Metsä Board, a leading European manufacturer of premium fresh fibre paperboard, is participating in SEED, a joint project to develop digital solutions to production challenges.
Under Lead management des Technical Research Centre Finland VTT, forestry companies are working together with information and communication technology (ICT) companies for two years. App developers and research institutions use forestry production sites as innovation platforms in order to with digital applications to increase production efficiency to increase.
Goal: Cost optimisation
At Metsä Board, the aim of the pilot project is to Master data of spare parts designations with the help of automation processes and artificial intelligence. standardise and expand it. Successful completion of the project would lead to a significant Reduction in maintenance costs at the same time, the technology could also be used for other business applications.
[infotext icon]The total funding amount of the project SEED totalling around 7 million euros, the main project sponsor is Business Finland. The forestry companies involved also include UPM and Essity. [/infotext]„We are looking forward to developing a trial concept for increased operational production performance,“ explains Perttu Vikman, Maintenance Director, Metsä Board. „When a site's systems are linked with online data and the expertise of our experts, new, unforeseen opportunities can open up.”
Source: Metsä Board
