Objective Paper industry is a key element of the European industry, which generates an annual turnover in excess of Euro 400 billion, providing direct employment for over 260.000 people and indirect employment for around four million. Paper is produced in hundreds of different grades each has to meet certain requirements some paper buyers impose special requirements. For a small to middle size paper mill this means that the product variety could be exhausting and the paper mill bottom line result often depends completely on the efficiency of the adjustment procedure at grade changes. Even if a manual laboratory makes the final examination of paper for delivery, this will not help very much to improve the efficiency of the paper mill The mill production personnel have to trust in on-line instruments. The scientific/technological objectives consist of integrating existing QCS and DCS solutions in a total IT system and developing advanced subsystems to be integrated on it, based on emerging opto-electronic and sensory technologies: (1) An improved detector technology for basis weight sensors allowing fast sampling and higher sensitivity; (2) A new optical design of an IR based Moisture gauge allowing high-frequency sampling; (3) A new detector for measuring X-ray absorption in mineral compounds within the paper or in coating layers with faster sampling and higher sensitivity exploiting emerging silicon detector technology; (4) A new material for the caliper measurement head ,which can endure the heavy abrasion forces in the contact with the paper; (5) A new sensor based on NIR technology able to measure coating layers, chemical compounds in the paper and amount of binding forces between the cellulose fibres in the sheet based on front edge photo diode technology; (6) A new sensor based on super fast cameras and FPGA technology for image processing for surface analysis of paper webs in full speed (7) An improved induction-heated caliper control actuator for improved CD thickness contr Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsoptoelectronicsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids Keywords IT solution Paper mill cross directional control high frequency high sensitivity open protocols optic process control sensors Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator MONDRAGON SISTEMAS DE INOFRMACION S. COOP. Address Ama kandida 21 (denak) Andoain Spain See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BASQUE PAPER CONSORTIUM, A.I.E. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mendibile 10-bis Leioa - vizcaya See on map DIGITAL ENGINEERING PROCESS SWEDEN AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Vikingagatan 18 Hovmantorp See on map ELSENSOR ROISCAN AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Länsmansvägen 28 Skarpnäck See on map Links Website Opens in new window OY WALTTI ELECTRONICS LTD Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Sammonkatu 6 Kuopio See on map PUUMAN OY Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Sammonkatu, 6 Kuopio See on map STFI, SKOGSINDUSTRINS TEKNISKA FORSKNINGSINSTITUT AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Drottning kristinas väg 61 Stockholm See on map WEBRAY OPERATOR SYSTEMS AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Birger jarlsgatan 41a 4tr Stockholm See on map
