10 VALMET
The new nature of automation
Pulp Paper & Logistics
Unlike with a traditional control room, the ‘control space’ moves with users everywhere with their mobile devices
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almet DNA is an automation and information platform for process control.
In 2018, Valmet was first on the market to introduce web- based DNA Dashboards that visualised plant key performance indicators, providing users with an opportunity to access the information with mobile devices outside the traditional control room. Last year, the renewal continued with the introduction of a new web-based Valmet DNA User Interface (DNA UI). The new user interface offers the users personalised information whenever, wherever and however they want it, while extending the use of the automation system to more users and roles.
May/June 2020
Valmet’s first digital automation system was introduced 40 years ago. The latest developments have been so revolutionary that now we are talking about the new nature of automation. Soili Städter reports
Peter Hölzl, Valmet’s programme
director, has been leading the development project. “DNA UI, the new interface, plays a central role in process automation. First, we have to understand the user’s work and then enable the individual to communicate collaboratively. We’ve worked with our customers to understand their needs and wishes, and plenty of new features have been developed to meet the technical and personnel demands of the future,” Hölzl explains.
Right data in the right place Each process in paper making involves a huge amount of
data which has to be precisely controlled by the operators. The flow of historical, real-time and predicted data from each process, equipment and other systems can quickly become overwhelming, because more data is available for them to consider and analyse. Process information is also needed outside the control room. From logistics and the laboratory to the boardroom, the entire site community needs specific information about the process, but the right kind is not always easily available. At the same time, the ways of working are increasingly mobile. With DNA UI you don’t
have to stay in the control room to be on top of the situation.
From control room to control space Since information can also be received outside the traditional control room, Valmet talks about “control space”. It moves with the users everywhere they go, and mobile devices can be used to perform the necessary control, monitoring and reporting tasks. Control space empowers users and enables collaboration. The control room set-up
is transformed into a more transparent operation. Displays
Photograpy: Kristian Broholm
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