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OPE™-OnLine

OPE^TM-OnLine is part of the comprehensive Andritz OPE^® (Overall Production Efficiency) concept. The basis of a successful lifetime service is an online connection to the mill and access to data. This data can either help to find out the condition of the equipment and to improve the process itself or to detect problems and faults.

The OPE^TM-OnLine concept consists of following modules:

• OPE^TM–OnLine Diagnostic
  
  The basic module OPE^TM-OnLine Diagnostic offers the customer and Andritz experts a fast and simple access to the PLC/DCS program via remote connection. Therefore, a broadband internet connection with highly secured data transfer (VPN) is used to provide safety as high as possible. With the help of OPE^TM-OnLine Diagnostic system, savings due to decreased downtime are expected as appropriate corrective processes can be performed faster due to quick responsiveness and accurate diagnosis of faults and flaws.

• OPE^TM–OnLine Datalink
  
  This comfortable tool provides easy analysis and visualization of remote diagnostic data. The read out from PLC/DCS signals is utilised to support the customer in process related topics by clear visualization. The definition, which signals and data are accessible by Andritz, is done together with the customer. All data is stored on an onsite data server, which operates as common platform for all data accesses.

• OPE^TM–OnLine Vibration
  
  This tool enables the prediction of defects and machine conditions based on vibration and acceleration signals. One main application is, of course, bearing monitoring in order to support customers preventive maintenance concept, to detect roll and gearbox defects or to predict life time of doctor blades and Yankee cylinder. Another main application is the detection of cracks in the recovery boiler, steel structure, pressure vessel or slow rotating bearings. For this task, special acoustic emission sensors (Acutest^® sensors) are used.
  
  Acutest^® is an Andritz registered trade name. For further information see: http://www.acutest.fi/

• OPE^TM–OnLine LiveCam
  
  The camera can be fixed installed at the mill to get a real-time view of a specific part of the equipment permanently or is used as a mobile unit to monitor different parts or details of the equipment. A PC with standard Internet Browser is used for viewing the network camera images. No additional client software is necessary.