Benefits
Manual paper quality testing in laboratory with standalone instruments does not meet the needs of today’s production timewise. The manual testing consumes more time than automated testing. The manual testing capacity is not always available like the automated testing would be and the manual input of results to quality systems is prone to human errors.
The typical benefits of the automated testing can be summarized to four different categories:- Fast turnaround of data and information
- Faster grade changes
- Faster process feedback
- Instant evaluation of paper/board quality based on statistical information
- Reduced off-specification material
- Improved paper quality and production rates
- Human errors removed from the result variance
- Networking of information to other locations
- Timely statistical information available for paper machine operators
- Connectivity to quality or ERP systems
- Increased productivity of testing
- Lower laboratory testing costs