Billerud Beetham to Upgrade DCS, QCS Systems for PM 2
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Billerud Beetham Ltd., U.K., has ordered from Metso, Finland, a new distributed control system (DCS) and quality control system (QCS) for PM 2 at its Waterhouse Mills, Beetham, Cumbria, U.K., facility. Delivery of the Metso IQ systems is scheduled for this October, with startup planned for November. The investment will improve process control, system reliability, and end product quality
The Metso IQ QCS will be supplied with three scanners and six sensors, including online porosity, machine direction controls, cross direction control of basis weight, project management, training, and commissioning. Metso IQ integrates process quality management, measurements, and profile controls, resulting in faster startups and grade changes, reduced dryer breaks, and better runnability.
Billerud Beetham Ltd is part of the Billerud group, a global supplier of packaging paper, operating pulp and paper mills in Sweden and the U.K. The Beetham mill has produced paper for more than two centuries and today produces technically demanding papers for pharmaceutical packaging, food packaging, and other types of industrial purposes. The mill has a production capacity of 45,000 metric tpy of kraft paper and has 135 employees.
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