Rockwell

Automation
Drive Systems
Solutions for
the Paper Industry

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OF COMPLETE AUTOMATION
 Rockwell Automation:
Experience You Can Trust
Boosting productivity by optimizing your entire operation is the goal of
Rockwell Automation Drive Systems. To ensure you achieve this
goal, we’ve assembled a knowledgeable, experienced
team to support you with:
• Application Expertise
• Engineering Solutions
• Manufacturing Excellence

Before new equipment is installed,

• Implementation
we can assist you in planning for a • Ongoing Support Services
fast start-up.

Our global network of Drive Systems Centers is staffed with

Installation Services
application and system engineering experts who can respond to your
A comprehensive resource for
needs quickly and completely.
both new or existing facilities.

Products We will provide you with complete, integrated automation Planning

solutions that ensure your project’s success. Our documented Application

Drive Systems Best Practices help maximize production. And our

Audit
Customer
Systems Engineering Tools ensure optimal system configuration, Study Existing System
Document Results
ensuring top efficiencies from engineering straight to commissioning.
Process People
Engineering
Is your operation in need of upgrading? Our Field Modernization Select Technology
Design for Start-Up
Comprehensive Asset Management services can help by installing diagnostic tools to existing systems,
ensures your company receives
maximum value for its investment. replacing equipment, increasing line speed or upgrading hardware or Resource Selection
software to ensure peak productivity. Internal Resources
External Resources
Team Development
Our Global Support Services complement our core Drive Systems
Pre-Installation
Support Agreements offering and includes Comprehensive Asset Management, Support Schedule
Rockwell Automation Support Installation
Agreements (RASAs) are also an
Agreements and Training.
Rehearsal
integral part of our Complete
Automation program. RASA customer
partnerships – some of which go Training Install/Start-Up
back over 30 years – benefit from Factory-based training programs are tailored to meet your specific Implement Plan
the following advantages: Complete Installation
• Reduced downtime costs
requirements. We also offer product, maintenance, system and Start-Up

• Extended equipment service life process level training to keep your production up to speed.
• Increased product quality
Production
Process Tuning under Load
• Improved customer satisfaction Conditions
 Solutions for Increasing
Production and Quality on a
Proven Technology
New Pulp Machine
Rockwell Automation Drive
Systems has received numerous Our paper team delivered on a unique OEM request – a project that demonstrated how well Drive Systems
patents in drive control theory leveraged its strength as a value-added single-source solution for complete automation applications.
technology to ensure your
continued success in today’s Our solution included AC drives, motors and ControlLogix as the primary controller. Selected interfaces
competitive paper industry. provided the customer with clearly displayed operator and diagnostic information. ProcessLogix™ was used
to manage the stock preparation process. ControlNet™ coordinated the process functions over a robust,
Recent examples of patented high-speed network. And system controllers shared information using the producer-consumer model, which
technology include: reduced latency and increased performance through the use of a common network. Machine control and
system functions were communicated quickly and reliably, accomplishing coordinated production of high-
• Velocity Regulator for
quality pulp bales.
advanced control of torque
disturbance – A superior
Our drive system solution resulted in:
method of controlling one
or more torque-regulated
• Over 60% cost savings when compared to the installed cost of a traditional DCS/PLC combination
motors in a controlled paper
system. By using the same types of hardware for the drive system and process control, programming was
processing line.
simplified and a third party DCS programming specialist was not required. Distributed I/O on the machine
• Fuzzy Logic Winder Analyzer – eliminated the need for a dedicated instrument rack room, thereby, saving space.
Automatically determines the
nature of various materials • Common hardware and direct communication links between the ProcessLogix process controller,
based on winder tension. the ControlLogix controlled drive system, auxiliary PLC control systems, and mill information systems.

• Significantly less training time for maintenance and greater ease of

troubleshooting through the use of standard NT level servers and
operating terminals, Ethernet communications, and graphical programming
and monitoring.

• Full-featured integrated DCS and PLC functionality and reliability.

• Ease of system monitoring, reporting and programming through standard

mill LAN communication systems.
From the Woodyard to the Shipping
Dock, Complete Automation
Solutions Help Increase Profitability
Optimize Productivity
The high capital investment required for mill operation, combined with the daily challenge of increasing
global competition, makes it essential for companies to seek greater levels of efficiency throughout their
mills. Rockwell Automation Drive Systems is key to this effort.

For example, our open network process and control architecture will simplify connectivity to mill MIS for data
retrieval and analysis. It will help improve product quality while maintaining compliance to environmental
regulations for clean air and water. It will help streamline manufacturing processes while minimizing energy
and material costs.

Complete Automation Solutions from Rockwell Automation Drive Systems can help increase productivity,
capacity and reliability, while reducing downtime and minimizing maintenance costs.

Pulp & Paper

Process
ng A Trusted Global
Resource
Rockwell Automation Drive

ity Systems understands your

need to seamlessly integrate
your mill’s various control
and information systems. Our
open-control architecture gives
us the ability to interface with
your current systems, offering
you the best solutions to meet
your specific needs.
Applications
- Conveyors - Roll Wrap
- Debarkers - Fan Pumps
- Chippers - Paper/Tissue Machines
- Pumps - Re-Reelers
- Fans - Off-Machine Coaters
- Mixers - Super Calenders
- Refiners - Winders
- Salvage Winders
A History of Expertise, Innovation and Results
in the Paper Industry
For more than 80 years, we have
been the brains and brawn behind
this industry’s most innovative
drives technology – including the
first complete AC Coater drive
system, AC Paper Machine,
AC Winder Backstand and
AC Super Calender.

Today, we continue to advance

the technology with an
impressive range of Complete
Automation Solutions. With our
applications expertise, products
and support, customers can
achieve higher levels of
optimization and be successful
in the global marketplace.

It is easy to take advantage of our expertise. Simply identify your flexible platform for your modernization program. Retrofitting existing
objective, then rely on us to help you achieve it – from solutions for MG sets or thyristor power modules improves control, as well as
the woodyard through finishing and shipping. We can engineer custom uptime and production. The flexible architecture of ControlLogix also
solutions for your new projects or for existing investments. accommodates future growth and integration into other mill processes.

And because we’re Rockwell Automation, we have the resources Upgrading DC Drives to the new digital technology can be done during
to support customers anywhere on the globe with unsurpassed machine wash-ups or outages – with no loss of production time.
applications expertise and world-class products. If you prefer to remain with your existing Rockwell Automation drive
platforms, digital DC Drive Retrofits can be done with them as well.
Improve Efficiency with DC Drive System Retrofits
If you’re looking for the most cost-effective way to upgrade your Digital technology provides precise control of the process, permits
process to the latest in digital technology, the ControlLogix Digital
™
data acquisition for diagnostics and performance measurement,
Retrofit is the best solution. You decide if you want to keep your and guarantees improved operation and efficiency. Flexible
existing AC input power circuits, DC power conversion equipment, packaging techniques permit accommodation of almost any
armature circuits and motors. Simply install the Digital Retrofit as the installation requirement.
The Forefront of
Technology
The key to a superior drive system is not only expertise and
commitment, but also using a provider in control of its own technology.

Rockwell Automation offers more

than 500,000 products to solve
your application challenges.
Because we design and
manufacture AC and DC drives,
servo drives, motors and
We verify interoperability in our
controllers, we can customize System Evaluation Lab – not in the
our world class products to match field – so you can be confident your
system will perform as promised.
performance to the application.

And every day, more than 300

scientists and engineers push the
frontiers of automation technology
at the Rockwell Science Center.

Creating cutting-edge solutions

Our semiconductor research allows us
with world-class technology. to incorporate advanced proven, cost-
effective technology into our drive
That’s Rockwell Automation
products. It also lets us reduce product
Drive Systems. size while increasing functionality.
 System Solutions
Commissioning
Manufacturing
Partnering Excellence
Implementation Technical Knowledge
Engineering Solutions
Application Expertise
Support Services

Global Solutions. Local Support.

• Over 100 years of experience as an electrical drives provider • 620 sales and support offices

• More than 50 years of organization systems application experience • Nearly 5,600 distributors, system integrators and agents worldwide

• Represented in more than 80 countries

For more information check our Web site at www.automation.rockwell.com/drivesystems

www.rockwellautomation.com

Corporate Headquarters
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Americas: Rockwell Automation, 1201 South Second Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204-2496 USA, Tel: (1) 414.382.2000, Fax: (1) 414.382.4444
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Americas: Rockwell Automation, 6040 Ponders Court, Greenville, SC 29615-4617 USA, Tel: (1) 864.297.4800, Fax: (1) 864.281.2433
Europe: Rockwell Automation, Brühlstraße 22, D-74834 Elztal-Dallau, Germany, Tel: (49) 6261 9410, Fax: (49) 6261 1774
Asia Pacific: Rockwell Automation, 55 Newton Road, #11-01/02 Revenue House, Singapore 307987, Tel: (65) 351 6723, Fax: (65) 355 1733

Publication DSPAPE-BR001B-EN-P — June, 2002 Copyright ©2002 Rockwell Automation. All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
Supercedes DSPAPE-BR001A-EN-P — September 2000