Beyond Mechanical Condition Monitoring for the Pulp & Paper Industry, Paper360º May/June 2025

Pulp, board, and paper producers are always seeking new ways to reduce operating costs while maximizing asset availability— increasing maintenance efficiency while still meeting stringent quality requirements. With this in mind, many are reevaluating their maintenance strategy and adopting a more holistic approach, one that integrates machine and process condition monitoring. An integrated system includes vibration analysis, lubricant monitoring, process parameters, quality control system data—essentially any data that may be available in the distributed control (DCS) and quality control systems (QCS)—to provide a complete picture of machine health.

“Historically, production and maintenance strategies and improvement initiatives have been approached separately with limited coordination between functional teams,” says Matthew Boudreau, Valmet condition monitoring solution manager, ISO Category 3 Vibration Analyst, and ICML Level II Machinery Lubricant Analyst with more than a decade of experience in condition monitoring and reliability. “However, the reality is that maintenance and operations are inextricably connected.

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