Optimization of paper machine steam consumption
Optimization of paper machine steam consumption
1 Pages$500,000 per year of recurrent savings SITUATION A mill producing groundwood paper grades was experiencing high variations in steam consumption per ton of paper on one of their paper machines. This represented a significant extra energy cost and directly impacted the profit margin. The mill then invested heavily in improving the control strategy of the drying section and the variations decreased. Even so, the variations of energy use were s
