The cooperation with ABB to promote this project is an important step on the company’s development path, which has promoted our scientific and technological innovation and sustainable development strategy, and consolidated our market position as an important participant in Industry 4.0, “said Marcelo Silveira, deputy manager of process reliability of Araucco. This will help us monitor all the operational activities of the pulp and energy businesses and lead in terms of quality, response time, operational stability, cost reduction and efficiency improvement. ”
“This project is of great significance to ABB and is a milestone to promote the remote operation of the pulp and paper industry,” commented Felipe Rojas of the Sales Service Department of ABB Chile Process Industry Business Unit. “This will be the first remote monitoring room starting from the Chilean pulp enterprise center building. We are pleased to be an important partner of Arauco in building an integrated operation center and continue to provide first-class technical and professional support.”
Arauco has seven pulp mills in South America, five of which are located in Chile. In 2020, the total output of bleached pulp and unbleached pulp, long fiber and short fiber bleached cellulose, dissolved pulp and fluff cellulose will reach 3.7 million tons. From forestry to final products, Arauco regards product R&D as the core competitiveness to ensure long-term sustainable development, including Bioforest Center of Excellence, which is committed to helping apply the latest technology to its wood pulp and biotechnology laboratories and greenhouses, as well as the company’s forest land and industrial facilities.
ABB operates in more than 50 countries and provides a wide range of integrated digital solutions, automation and electrification systems, industry focused products and services to help customers optimize all stages of the papermaking process. The company serves in the fields of packaging, cultural paper, household paper, pulping, etc., helping industrial users to continuously improve their operation, performance, cost and quality.