ABB announced it has won an order this past week from PT Fajar Surya Wisesa Tbk (Fajar Paper), a packaging paper producer in Indonesia. The contract was booked at the end of 2014. ABB will provide the automation system for PM 3, one of the current five paper machines at Fajar Paper responsible for a combined production of around 1.2 million tons of packaging paper per year, including Coated Duplex Board, kraft liner board, and corrugated medium paper. 

"We are very happy to use ABB equipment on our paper machines and we appreciate how ABB always takes a long term view of their relationship with Fajar, seeing it as something that is more important than one single order," said Wimba Wibawa, engineering director at Fajar Paper. 

The scope of delivery includes the distributed control system for stock preparation, the chemical area, and the paper machine and quality control system for a paper machine with two scanners. The existing third-party automation system in PM 3 will be replaced with ABB’s Automation System 800xA, thus resolving the legacy issue faced by the automation system. With this project, Fajar Paper will be one step closer to its plan of having a site-wide fully integrated automation system. 

"We are delighted to collaborate with Fajar Paper once again after the successful execution of the automation system in PM 5 and we look forward to a long-standing and valuable partnership," said Ravi N., manager of ABB’s Process Automation division in Singapore. "ABB has extensive knowledge and experience in delivering such projects and will continue to build on this strong track record of providing reliable and efficient technology for the paper industry." 

ABB’s 800xA is a flagship collaborative process automation platform comprised of the distributed control system, safety control system, quality control system, and electrical control system.