transformation becomes a normal part of our business development also linked to profit and operations improvement .”
Yli-Pietilä explains how prescriptive tools can help maintain ongoing production quality . “ Paper is produced at around 100km per hour and you need to be able to adjust the process in real-time to maintain the quality our customers expect . Those tools require calculation and predictive capabilities for us to be able to advise the operators that are running the machine to do the process changes necessary to keep production at the optimal level for as long as possible .” The company is also considering testing more flexible and intelligent robots , such as exoskeletons , to assist production workers . Elsewhere , testing is underway to examine the potential benefits of audio analytics . “ Based on the sounds we are hearing , we ’ re analysing how machines are running and if there ’ s any evidence of a potential malfunction in the future ,” he explains .
Across its business development the two most important trends for Stora Enso are climate change and sustainability . “ After all , we are in the
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