Voith is expanding its MillOne ecosystem with the introduction of three automation solutions – OnControl.SmartProtect, OnControl.FineScreening and OnControl.Pulping Detrashing, driving the digital transformation of papermaking.These new solutions are designed to solve daily challenges of operators in pulping, fine screening and high-density cleaning, consolidating excessive amounts of data, and aiding complex decision-making processes through real-time measurements, data analysis and automated adjustments or recommendations.
July 10, 2025
With the introduction of three automation solutions – OnControl.SmartProtect, OnControl.FineScreening and OnControl.Pulping Detrashing – Voith is expanding its MillOne ecosystem and driving forward the digital transformation of papermaking.
These new solutions are designed to solve daily challenges of operators in pulping, fine screening and high-density cleaning. The solutions consolidate excessive amounts of data, complex decision-making processes and inefficient manual interventions through real-time measurements, data analysis and automated adjustments or recommendations.
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OnControl.SmartProtect improves high-density cleaning performance by continuously monitoring the reject level in the high-density chamber, automatically adjusting the flushing water quantity accordingly and adapting the emptying process in real time to the current reject quantities. This ensures that rejects are rinsed as thoroughly as possible, and cycle times are optimized to save fiber and energy costs and increase wear parts lifetime.
OnControl.FineScreening controls the reject flow based on real-time information about stock quality. Depending on the quality of the fine screening accept, the process parameters are automatically adjusted to keep fiber loss as low as possible, resulting in optimized resource utilization and cost savings.
OnControl.Pulping Detrashing is for improved control and performance optimization in the pulper detrashing system.The tool is applied in the pulping and detrashing module of the stock preparation, where the frequently fluctuating raw material quality presents paper manufacturers with challenges. To optimize plant operation, OnControl.Pulping Detrashing monitors parameters that are influenced by the composition of the recovered paper fed to the pulper and automatically adjusts the process parameters in real time based on this analysis.
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The three tools can be integrated seamlessly into Voith’s MillOne ecosystem, which brings together all mill data in one system. Its direct communication with individual modules enables machines and processes to be monitored more efficiently, as individual data sets are consolidated and analyzed holistically in real time. This supports early detection of potential issues and allows for immediate automatic or manual intervention when necessary. As a result, complexity is reduced, and operators save time. The new solutions are another big step toward autonomous stock preparation and, ultimately, toward the autonomous paper mill.
