In today’s competitive industry, paper mills must manage many challenges that come from a wide array of materials, including recycled paper and non-homogeneous raw materials. Additionally, they face increasingly complex customer requirements and global sustainability initiatives.
Austrian Paper Mill Reduces Transmissions Times by 50% and Realizes 3 Month ROI with X-Rite Inline Solutions
This prominent Austrian conglomerate, which specializes in paper production through its subsidiaries, is constantly striving for innovation and efficiency. With a strong focus on recycling and a history rooted in paper production, their paper mill was looking for ways to modernize operations to efficiently produce high-quality liner board, optimize operational costs, and remain competitive and sustainable.
- How to modernize an older paper machine to measure color on the line throughout production.
- The components of an inline, closed loop color measurement system.
- How an inline system eliminates typical operator mistakes, costly line errors, and rework.
- The amazing results, including a 3-month ROI, $200,000 annual savings on dyes, and a 50% reduction in transmission times.
"With such an increase in production the customer is satisfied, and the investment in the inline color management system is fully justified.
The exact color control (online) allows us to precisely meet the predefined L*, a*, b* values, and realize ΔE* values of 0.1 to 0.2.
Little maintenance effort is required."
– Technical Director, Paper Mill, Germany
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