Paper Fiber System Design Improvement

AD Process Equipment implemented process control design improvements based on necessary changes supplied on the paper fiber storage and weighing system.

The project objectives were:

• Improve difficult-to-flow material delivery.
• Consistently deliver and dose material to accurate batch requirements (+/- 1%).
• Eliminate dust and risk due to insufficient receivers and air management.
• Eliminating residual product in the weigh bin after transfer.

Project highlights included:

• Created a quicker discharge time to increase production and output.
• Storage hopper discharger runs continuously during discharging.
• Improved the accuracy of the weight hopper load cell readings.
• Provided more accurate and custom batch size per formula.
• Managed scale control and integration with existing legacy PLC control system.
• Eliminated all bad batch and re-work, increasing OE by over 30%.