Pulp & paper industry

Pesmel delivers individual solutions engineered to improve customers’ material flows. As a total system supplier, we take overall responsibility for the project from pre-engineering to handover. Planning starts with defining the needs of a functional layout, material flows between processes, requirements for the finishing area, and alternative routings for exceptional situations.

We build a simulation model to design, develop, optimize, and validate our logistics systems. The model acts as a guidance for implementing a fully functional and optimized system. It enables pre-construction testing and verification of large and complex systems.

The simulation process creates a digital twin, which is a virtual representation that serves as the digital counterpart of a physical process. Our digital twin is proven to be a usable tool in commissioning and development of our customers’ material flow solution.

A digital twin is also used in daily operations such as continuous optimization of automated storage, support for operator’s decision-making, and estimation of near future occurrences. It also plays an important role in planning and executing aftersales operations including data collection of equipment usage, preventive maintenance, and virtual testing of software updates.

Conveying is the connecting link between production, warehouse, and distribution functions. Automated interoperability of these functions achieves efficient product flow without bottlenecks. The key to efficient in-mill logistics is a well-designed mill layout with smooth interfaces between processes. Smart layout design reduces the number of conveyors and avoids complex, inefficient conveyor systems.

All systems are engineered based on an understanding of how the products – whether paper rolls or pulp bales – need to be handled. Intelligent and fully automated functions ensure smooth and damage-free material flow everywhere between production and shipping. Our range of material handling includes all types of conveyors with special equipment and systems for sorting and loading.

Pesmel is a one-stop-shop for all in-mill logistics needs at pulp and paper mills and converting plants. Our solutions cover the conveying, wrapping, and storing concepts needed to protect the rolls and bales across the entire supply chain. For supplying roll wrapping concepts, Pesmel partners with Core Link, the global leader in core, broke, and roll handling technology.

Optimizing warehouse operations lays the foundation for improvements across the entire supply chain. Modern warehouses are automated and can be fully integrated into the logistics process, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and allowing simplified material flow.

One of the biggest plus points of automated warehousing is its contribution to automation and data sharing, making it more flexible, agile, and transparent. Instructions, reports, and other data can be shared and utilized for improved management and control. Both mill production and warehouse operations benefit, as inventory control is automated and handling and storing of different stock keeping units (SKUs) is efficient.

Our TransRoll™ and TransBale™ high-bay deep lane storages, with their sizeable sorting abilities, are especially well-suited for large units and volumes or for production involving a considerable number of SKUs. The high-bay rack storage structure uses one-third of the space compared to a traditional warehouse, which makes it a superb solution for dense mill areas. Storage solutions can be adapted to a new or existing facilities.

The transportation of goods can take less than 50 percent of the total time of the supply chain process, and opportunities to reduce this time further are limited. This means that the biggest potential for time savings in the supply chain occurs at turnaround points where goods are loaded, unloaded, and stored.

The efficiency of the mill’s entire supply chain can be greatly improved by using a smart system for conveying, storage, and retrieval, as well as in loading and unloading operations. Turnaround times have been cut to one-third using Pesmel’s solution, meaning that the truck loading process takes 20-30 minutes, and around three hours for loading trains. This means that trucks spend significantly less time waiting, they can deliver your products quicker, and trains are utilized more effectively and efficiently.

Pesmel’s Material Flow How® concept includes equipment integration, material flow management throughout the entire mill, and information flow management. A control system enables integration of the various functions contained within the mill into one logistical entity.

Full material handling control means zero damage and no lost products or delivery errors. The entire system – logistics, storage, and packaging – is managed by a centralized control system which tracks and tasks the products from arrival to departure. The real-time inventory feature significantly supports production planning – a critical area in terms of cost savings.

A state-of-the-art mill needs a modern control structure. Our system integrates all levels of production and logistics control, from electrification to automation, monitoring, material flow planning and management and logistics, into one full chain using a comprehensive and user-friendly platform.