Finishing & Screen Printing

Pasaban outlines the future of paper and board converting

Monday 21. May 2012 - The ground-breaking Pasaban Connectivity Cloud monitoring system designed by Pasaban will provide its customers with real-time data, analyses and warnings on the operational state of their machines with which to increase productivity by up to 10 percent.

On the occasion of Drupa, Pasaban presented the Pasaban Connectivity Cloud, a
ground-breaking system for monitoring machinery over the Internet. This tool, which
receives the data sent in real time by the sensors installed by default in all of its machines (sheeters, winders, conveyors and so on), makes all the processed and analysed information available to the customer.
The application makes the decision-making process easy regardless of the user’s location. By using mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones or an Internet connection, the customer can log in securely and display the log analyses, current data and schedules sent by its machines. Thus, the system enables the customer to actively make improvements that can increase machine productivity up to 10 percent.
The Pasaban Connectivity Cloud’s edge lies in the wide range of possibilities it affords and its versatility in both the degree of customisation by customers and the diversity of analyses that it can perform.
The tool’s potential goes beyond the mere real-time and log monitoring of the output of each machine. In the case of a sheeter, a detailed analysis of the signals from the
sensors would provide enough data to be able to predict the wear of key components such as e.g. the crosscut knifes or the belts. This forecast would lead to setting up a proactive preventive maintenance programme, thus anticipating the customer’s needs and reducing the downtime for each machine. Should the customer require it, an automatic supply of spares could be scheduled. The possibilities for other types of machine would be similar to those set out in the suggested example.
From the maintenance point of view, the data stored by the Pasaban Connectivity Cloud can also help the customer’s technical staff to perform complex diagnoses. At the same time, and always with the customer’s permission, the Pasaban Online Assistance service could detect anomalies in real time and link up with the machine so as to carry out remote adjustments to improve its performance.
The application is rounded off with an optional messaging system that allows the
customer to schedule warnings and send information via e-mail and SMS in an automated manner such that the system itself will contact the customer or Pasaban directly whenever the programmed circumstances arise (orders for material, extended periods of operation at low speed, etc.). In addition, it can send output summary reports and warnings on a daily basis.
By using devices as versatile as tablets, the user can make the best use of its different
functionalities and take the initiative to interact directly with Pasaban and its own
customers.
During the testing phase Pasaban was assisted by OKAB, a large paper converter with a plant in Germany and Sweden respectively. The machines at both plants were linked to the Pasaban Connectivity Cloud. OKAB put the tool’s analysis capabilities into practice during its daily work with very good results, which in addition are allowing to launch new product development lines.
The Pasaban Connectivity Cloud has extraordinary room for growth considering that there are currently more than 500 Pasaban machines in operation in over 40 countries. This means the company’s fleet of active machinery is the largest in the market and gives the system an excellent statistical and analysis foundation on which to base improvement solutions for its customers.
Pasaban has expanded its range of products with new sheeters intended for paper and board converters and printers.
Pasaban also introduced at Drupa its new Flexcut and Compact sheeters. These two
machines can be connected to the Pasaban Connectivity Cloud and the Pasaban Online Assistance service to achieve the maximum level of control and preventive maintenance. Customers without their own maintenance equipment will find these features very helpful.
The Flexcut sheeter has been designed for converters and printers which require a high degree of operational flexibility. It supports different automation packages and delivers all the quality and precision Pasaban expects of all its machines. The model comes in widths of 1,450mm and 1,650mm.
Compact is a modular-design sheeter intended mainly for converters and printers. It delivers the same cut quality and precision as upper-range models. It can be installed both on- and off-line and integrated into a cut-to-register control system. This model comes in a maximum width of 1,200mm.
Both models run on Pasaban electronics, the only hardware in the market specifically
designed for converting. As for software, Pasaban is still committed to designing open-code products that allow any kind of adjustment and customisation and full integration with any other systems used by the customer.
With these new models, handlers with lower cutting volume requirements and printers will be able to benefit from the precision, reliability and cost-effectiveness Pasaban products are known for and which have made it the leading manufacturer of large-size machines.
Pasaban has been making machinery for the paper industry in general and paper and board converters and printers in particular since 1928. Thanks to its internationalisation and growth policy, the company has managed to increase its outstanding reputation, which was already backed up by the quality of its products and customer service.
The innovative and pioneering contributions it has made throughout its history with regard to engineering and development are now the accepted industry standards in its sector. That was the case with certain concepts and devices applied to currency paper sheeters and it will likely happen again with the Pasaban Connectivity Cloud.
Pasaban has evolved the capacity to develop turnkey projects for customers, designing, building and commissioning entire plants as per the quality, efficient and cost parameters required by investors.
Pasaban is headquartered in Tolosa (Spain); it has a branch office in Beijing (China) and an extensive network of representatives throughout the world. It has a stable staff of 155 people who are highly involved in the company and the final result provided to the customer.