Process and Results for Edge AI Safety Programs Incorporating Sub-Second Machine Control, TAPPICon26

Creating a zero loss of life environment by providing the highest level of safety for workers is the single most important deliverable from the management team in the pulp and paper industry. This is an ongoing and challenging requirement as many processes in the paper industry expose operators to daily interactions that do not have guarding and fences or other means of separation and protection between the machine and the human. This paper examines the results of adding an edge device implemented with a machine control system to over 25 ongoing pulp and paper installations to provide the first layer of safety or an additional layer of safety to existing lasers, pressure pads, fences and gates. In contrast to earlier AI camera-based safety systems that use ‘red zone’ intrusion detection to provide compliance and human-machine interaction data, this technology is designed to provide an additional mission critical requirement: sub-second machine control absent false readings that cause unacceptable production losses. These solutions offer data to understand operator behavior as well as sub-second lifesaving intervention for daily interactions between paper processes and the human.

This paper reviews the data from installed systems and outlines the critical technology requirements for why the customer chose to deploy on-premise and edge-based technology over cloud and ‘single server’ deployments for their operations.

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