纸浆和造纸厂面临许多行业独有的挑战，并影响了全球制造商。纸浆和造纸行业是一个竞争性的环境，并尽可能尝试，许多事情无法控制。不断增长的全球竞争推动了定价和挤压利润率，而原材料的成本不断上升。熟练工人的数量随着质量退休而减少，导致短缺。最后，即将转向工业4.0或4IR，这对纸浆和造纸公司来说是具有挑战性的，因为它需要投资并代表重大变化。
无论是原材料的能源密集型制备还是各种纸张产品的生产，既有高效又具有成本效益至关重要的，同时仍能产生高质量的产品。如何实现？简单的答案是尽快优化您的操作。迫切需要工业能源管理来应对纸浆和造纸厂面临的许多挑战。
领先的纸浆和纸制造商正在转向下一代分布式控制系统（DCS）和安全系统，以提高控制可靠性和性能，并符合安全完整性水平（SIL）标准。这些智能系统用于涉及多个过程的环境，例如在纸浆和造纸行业中。它们是自动化系统，可以在生产时克服复杂的过程或达到危险阈值。
分布式控制系统包含多个可以在通用人机接口（HMI）管理平台下通信和管理操作的控制器。使用DC有很多好处。以下是DC和安全系统的一些最大好处：
- 消除冗余流程并自动化生产单元
- Helps in controlling complicated, large, and geographically distributed manufacturing applications
- 最小化生产成本和流程
- Provides flexibility and extends plant equipment and assets useful life
- 提供自动关闭，以防达到某些危险阈值
- 允许灵活地控制某些系统
- 将实时控制尽可能接近该过程，同时仍在中心位置进行监视
As a result, the following are the key benefits of our next-generation Distributed Control Systems and Safety Systems:
- 更聪明的正常运行时间
- Improved production efficiency and emissions reduction
- Additional cost reductions (from operational optimization)
- 最小化停机时间
- 增强的安全性和网络安全
- 经验不足的员工使用的能力
From turbines to boilers and all that is in between,Nexus对照覆盖所有蒸汽设备。我们平衡您需要保持有效运行的一切，使您能够产生可观的储蓄和可靠性。通过我们的Steam优化解决方案，您会看到具有强大的回报分析的可衡量结果。
最小化维护设施所需的时间，同时保留使用Nexus控制转子的完整性可以控制蒸汽涡轮启动和负载优化解决方案。我们与您合作，优化支持您的植物寿命需求的蒸汽轮机资产，以确保寿命终结。我们的解决方案增加了正常运行时间，从而缩短了全面生产所需的时间。
通过Nexus控制能量优化，可以以更有效的方式从网格中获得相关的功率与购买力。我们的能源管理解决方案为工厂提供了最经济的蒸汽分配，甚至超过买卖。我们可以帮助您产生蒸汽需求，而无需任何额外的东西。
Nexus对照is standing by to analyze why a problem occurs when and if it does. We keep production as insulated as possible without power disruptions. Our solutions ensure you have the power in place to generate steam and improve emissions reduction.
Nexus Controls LLC（以前为GE Energy Controls Solutions）在整合系统，与机器接口以及我们的客户网站独有的信息岛方面具有深厚的专业知识，同时我们可以帮助他们保护其数据，控制和自动化机器资产，并深入辩护。网络安全解决方案。
A paper mill producing liner board for the shipping industry was struggling to achieve its daily production target due to inconsistent digester operation. An aging DCS system was increasingly unreliable, adversely impacting the digester cooking process. This resulted in a domino effect of runtime issues cascading from stock preparation through to the paper machines. A new, upgraded DCS system was installed, facilitating increased throughput via previously "maxed out" washer lines, resulting in fewer breakdowns. Project payback happened in less than three months at a300％的回报率and the modern DCS is continuing to generate medium and long term positive benefits.
Another recent pulp and paper example required modernizing a DCS system, as the existing one was failing to effectively prevent downtime occurrences. The existing DCS for this plant ran the recovery boiler, evaporators, mill air and water systems, turbine generator interface, Deionized Water plant, boiler feedwater pumps, the common steam headers, and condensate systems. After 7 months of planning and design, a new replacement DCS was installed within 72 hours. As a result,停机时间已从常规问题降低到罕见发生，提高效率和整体植物生产率。
