Creping process performance tracking and control
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsWilliam A. Von Drasek, Gary Samuel Furman
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to techniques for tracking data associated with a creping process. The techniques include measuring process data, wherein the process data includes vibration data, and wherein measuring process data includes measuring vibration data of a creping blade using one or more vibration sensors. The techniques further include assigning a score for the process data, including assigning a vibration score for the vibration data. The techniques also include generating an index score based on the score for the process data and the vibration score for the vibration data.
Claims32
A method of tracking data associated with a creping process, the method comprising:
- measuring process data, wherein the process data includes vibration data, and wherein measuring process data includes measuring vibration data of a creping blade currently in use by a paper making machine using one or more vibration sensors;
- assigning a score for the process data, including assigning a vibration score for the vibration data, wherein assigning the vibration score for the vibration data comprises:
- determining an average vibration value of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
- calculating a standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
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- assigning the score to the vibration data comprises based at least in part on the average vibration value of the creping blade and the standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade;
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- generating an index score based on the score for the process data and the vibration score for the vibration data.
A system comprising:
- a paper making machine comprising a creping blade;
- a memory configured to store process data, wherein the process data includes vibration data;
- one or more sensors configured to measure the process data, wherein measuring process data includes measuring vibration data of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine using one or more vibration sensors;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- assign a score to the process data, including assigning a vibration score for the vibration data, wherein assigning the vibration score for the vibration data comprises:
- determining an average vibration value of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
- calculating a standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
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- assigning the score to the vibration data comprises based at least in part on the average vibration value of the creping blade and the standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade;
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- generate an index score based on the score for the process data and the vibration score for the vibration data.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a computing device to:
- measure process data, wherein the process data includes vibration data, and wherein measuring process data includes measuring vibration data of a creping blade currently in use by a paper making machine using one or more vibration sensors;
- assign a score to the process data, including assigning a vibration score for the vibration data, wherein assigning the vibration score for the vibration data comprises:
- determining an average vibration value of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
- calculating a standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade currently in use by the paper making machine;
- and
- assigning the score to the vibration data comprises based at least in part on the average vibration value of the creping blade and the standard deviation of the vibration data of the creping blade;
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- generate an index score based on the score for the process data and the vibration score for the vibration data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.