Improving Sustainability with QCS Lifecycle Management, PaperCon 2014

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Since their inception, Quality Control Systems (QCS) have played an integral role in the quality and efficiency of the paper industry. There are occasions when it is time to upgrade to the latest version of QCS due to obsolescence or cost effective technological advances. However; in these days of being asked to do more with less, there are incidents when the capital dollars needed to upgrade are just not available. Agility is required in these circumstances to sustain the life of the QCS while maintaining or improving profitability. In recent years forward thinking QCS engineers have found many of the answers in system virtualization, recycled or repaired parts, alternative parts solutions, being better prepared for the corrective maintenance evolutions, and improved preventative maintenance programs to improve the QCS life cycle and prolong the need for capital.