Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization is helping Metsä Fibre become even more data driven at their pulp mill in Rauma. Forward-looking production trends help the team coordinate activities to improve production and sustainability.
We saw potential in this new optimization solution, which fits well into our wider strategic program for sustainable industrial efficiency. We want to improve our production efficiency with digitalization and find more sustainable ways to operate our mills. Mill-wide optimization helps us in both, so it has a good strategic fit in our case.
Matti Toivonen, VP, Production Technology, Metsä Fibre
Summary
Location
Metsä Fibre's pulp mill in Rauma, Finland
Goals
Demonstrate and realize production increase with real-time optimization solution.
Solution
The project kicked-off with a Mill-Wide Optimization Audit, an assessment of mill production potential using historical data. During the second phase, Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization (Valmet MWO) solution was implemented to model the behavior and relationships between process areas.
Results
Provides maximum sustainable digester production target
Helps improve planning of unit stops and slowdowns
Helps build communication practices and strong collaboration
