HELSINKI, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE:HON) Process Solutions (HPS) today announced that
Europe's largest pulp, board and
paper manufacturer will use HPS process automation, safety system
and manufacturing optimization technologies to modernize one of its
key mills and help it meet rising demand for renewable packaging
board.
Stora Enso Oyj is implementing Honeywell's technologies as part
of a modernization and optimization effort at their paper mill in
Varkaus, Finland. Headquartered in
Helsinki, Stora Enso is the
largest pulp, board and paper producer in Europe, and one of the largest in the
world.
HPS is a major supplier of automation and control technologies
to the paper industry and its technology can be found in more than
2,000 sites worldwide.
"Stora Enso's business objective is to produce and deliver the
highest quality paper and board products in the world, and
Honeywell's portfolio of technologies will help them reach this
goal safely, reliably and efficiently," said Ali Raza, vice president, HPS. "We have worked
with Stora Enso for about 40 years and I am pleased that Honeywell
can help them modernize this facility."
The Stora Enso project coincides with conversion of the facility
to produce kraftliner, a virgin-fiber-based containerboard.
Globally, the company produces a number of products, including
about 5.6 million tons of chemical pulp, 10.9 million tons of paper
and board, and 14 billion square feet of corrugated packaging.
Upgrades to the Varkaus mill include:
- Migrating the plant from its previous control system to
Honeywell's Experion® PKS (Process Knowledge System),
which unifies people, processes, assets and business needs by
having one unified architecture for process control, safety systems
and automation software.
- Experion Process, Machinery and Drives (PMD) controllers, which
use a single, consistent set of engineering tools for lower capital
costs and more cost-effective execution of production line and
plant-wide control.
- Uniformance® Process History Database (PHD), which
helps users make better and faster decisions with superior data
management, higher data security and reliability, and lower total
cost of ownership.
- Safety Manager, which integrates process safety data,
applications, system diagnostics and critical control strategies,
and executes defined safety applications in a fully redundant
architecture.
- OptiVision® Manufacturing Execution System (MES), an
advanced order-to-cash solution designed to help pulp and paper
companies and flat sheet manufacturers address critical issues
determining profitability.
For more information about Honeywell's automation solutions
please visit: www.honeywellprocess.com
Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas; refining; pulp and paper; industrial power generation;
chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals,
minerals and mining industries. Process Solutions is part of
Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes UOP, a leading international
supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and
performance materials. For more news and information on
Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
Experion®, OptiVision® and
Uniformance® are registered trademarks of Honeywell
International Inc.
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