Defining the Threading Process, Benchmarking and the Importance of Achieving and Maintaining Benchmark Performance, 2003 Spring Technical Conference Proceedings
Achieving maximum profitability is the key
goal of papermakers worldwide. In order to achieve this goal, they must produce the maximum amount of the highest quality product in the shortest time, at the lowest cost. Optimizing machine efficiency and increasing machine availability are two key areas that have a significant effect on profitability.
In advanced countries, the average machine efficiency is approximately 80 – 82%, while 97% efficiency is the global benchmark achieved by the top 1% of paper machines.
One of the major causes of lost machine
efficiency and insufficient capacity utilization is threading downtime. Efficiency gains from 5 – 7% are achievable through appropriate
implementation of technical innovations and optimized threading processes alone.
Defining the Threading Process, Benchmarking and the Importance of Achieving and Maintaining Benchma