Across all industries , the ABB Ability™ digital offering is well positioned to help our customers on the journey toward more effective uses of massive quantities of data , and toward more autonomous operations that liberate people to focus on their end customers and on process improvements . ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations supports a path to this future , offering data-driven decision guidance for a mill ’ s human operators , a key first step towards more autonomous operations .

ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations Designed to unite autonomous digital technologies and decision making , ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations is built on ABB Ability™ , ABB ’ s unified , cross-industry , digital platform that securely collects data on the health and performance of equipment from onsite smart devices and operation-critical systems .

ABB experts monitor this data remotely while applying advanced data analytics to isolate trends and pinpoint issues . The result is actionable recommendations that address potential problems , advise on preventive maintenance priorities , and illuminate ways to improve performance .

ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations is a true Industrial Internet of Things application and is part of the company ’ s portfolio of ABB Ability™ digital solutions . Collaborative Operations provides performance management , remote monitoring and preventive analysis technologies to improve security , efficiency and productivity . ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations for paper mills identifies and addresses production , quality and cost issues that can inhibit peak performance . This improves return on capital . In particular , ABB ’ s solutions are helping to :

• Centralize and streamline operations . By applying remote connectivity and analytics to process and equipment data , producers can empower teams in centralized control rooms , which have the automated tools and visualization capabilities to help teams make decisions and process improvements , throughout the mill and also the enterprise .

• Increase energy efficiency . Technologies that enable the alignment of production schedules to energy supply and demand help optimize energy usage according to fluctuating energy costs .

• Achieve safety goals . Using technologies that increasingly automate tasks within the space of rotating and moving machinery reduces the risk of injuries . Meanwhile , remote services and augmented reality can help avoid human contact with live current .

• Reduce costs through advanced process control ( APC ). Delivering APC using a performance-based approach and business model allows mills to stay ahead of problems and continuously optimize processes to make more with less . This also allows mills to focus improvements on known areas of complexity like the pulp mill and the wet end of the paper machine .

The future , today Whatever the specifics of an operation or solution , ABB is supporting and guiding the pulp and paper industry on its journey toward ever more effective use of digitalization , creating next-level operations and realizing significant cost benefits . With its forward-thinking approach and industry-leading solutions , such as ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations and ABB Ability™ Advanced Process Control , ABB is ready to be your partner in shaping the future , today .