Maintech has been providing paper machines with Dryer Section Passivation technology (chemical application combined with chemical product, equipment, and application methods) for over 30 years to prevent defect/sheet break due to dryer section depositions. As of July 2021, the number of applications being operated over the world has topped 800 units. In recent years, the number of problems caused by machine deposits has been increasing due to the worsening of the raw material of pulp situation. In addition, it is becoming increasingly difficult to respond to machine dirt deposits in a timely and appropriate manner due to the decrease in the working population at production sites and the retirement of experienced employees. To address this issue, we are developing “SmartPapyrus”, a system to prevent defects and sheet breaks by visualizing machine dirt deposits using IoT, analyzing it using artificial intelligence, and using machine dirt deposit prevention technology. For this reason, we developed SmartPapyrus
® 1.0, a system that uses AI to automatically classify images of defects. SmartPapyrus
® 1.0 makes it possible to determine in real-time when and how many defects have occurred.
As a result, the necessity and effectiveness of countermeasures can be quantitatively confirmed.
In this report, we will introduce SmartPapyrus
® 1.0 and discuss some examples of its use.
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