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by Chris Chiappinelli, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 1:17:02 PM   | Abstract: | Instead of blazing the path of rip-and-replace, Honeywell offers services to upgrade the existing technology that comprises quality control systems. |
Mindful of the aging nature of the hardware that runs quality control systems at many paper mills, Honeywell recently rolled out a suite of services aimed at upgrading that equipment without a major disruption.
The prospect of ripping and replacing entire quality control systems is often met with resistance in manufacturing circles. Honeywell's latest offering for paper and pulp mills is a service that allows those facilities to keep scanners, sensors, and cross-direction (CD) actuators on the line, but upgrades signal processing hardware, application software, and server technology, the company said.
"Older QCS systems are becoming more difficult and costly to support, so Honeywell designed a broad range of services as step-by-step upgrades of the most critical components," said Andrew Hird, global leader for Honeywell Process Solutions' pulp and paper business, in a statement.
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