A paper machine earns money only while it runs. PlantOps360 organises preventive maintenance, spares and downtime records across the paper machine, pulping, boilers and utilities.
A paper machine runs for days at a time, and each unplanned stop means a web break, a lost reel and a slow restart.
Sheet breaks cost production and waste stock, and their causes are hard to trace without records.
Press, dryer and calender rolls rely on bearings, seals and drives that wear in steam, heat and moisture.
Steam, condensate and recovery systems have to stay reliable, and boilers have statutory inspection dates.
Pumps, screens and the effluent plant run continuously and fail through wear and blockage.
Consumables with a fixed life are tracked on paper, so changes are late or early.
Planned shutdowns are short and busy, so jobs must be ready before the machine stops.
Pre-configured preventive schedules, inspection checklists and condition parameters for the equipment that decides a paper mill's output. Hover any card to see failure modes, checklists and sensors.
Four everyday situations in a paper mill, before and after PlantOps360.
Bearing and gearbox checks happen when someone has time, and notes stay in notebooks. A bearing is replaced after the roll stops turning.
Readings are logged per roll and drive, or arrive from sensors. A rising trend opens a work order for the next planned stop.
Changes follow memory or operator feel, and replacements are ordered after the old one has failed.
Each consumable has a recorded life and a reminder, linked to stock, so it is changed on time with the part on hand.
After a break the crew restarts the machine, and the cause is a guess that is gone by the next shift.
Downtime and its cause are recorded against the machine section. Repeated causes become visible and can be tackled.
Steam and electrical use are known for the whole mill, but not for drying or stock preparation.
Meter readings are captured by section and compared over time, so a leaking steam system or a worn pump shows up in the numbers.
A plain-language summary of what each one asks of maintenance, and where PlantOps360 fits.
This is a plain-language summary for orientation. Always follow the current text of each law and standard, and the rules of your own site and licence.
Three real situations, step by step, and where each step happens in PlantOps360.
A symptom of a failing bearing or a bind in the section.
A short stop with many tasks.
A breakdown on a steam-critical pump.
Each one links to its own page, with what it does and how it works.
Paper machine, boiler and utility rounds, with checklists and statutory dates.
See the module →Vibration and current trends on drives, rolls and fans.
See the module →Breakdown and shutdown jobs from request to closure.
See the module →Felts, wires, blades and bearings tracked with minimum levels.
See the module →Machine availability and break reasons recorded by section.
See the module →Steam, power and water readings by section, compared over time.
See the module →Operators and technicians record rounds and jobs on a phone, offline if needed.
See the module →One register for the machine, boilers, pulping and effluent plant.
See the module →Articles from the PlantOps360 blog on the topics above.
Equipment, tasks, intervals and yearly workload.
See the schedule →Intervals, triggers and a worked example.
Read the guide →A 12-month schedule for your equipment, as an Excel file.
Open the generator →The maintenance levers behind availability and performance.
Read the article →Availability, performance and quality, worked through.
Read the article →The numbers behind planned versus fix-on-failure maintenance.
Read the article →Book a personalised demo and see how PlantOps360 fits the way your plant runs.