ANDRITZ Mill-wide Optimization

Achieve your product targets without overspending on production

Gain deeper control over your paper mill’s performance by integrating precise production rate monitoring and inventory management systems. ANDRITZ Mill-wide Optimization helps enhance product quality and reduce operational costs through advanced process control, virtual sensors, and data-driven optimization.

By aligning production targets with raw material constraints, grade requirements, and energy usage, mills can achieve consistent output and cost efficiency.

Mill-wide production rate and Inventory management

Production is measured as accurately as possible from multiple points, starting from the exact dry wood mass flow to the digester. This will make it possible to control processes much more accurately and to avoid production upsets caused by poor measurements.

Quality Controls and Cost Optimization

When unit processes are optimized, we can use process tests and analytical tools to find optimum production targets for the whole mill. It also needs to consider raw materials, requirements for different grades, production limitations, energy, and chemical costs. With this iterative search, the overall strategy will be customized for the mill.

Key applications

Master every aspect of your mill from production to energy with one integrated solution

Key benefits

Overall quality control: Optimize pulp properties for the final product
Reduction of operating costs
Increase in Mill-wide production rate
Inventory management

This application also incorporates

Dashboards informing the operators about opportunities to improve process performance
Mobile applications to visualize information from and on the field.
High-level plant operation dashboard
Immediate identification of area-by-area constraints & operating modes.

Measurable value to customers

At ANDRITZ Pulp and Paper, digitalization is all about measurable results. ANDRITZ Mill-wide Optimization delivers tangible improvements across key performance areas, helping plants operate more efficiently, reliably, and profitably.

What you can achieve:

Up to 2% production increase

Up to 2% cost reduction

Up to 5% quality losses reduction

Up to 2% mill availability increase

Up to 1% maintenance cost reduction

Up to 5% productivity increase

Up to 20% operator actions reduction

Up to 1% reduction in emissions

Up to 1% reduction in water usage

Up to 3% increase energy efficiency

These improvements are driven by the use of advanced instrumentation and virtual sensors, optimized control strategies for pulp properties, and continuous collaboration between ANDRITZ experts and the mill's teams. All to maximize wood preparation stability, manage inventory, and ensure cost efficiency across the entire operation.