One of the world’s leading specialty paper manufacturers was experiencing unnecessary downtime and equipment costs due to coating build-up that caused cold streaks in their specialty, high-gloss paper product.
Before – Basic Vision Solution
- Basic vision systems (e.g. optical cameras) were unable to detect subtle changes in sheet characteristics and moisture content.
- Coating build-up events occurred in under 10 seconds making it impossible for operators to react.
- 3 machines in one factory experienced over 30 events, resulting in calendar damage and unnecessary downtime.
After – Eigen Thermal Solution
- Rapid deployment in factory – FLIR thermal cameras installed along the web & Eigen Edge device collecting image data.
- Eigen designed a real-time streak detection algorithm based on image data and client input.
- Eigen Edge system connected directly to each machine’s respective PLCs to enable self-activated pressure reductions on the calendars – automatically protecting them from coating build-up and opening calendars upon streak detection.
- Improved streak detection is delivering annual savings of approximately $1M.
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