The Pulp & Paper Industry Division (also known as PUPID) is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and skills of professionals in the pulp and paper and forest products industries including those employed in the manufacturing facilities as well as engineering & construction consultants.
PUPID members main concerns are the measurement, control, and optimization of processes in the pulp & paper and forest products industries; the acquisition & handling of raw materials whether virgin fiber or recycled paper products; it supports research & development programs and the sharing of applications insight and standards and practices for the entire paper process, from raw materials through finished product; fabrication & construction; processing & inspection required for finished pulp & paper and forest products production; improving product quality of the finished products and maintaining environmental quality through the optimum utilization of the best technology available.

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    RE: How Automation Can Help Your Company Achieve Your ...

    By: Carlos Mandolesi , 9 hours ago

    @Jonas Berge thanks for the explanations. That's really interesting. Today there is a big hype about AI, ML and Gen AI because they are "modern technologies" but people are forgetting or disregarding the human intelligence (HI) that is available in their companies and plants. ...

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    RE: Flame arrester temperature monitoring

    By: Christiam Casas Buitrago , 11 hours ago

    Jonas, As I remember some of the flame arresters, I've dealt with on real life facilities had Very High Temperature fast action temperature switches (probably SIL2 or higher). Those switches are usually working on a voting scheme 2oo2 for HP and LP flares. In some projects, ...

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    RE: How Automation Can Help Your Company Achieve Your ...

    By: Jonas Berge , yesterday

    Machine learning (ML) is not the answer to every analytics problem. There are many analytics tools available, and the trick is to use the right tool for the job – as is the case in any profession. Sustainability is very much about heat exchangers, cooling towers, air-cooled ...

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    RE: How Automation Can Help Your Company Achieve Your ...

    By: Carlos Mandolesi , yesterday

    Hi @Jonas Berge , Thanks for your insights. What is the problem of using machine learning? And what is mechanistic AI? ------------------------------ Best regards, Carlos Mandolesi Executive Board Member ISA Former President (2022) "Together we can create a better ...

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    RE: How Automation Can Help Your Company Achieve Your ...

    By: Jonas Berge , yesterday

    @Carlos Mandolesi #1 Plants deploy multiple automation solution to enhance sustainability: · Heat exchanger monitoring · Cooling tower monitoring · Air-cooled heat exchanger monitoring · Steam trap monitoring ...

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