One thing all lumber mill assets have in common is their criticality: any downtime on a single machine can have severe impacts on overall production. Specialized machinery requires advanced maintenance skillsets and presents significant safety issues if something goes wrong.
Machinery used in the production of corrugated paper products can be difficult to monitor, and the industry has been deeply impacted by supply chain issues causing long lead times for critical replacement parts. Time- and route-based monitoring aren’t enough to maintain optimal machine performance and ensure operational safety.
Time-based maintenance protocols don’t accurately capture damage inflicted on OSB production assets due to their short run cycles and intermittent operations. Even minor deviations in machine performance can result in major impacts on product quality.
Mechanical faults that slip detection with traditional reliability practices can result in high levels of rejected board material. Fans and conveyance assets are typically hard to safely monitor but are critical to ensure continuous operations.
KCF Technologies’ SMARTdiagnostics system aids the pulp and paper industry by enhancing equipment monitoring and maintenance. It helps detect early signs of equipment issues, allowing for proactive maintenance and minimizing disruptions. This system focuses on critical processes like bleaching and thick stock pumping to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
“Some suppliers, when you ask them a question, they’re going to send you an invoice and look for a deal before they take a phone call…And so that is not the type of partner we prefer to work with. You know, a mutual benefit says that we’ll pick a partner at scale because they make sense and, you know, we’ll have a good service relationship. And we have that with KCF.“
David Bonfante
Senior Director of Asset Health
Georgia-Pacific
Discover RYAM’s transformative journey with KCF Technologies, enhancing equipment reliability and safety across all manufacturing facilities. Since 2021, RYAM has installed over 2,600 KCF sensors in Jessup, Georgia, achieving 95% coverage of critical machinery. This adoption of KCF’s 24/7 monitoring technology minimizes routine checks, averts failures, and boosts efficiency. The initiative demonstrates RYAM’s dedication to innovation, equipment longevity, and environmental sustainability in the industrial sector.
The IoT Hub from KCF enables the user to collect simultaneous data samples from each monitoring point and transmit the data wirelessly to a KCF Base Station.
The data is then ingested by the SMARTdiagnostics machine health optimization platform, enabling real-time and historical trending of data and development of actionable alarms to alert the operator to developing damage-causing conditions.
Pulp and paper manufacturers are cataloging fan faults with KCF SMARTdiagnostics to immediately eliminate 80% of downtime issues.
Discover how the forest products industry’s most advanced machine health optimization platform works to help manufacturers reduce costs associated with wasted energy and unnecessary maintenance.
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Our team of machine health experts—including forestry industry specialists—designs innovative solutions that proactively solve persistent asset issues in your mills and facilities.
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