28 PROJECTS & CONTRACTS


Pulp Paper & Logistics


Digital upgrade for Norske Skog Skogn’s newsprint mill


A


comprehensive new digital platform for the Norske Skog Skogn’s newsprint


mill in Norway is being installed by ABB, to provide the catalyst for continuous improvement initiatives. The Ability Manufacturing


Execution System (MES) will be operational by April 2021, with ABB providing five years of support as the mill undertakes its journey towards digitalisation and ‘smart’ operations. With three paper machines and an annual capacity for 520,000 tons, Norske Skog Skogn is one of Europe’s largest newsprint manufacturers. As newsprint production capacity declines across Europe with several newsprint machine closures, Norske Skog Skogn plans to serve the printing industry by utilising digitalisation to optimise production, increase quality yield and to provide better customer service. The delivery includes layering


Process Data Management, part of ABB’s Ability Plant and


The Norske Skog Skogn newsprint mill in Norway is being upgraded


Enterprise level applications for pulp and paper, with the MES and then seamlessly integrating to the customer’s automation and enterprise resource management levels. This will provide full end-to- end data management both horizontally and vertically, enabling deployment of other digital applications and helping to create a state-of-the-art, modern mill. When complete, the digital


platform will provide better visibility and improved planning and management of quality and


production. ABB’s Diary module is said to provide powerful tools for data collection, structuring and analysis that help manufacturers manage workflows and share information across shifts. When paired with the OEE module, to identify ways to increase productivity, mills have the capability to leverage the detailed information to find areas for improvement and prioritise actions based on improvement potential analysis. All product modules are


operated with an easy-to-use, web-based user interface that


Paper machine grade conversion rebuild for Cascades in Virginia


A newsprint line at the Bear Island mill operated by Cascades in Virginia, USA, is being extensively rebuilt by Valmet to produce high-quality, lightweight, 100 per cent recycled linerboard and medium grades for the North American market.


January/February 2021


The mill’s PM1 will also have its automation and services upgraded to become an 8,500- mm wide (wire) containerboard machine to produce recycled linerboard and medium grades with a basis weight range of 88-176 g/sqm. With a design speed of 1,370 m/min, the annual


capacity will be 465,000 short tons.


The start-up of the rebuilt paper machine is scheduled for the end of 2022. Mike Gray, vice president


of capital business in North America for Valmet, commented: “Valmet’s technology and


can be accessed from anywhere and enable information sharing across traditional operative silos, eventually removing them. “We chose ABB due to their expertise, rigour and professionalism throughout the tendering process, together with the easy-to-use, configurable nature of their Manufacturing Execution System. These factors were crucial in minimising our commercial and operational risk and reducing the time required for training,” said Peder Lutdal, Project Manager at Norske Skog Skogn.


references were the key reasons for achieving this agreement of a grade conversion rebuild. The Greenpac line at the sister plant of Bear Island has performed very well, and our cooperation with Cascades has been good. We have been flexibly developing our forming technology further to meet the customer demands.” Founded in 1964, Cascades employs 12,000 people in a network of almost 90 facilities in North America and Europe.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36