2023-01-26
Reliable, flexible and efficient quality measurement and control OnQuality successfully commissioned at customers Smurfit Kappa, WEPA and Johns Manville
- Successful commissioning of quality control systems (QCS) OnQuality at various customers including the nonwovens sector
- Fast rebuild achieved within only 12 hours
- OnQuality.Scanners can be used flexibly, also rotated by 90°
Positive customer feedback – from Smurfit Kappa, WEPA and Johns Manville among others – confirms Voith's leading position.
The high flexibility of the system is particularly evident in the project with customer WEPA. Here, the solution was installed at TM 1 in Mainz, Germany.
Especially for tissue paper manufacturers, Voith offers scanner models that are equipped with covers and additional cleaning nozzles for the measuring carriage. They facilitate cleaning and maintenance work and improve the accuracy of the measurements.
Due to the high level of satisfaction with the new quality control system, the tissue paper manufacturer decided to take another step on the road to digitalization with Voith. As part of OnQuality 4.0, the Voith Cloud platform will in the future collect and store all relevant production and quality data from the TM 1, enabling WEPA to perform in-depth analyses via personalized dashboards. With just a few clicks, profile charts, color maps, maintenance cockpits, trends and reports can be intuitively created and viewed on mobile devices. In addition, the use of a virtual sensor will complement the physical measurements and thus quickly and directly reveal deviations in the critical target quality in a profitable manner, which can otherwise only be measured in the laboratory on a sample basis.
Individual solutions for optimum quality measurement and control
Smurfit Kappa Herzberg mill also commissioned Voith to install an OnQuality quality control system at KM 1 at the Herzberg am Harz site, Germany.
The OnQuality quality control system is used here as a stand-alone system with a direct connection to the existing process control system.
Another order from Johns Manville shows that the quality control system is also suitable for use in the nonwovens sector. At VLM 15 in Steinach, Germany, the OnQuality Nonwoven Caliper Sensor is now used in addition to a special filter for measuring binder content. The Voith caliper sensor for nonwovens is specially designed for nonwoven applications. This effectively prevents marking or damage to the web.
About the company
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 21,000 employees, sales of € 4.9 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
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The Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services, and products on the market, and offers paper manufacturers holistic solutions from a single source. The company’s continuous stream of innovations facilitates resource-conserving production and supports customers in significantly reducing their carbon footprint. With its comprehensive automation products and leading digitization solutions from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, Voith offers its customers state-of-the-art, digital technologies to increase the availability and efficiency of their systems in all areas of the production process.