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Making your performance our first priority
Insights 12.09.2023 Blog post

Making your performance our first priority

To get the most from any equipment, you need to know how it is performing. Some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have begun to offer services which manage asset performance in real-time.

Performance Center Industrial Internet Services Digitalization
Five reasons why mills and plants want to become autonomous
Insights 31.12.2021 Blog post

Five reasons why mills and plants want to become autonomous

More and more companies are aiming to increase the autonomy of their mill operations. In such a mill or plant, an autonomous system can monitor its own performance, which brings several benefits. These are the top 5 reasons why companies want their mills and plants to be more autonomous.

Autonomous operations Automation Industrial Internet Digitalization
A day in the life of a mill orchestrator
Insights 30.12.2021 Blog post

A day in the life of a mill orchestrator

In the future, when mills and plants become more autonomous, it is likely that the role of a mill operator will extend towards the role of a mill orchestrator. This means that they will be responsible for ensuring that different process areas perform well together rather than the details of how those processes are operated – the mill will manage and operate itself autonomously without the need for human intervention.

Autonomous operations Automation Industrial Internet Digitalization
What can we learn from the energy industry about mill-wide optimization?
Insights 30.12.2020 Blog post

What can we learn from the energy industry about mill-wide optimization?

Although making mills and plants fully autonomous is still a strategic target for many pulp and paper companies, some industries are already seeing positive concrete results from large-scale autonomous operations.

Automation Industrial Internet Autonomous operations Process optimization Digitalization
Augmented reality – the new era in mill maintenance
Insights 18.12.2020 Blog post

Augmented reality – the new era in mill maintenance

VR, AR, MR, XR… Does it feel like the virtual world is difficult or even pointless to enter? If the answer’s yes, now’s the time to do something about it. Virtual tools are making a breakthrough in the industrial environment, bringing possibilities never seen before.

Industrial Internet Services Digitalization Maintenance and operations
The new normal – the opportunities of digitalization in industrial maintenance
Insights 13.08.2020 Blog post

The new normal – the opportunities of digitalization in industrial maintenance

Digitalization and the Industrial Internet are expanding in industrial operations. There are already plenty of possibilities to benefit from this development in industrial maintenance - both on site and for learning purposes. The "new normal" is here to stay, strengthened by the Covid-19 pandemic that calls for increasing remote services.

Industrial Internet Digitalization Maintenance and operations Services
In the end, digitalization has a lot to do with people
Insights 02.03.2020 Blog post

In the end, digitalization has a lot to do with people

Moving toward more autonomous mills or plants will highlight rather than neglect the importance of operators’ capabilities. Operators will need to be able to understand how the whole system works, as they will have more extensive tools at their disposal.

Industrial Internet Automation Industrial Internet Digitalization
What’s the value of giving more autonomy to mills or plants?
Insights 10.02.2020 Blog post

What’s the value of giving more autonomy to mills or plants?

While Industrial Internet applications can be used to instantly optimize processes, they also allow us to predict what’s around the corner: Thanks to the more predictive nature of the available information, it’s possible to gain better control of the daily work in a mill or plant by pre-planning activities and running the process with fewer resources.

Digitalization Industrial Internet Automation Innovation
The data is there – are you bold enough to hop on board?
Insights 27.11.2019 Blog post

The data is there – are you bold enough to hop on board?

The pace of product development is ever accelerating, fueled by factors such as the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As the tools for processing a huge amount of data nowadays exist, manufacturing companies are be able to take a quantum leap and make quick step changes. A massive amount of data is already available – waiting to be harnessed for value creation.

Digitalization Industrial Internet Automation VII Data Discovery
In mill-wide optimization, one plus one makes more than two
Insights 19.11.2019 Blog post

In mill-wide optimization, one plus one makes more than two

In the rapid digitalization era, many enhancements are already within reach. With mill-wide optimization, we will probably end up with one plus one making more than two.

Process optimization Automation Industrial Internet Digitalization Innovation
Two reasons data can make your processes more profitable
Insights 04.10.2019 Blog post

Two reasons data can make your processes more profitable

In future, machines and equipment will be one part of a wider production system that creates value, with software transforming data into digital services and solutions. How can the collected data be utilized comprehensively to maximize the plant’s or mill’s production and profitability?

Automation Digitalization Industrial Internet
Three learnings on training in virtual reality
Insights 03.09.2018 Blog post

Three learnings on training in virtual reality

How to train people for hazardous work conditions? How to practice skills during risky situations hands-on? Combining game style training in the virtual reality environment can boost learning to new heights.

Digitalization Industrial Internet Innovation
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