Metso To Upgrade Automation Of Tissue Machine At Sofidel's Délipapier Plant In France

Metso has received an order from the Sofidel Group to upgrade the automation of tissue machine 1 and water treatment at its Délipapier plant in Frouard, France. The delivery will include an upgrade to the state-of-the-art Metso DNA control system, an upgrade to the Metso IQ quality control system, including a non-nuclear Metso IQ Fiber Weight Measurement, and related comprehensive product training, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

According to François Lecomte, Délipapier Paper Mill Director: “This significant upgrade will enhance productivity, allowing Délipapier to bring better quality to its customers, especially for the flagship brands of Sopalin and Le Trèfle in France along with Lotus and Moltonel in Benelux.”

The upgrade will be implemented using innovative virtualization technology, which aims at delivering more flexible datacenters to reduce costs thanks to server consolidation. This solution will significantly reduce the number of computers normally required for an upgrade and thus decrease both the purchase cost of computers and cabinets, and the operating expenses of such devices, together with the space needed to install them.

Virtualization allows Metso to deliver efficient remote support and maintenance of the control system over its entire lifecycle. Patch deployment, server maintenance, software compatibility and further upgrades can all be executed more efficiently.

The project is scheduled to be completed in October 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Délipapier belongs to the Italian group Sofidel, which is the second largest manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use in Europe.

Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas.