1. Fiberline Process Optimization
Pulp & Paper Industries
Michel R Dion

2. Presenter Michel R Dion
Presenter Bio
Michel is Process Control Consultant at Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions Pulp, Paper & Energy. He first joined Honeywell in 1992 and is presently working in the Advanced Applications group. His responsibilities include project lead, implementation and commissioning of advanced control solutions for the pulping & mining industry.
Michel has over 25 years experience in pulp and paper, specifically in applying advanced control solutions to the various pulping and paper process units. Michel has held a variety of positions in the industry ranging from technical support to engineering manager.
Brad S. Carlberg is a Senior Process Control Engineer for Port Townsend Paper Corporation in Port Townsend, WA
& a registered, Professional Control Systems Engineer with over thirty years’ experience in Process Control Engineering specifically with Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and Human Machine Interfaces combining extensive experience with both Hardware and Software Design, Programming, Implementation and Startup, including Advanced Continuous and Batch Control Programming.
Brad S. Carlberg. P.E., CSE
Brad received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in February, 1984 from Washington State University in Pullman, WA.
He joined ISA in 1986 and is a Senior Member.
His hobbies include distance running, jazz and blues music, and flying his 1946 Ercoupe 415C Light Sport airplane.
Brad maintains his home office in Hoodsport, WA on the Olympic Peninsula & his airplane hangar at the Richland airport (KRLD).

3. Fiberline Process

4. Optimization Plant-wide

5. Maximize Process Efficiency Increase Yield
Advance Process Control Objectives
Maximize Process Efficiency
Increase Yield
Decrease Chemical Consumption
Decrease Energy
Increase Production
Increase Product Quality

6. Advance Process Control Level
APO/APC Prod. Intra-Area Coordination, Scheduling (Minutes to Hours : Days)
Establish Production Schedule within sub-process limitations of finite resources
Modulate Production for all areas according to demand considering Energy, Power and Environmental constraint
On multiple parallel or series process units, optimize for the best overall operating efficiency according to their relative economic contributions
Cost Optimization
APC/ARC Units Optimization and Collaboration (Seconds to Minutes : Hours)
Maximize Production, Minimize Energy
Local Inventory Process Balance IN:OUT
Maintaining Quality parameters
ARC/DCS Connecting equipment and Production (Mseconds to Seconds : Minutes)
Supervisory Control Level
Basic Control, Logic Control, Safety Interlock

7. Kraft Process Flow Diagram

8. Advance Process Configuration

9. Production Coordination

10. Production Inter-Unit

11. Production Inventories Management

12. Fiberline Inventory Control

13. Advance Process Control Benefits
Decrease Downtime
Decrease Environmental Load
Minimize Quality Disturbances
Increase Overall Productivity
Reduced Energy and Res. cost
Lost Opportunities
Real Time Supply Chain

14. Questions?
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