Fedrigoni project shows how quickly and easily Voith digital solutions can be implemented to produce significant savings

Voith started at the pilot site Fabriano in Italy, supported by Bain & Company, with the orderly collection of data, the basis for any digital solution. First, Voith Paper analyzed all process, laboratory and quality data from the last 12 months to show the correlations of the most important process and paper parameters and to illustrate the process variations that occur. In addition, the experts installed OnCumulus, Voith's IIoT platform, to enable faster data access. Subsequently, the Fedrigoni and Voith integrated project team decided to focus on the quality parameter of paper thickness as a first step. With the help of virtual sensors, ash content and virgin fiber use are now automatically optimized in terms of cost and quality, as OnEfficiency.Strength reduces fluctuations in paper thickness as well as virgin fiber consumption. Although the installation was not on a Voith machine, the team was able to implement the digital control concept smoothly.

Bain & Company accompanied the introduction of the digital process control and is impressed with the results achieved so far. “Voith made the cost effectiveness and feasibility of the digital solutions a priority and that was in line with Fedrigoni’s needs. In addition, we believe Voith, with its extensive technological knowledge, is at the cutting edge when it comes to digitization in paper manufacturing,” says Andrea Isabella, Partner and Director at Bain & Company, explaining the decision.

A detailed interview with the customer can be found on the new Efficiency Solutions homepage: https://voith.com/onefficiency.

Fedrigoni stands for excellence in specialty papers for packaging, quality prints, security, and fine arts and self-adhesives solutions. The strong organic growth of the company, which has been in existence since 1888, was recently reinforced by several acquisitions in Italy, US and Mexico. Accordingly, sales in 2020 were over € 1.3 billion. The Group is the third global player in self-adhesive materials and the European leader in specialty papers. Fedrigoni's goal is to offer the best product range and service for high-quality papers, packaging and self-adhesive materials. In addition, there is a focus on sustainable paper production.

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