At SCA Munksund, Sweden – one of the company\u2019s two kraftliner mills – 400,000 tons of packaging material are produced every year. The term \u201ckraftliner\u201d refers to paper or paperboard produced using the kraft process, which is massively energy intensive. This energy mostly goes into powering the mill\u2019s electric motors – more than 2,400\u202fof them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But SCA\u2019s operators understood that improving the efficiency of those motors could save a significant amount of energy. To identify where improvements could be made, they needed to better understand how the motors performed. So SCA contracted\u202fABB to collect and analyze data from its motor-installed base before making expert recommendations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The solution selected for the task, ABB Ability\u2122\u202fCondition\u202fMonitoring, enables the secure collection of\u202fdata within\u202fdifferent parameters\u202fover time. It is tailored to a facility\u2019s specific operation and gathers data on temperature, operational patterns, stress levels, and more. The collected data can be\u202fanalyzed and used to pinpoint opportunities to improve\u202fenergy efficiency,\u202freliability, and\u202fuptime, as well as enabling predictive maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Motors\u202fthat do\u202fnot meet energy-efficiency requirements\u202fcan often be\u202frecycled and\u202fupgraded\u202fwith\u202fnew, more efficient models, lowering carbon emissions and\u202fenergy consumption. In addition to energy savings, the motor-recycling process adds significant environmental benefits: securing the return of metals into the market saves\u202fa considerable\u202famount of carbon emissions, energy, and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the help of ABB\u2019s digital solutions, SCA is now able to unlock deep, data-led insights into its industrial production processes. This once hidden information holds tremendous value, enabling SCA to cut costs, improve energy efficiency, and\u202fbring down\u202fcarbon emissions.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSCA\u2019s objective is to improve energy efficiency through efficiency enhancements of at least 50 GWh per year based on the company\u2019s energy consumption in 2020,\u201d\u202fexplains Anders\u202fKy\u00f6sti, Technical Manager at SCA Munksund. \u201cElectrical\u202fmotors account for a large part of our energy consumption. Given higher energy prices and the trend towards electrification, optimizing energy use will become even more important in the future. Information gained through\u202fmonitoring\u202fand analysis is extremely helpful in increasing our energy efficiency.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough data and analysis, the true use of the electrical motors is evaluated. The real utilization in time and power output is revealed, and thereby also the total power consumption. It enables us to very precisely suggest a replacement motor and quantify the annual energy savings as well as the reduction of reactive energy consumption,\u201d\u202fadds Peter J.\u202fIsberg, ABB Motion\u202fServices\u202fDigital\u202fLead, Sweden. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At SCA Munksund, Sweden – one of the company\u2019s two kraftliner mills – 400,000 tons of packaging material are produced every year. The term \u201ckraftliner\u201d refers to paper or paperboard produced using the kraft process, which is massively energy intensive. This energy mostly goes into powering the mill\u2019s electric motors – more than 2,400\u202fof them. […]<\/p>\n