As the world embraces sustainable practices and circular economies, industries across the globe are taking proactive steps to reduce their environmental footprint. The pulp and paper industry, crucial in manufacturing everyday essentials, is no different. One critical tool that has emerged to empower these efforts is Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). In this blog, we explore...
SMART Manufacturing: The Factory of The Future The manufacturing sector is experiencing significant advancements, with technology driving the transformation so don’t miss it. SMART Manufacturing is emerging as a game-changer as it integrates cutting-edge technologies, data analytics, and automation to optimize production processes, enhance efficiency, and enable intelligent data-driven decisions. SMART Manufacturing holds great potential...
Introduction: International Pulp Week is a highly anticipated event that brings together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders from the pulp and paper sector from around the globe. This annual conference serves as a forum for networking, knowledge sharing, and discussing the latest trends and advancements in the pulp industry. The event organized by the Pulp...
Robots are taking over the warehouse! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the business landscape and the area prime for AI transformation is warehouse operations. Over the years warehouses have relied on labor-intensive manual processes marked by repetitive tasks and operational inefficiencies. AI is revolutionizing the way warehouses operate by employing robotics and machine learning algorithms...
The Risks and Rewards of Cloud-based Manufacturing The business world is being transformed by the increasing popularity of cloud-based technology. Its advantages include enhanced data storage and security, greater flexibility, improved organizational visibility, smoother processes, more data intelligence, and increased collaboration among employees, resulting in better decision-making and cost reduction. Nevertheless, there are risks and...
The Early days of MES The first Manufacturing Execution System (MES) hit the industrial scene in the 1970s. The scope was limited, as the early MES applications simply automated accounts. Over the past 45 years, MES functionality expanded from simple data collection applications into modern integrated systems that are foundational to today’s smart factories and...
Lumber Prices – What is going on? In November of 2020, lumber prices began to increase which rivaled the Yukon gold rush. A series of production issues coupled with the pandemic effect on both the supply and demand side, lumber inventories evaporated and lumber became a scarce commodity. Only recently has the unprecedented price increase become a rapid...
Understanding the Global Container Shortage Shipping containers are critical to global manufacturing, and the paper, pulp, and nonwoven industries are no exception. Approximately 90% of global trade uses shipping containers in their transportation model for goods shipments and material receipts. However, in today’s world shipping containers are becoming difficult to find due to a surprising global container shortage. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, containers were easily available due to a surplus global inventory. In the midst of the...
In today’s global community, attention is increasingly focused upon our impact on the environment and protecting it for future generations. Consumers are adamant that modern supply chain partners work together as responsible caretakers of the environment and our natural resources. Commercial markets need to clearly articulate their sustainability actions and plans in response to the global community. The consumer’s interest in the forest industry’s development and deployment of sustainable practices has...
There has been a radical transformation in the warehouse segment of the supply chain over the past decade. Warehouse management has been a manual forklift operation where workers spent over half of their time managing paperwork. Technological advancements have transformed warehouse operations into carefully managed control centers that are the strategic hub of the supply chain. As technologies continue to advance, warehouses will likely function entirely on their own. Warehouse managers will monitor warehouse...
