, Turkey. The facility, which is due to be completed in May 2012,
will produce de-inked newsprint, as well as printing and writing paper. The Experion PKS system will support trouble- free start-up and maintenance, while the Experion MX QCS will be used to monitor consistent paper quality using constant measurement of all critical variables to meet the high standards demanded by the customers.
Kağıt Sanayi ve Ticaret, commented: “With investment budgets tight and demand for quality steep, we needed to deploy a solution with the ability to provide us with the latest technology and state-of-the-art control in one integrated system and at an acceptable price. Honeywell was able to give us that as well as provide strong local service.” Honeywell’s Experion systems help Kahramanmaraş Paper
produce high quality paper grades using only recycled stock without the need to add virgin pulp. The integrated control system also allows the pulping and papermaking processes to operate at maximum efficiency, optimising energy and raw material usage. “Kahramanmaraş is the latest in a line of manufacturers
realising the overwhelming benefits and potential that integrated control systems can bring to their facilities.” said Orhan Genis, vice president sales, EMEA for HPS. “This will allow them to produce high value-added paper grades with recycled pulp using less energy and raw materials and positioning this new facility to be more efficient and profitable,” he concluded.
Number one in HMIs Invensys Operations Management has achieved the number one market share position as a global provider of human machine interface (HMI) software and services in a recent ARC Advisory Group market study. The report affirms the market share-leading position of
the company’s Wonderware InTouch and ArchestrA system platform software products for use in HMI, supervisory and Scada applications. “We are thrilled to see the results of our accelerated
Fig. 2. HPS has been developing accurate, high speed measurement and robust quality control systems. Experion PKS system will support trouble-free start and maintenance.
HPS has been chosen due to its expertise, knowledge and experience in developing accurate, high speed measurement and robust quality control systems. Together, this helps Kahramanmaraş Paper reduce the amount of downtime and scrappage, allowing the company to provide customers with consistently high quality products. Muhammet Ciger, vice president, Kahramanmaraş
focus on the HMI market, and we sincerely appreciate the recognition we have received from the ARC report. As a primary source of market data and analysis, their findings greatly validate the customer acceptance we are gaining,” said Rashesh Mody, senior vice president of software and advanced applications for Invensys Operations Management. He added, “Our active installed base for HMI is
approaching 700 000 licenses, and for more than two decades, many of our customers have upgraded and migrated their applications to take advantage of new capabilities with just a few simple mouse clicks. We are proud that our offerings
Research to optimise desalination T
he Institut de Robòtica i TIC (Robotics Institute and ICT) of the University of Valencia in
Spain is coordinating the €3.5m European Hydrobionets project. This pioneering project is designed to cut the overall cost of water desalination processes by 45 per cent. It also aims to reduce by 74 per cent the amount of electricity used in waste water purification processes. Researchers at the University are designing intelligent networks intended for optimising
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the operation of sewage treatment plants and water desalination plants. The Grup de Sistemes d’Informació i Comunicacions (Group of Information and Communication Systems, GSIC) within the Robotics Institute will spend the next three years developing an intelligent interconnected wireless network of biosensors able to control bacterial activity, to determine the ideal biocides injection, and thus to increase the efficiency of these facilities. The multidisciplinary research team includes scientists and engineers from
research centres in Sweden, Hungary, Greece and the UK.
GSIC director and Hydrobionets coordinator Baltasar Berefull, explained that the main goal of this initiative is to fundamentally increase the plants’ productivity and reduce their costs. “This would be done thanks to a higher durability of osmosis membranes in the case of the desalination, and to a higher durability of bioreactors in the case of sewage treatment plants,” he added. ■
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