Title :
A mill´s experience with a plant wide information system
Author_Institution :
Boise Cascade Corp., Jackson, AL, USA
Abstract :
Boise Cascade´s pulp and paper mill in Jackson, AL, USA, installed a local area network (LAN) and plant information data historian during 1995. The project and its profound impact on the mill is discussed. Consideration is given to LAN design, distributed control system (DCS) interfaces, hardware, software, construction, training and implementation. End user experiences are highlighted as well as system administration and maintenance issues.
Keywords :
computer interfaces; distributed control; industrial control; local area networks; paper industry; DCS interfaces; USA; administration; distributed control system; end user experiences; hardware; local area network; maintenance; operating experience; paper mill; pulp mill; software; Application software; Distributed control; Graphical user interfaces; History; Information systems; Local area networks; Milling machines; Operating systems; Process control; Production systems;
Conference_Titel :
Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 1998. Conference Record of 1998 Annual
Conference_Location :
Portland, ME, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4785-4
DOI :
10.1109/PAPCON.1998.685515
