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News Release from: Process Systems Enterprise
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 July 2006
Paper plant maker adopts process
modelling package
Voith Paper Heidenheim has chosen PSE's gPROMS advanced process modelling software as its company-wide modelling platform.
Voith Paper Heidenheim, one of the world's key manufacturers and suppliers of paper machines and paper plant, has chosen PSE's gPROMS advanced process modelling (APM) software as its company-wide modelling platform PSE will also provide extensive modelling services, training and knowledge transfer
Voith Paper intends to enhance operations throughout all its divisions - research, engineering, control and eventually operations, operator training and sales and marketing - through the extensive application of Advanced Process Modelling.
gPROMS is the world's leading APM environment, and is used throughout the chemical and other process industry sectors for optimisation of design and operation of process plants and for model-based innovation activities.
Voith's modelling focus is the areas downstream from the pulp process such as the "additional chemistry" processes for creating different papers, drying and remoisturising processes, and all the interactions that are responsible for process efficiency and stability.
In addition, modelling will be used to enhance energy integration and optimise water usage.
Besides the application to design and operations, Voith Paper will also use modelling to minimise the need for physical testing and to optimise process trajectories in order to minimise the time taken to move between test steady states.
Ulrich Begemann, Head of Research and Development, says: "We were looking for an environment that had the flexibility and power to fulfil all these requirements, and that allowed extensive re-use of models".
"gPROMS' solution power, as well as advanced modelling capabilities such as parameter estimation for tuning models to plant and laboratory data, and dynamic optimisation in order to optimise trajectories between steady states, were important factors in our decision".
The company undertook a comprehensive evaluation process lasting over a year, in which all the major modelling environments were considered.
Voith personnel compared features, evaluated software against their requirements lists, attended training courses and user meetings, and undertook trial projects.
Hermann-Josef Post, responsible for Process Simulation at Voith Paper Heidenheim, adds: "One of the key factors in choosing gPROMS was the high quality of PSE's support during the evaluation period, including the responsiveness, level of expertise and accessibility of personnel, and the availability of expert German-language support".
"This gave us great confidence that we would be able to achieve our goals in the future".
Also tested were the integration of gPROMS with The Mathworks Matlab and Simulink and the Siemens PCS7 product family, to allow the use of detailed APM models in control design and factory acceptance testing (FAT) of control software, respectively.
PSE Sales Director Syed Shah, says: "We are very pleased that Voith Paper chose gPROMS".
"As our first customer in the pulp and paper sector this is a major milestone for PSE, and we look forward to a close working relationship".
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