Stora Enso Ingerois mill and BTG have agreed to implement the dataPARC solution for the board machine in South-Eastern Finland.

The system is applied to support variability reduction goals by means of Statistical Process Control and Centerlining, which are integrated elements of dataPARC software platform for digital transformation. In addition, the solution includes dashboards for visualizing related KPI's, features for monitoring energy consumption, advanced troubleshooting and continuous improvement capabilities including Principal Component Analysis and tools for building predictive models.

"With more than 300 installations in pulp & paper and overall tens of thousands of users every day, dataPARC is the leading solution in operational analytics and we are delighted to be able to bring the solution also to Europe and to Finland especially. Our customers are typically reporting hundreds of thousands in annual savings through variability reduction and we are excited to collaborate with Stora Enso's operational team", says Pekka Vänni, dataPARC Manager in Europe, BTG.

Stora Enso develops and produces solutions based on wood and biomass for a range of industries and applications worldwide.

BTG Group is a multinational provider of integrated, highly specialized process solutions for the global pulp and paper industry.