Systematic machine-condition monitoring — a case study from Parenco paper mill in Holland

Abstract

Parenco produces high-quality newsprint for several well-known European daily newspapers. To maintain their proud reputation, they must maintain both quality and quantity of production. They use the Brüel and Kjær Systematic Machine Condition Monitoring concept to monitor the vibration spectrum at 6000 measurement points on their paper machines and power plant. The system features early fault detection, powerful fault diagnosis, and trend analysis to predict the lead time to breakdown. This paper describes the use of this Brüel and Kjær system at the Parenco paper mill.