Panels & Furniture March/April 2022

PANEL MANUFACTURING
on their requirements and needs,
provides initial training and offers
ongoing support and consulting.
New applications will enhance
the EVORIS experience; functional
developments for existing
applications and security updates
are also part of the Services and
Support package.
Swiss Krono Group was the first
wood-based panel producer to use
EVORIS. Thomas Folchmann, head
of manufacturing execution system
(MES) at Swiss Krono, elaborated:
“The first presentation of EVORIS
from Dieffenbacher almost
sounded like a view into the future
to me. There was discussion about
self-learning systems, anomaly
detection, new types of sensors
and much more.
“So far, we are using the iba system
and the quality prediction and
anomaly detection applications.
Through automated laboratory
data imports and model retraining,
quality prediction becomes better
and better. Anomaly detection
also learns automatically and
informs us in case of deviations,
identifies possible reasons, and
often warns minutes or hours
before production downtimes
occur, giving us the chance to
avoid them. We see great potential
in EVORIS to improve the efficiency
of our production.”
EVORIS will be expanded with
analysis and condition monitoring
applications like Zeroing Check
and Pressure Insulation to detect
potential machinery defects of
the continuous press. Plant-wide
condition monitoring will power
up preventive maintenance
measures, while the Actual
Value application will enable
users to scan the equipment
identifying symbol (EIS) number
of a component directly at the
machine and view all the live
values usually viewable only
in the control room. Another
application under development
is Particle Size. Particle size has
an influence on board quality and
can indicate machinery defects or
wear, such as for screens, chippers
and flakers. The application will
make particle size and distribution
measurements available online in
real time, avoiding a delay of hours
with laboratory measurements.
Dieffenbacher reported that EVORIS
is available for any wood-based
panel plant regardless of the
equipment manufacturer, panel
type, and whether it is a new or
existing plant. P
From above: Anomaly
Detection application;
Quality Prediction
application
36 Panels & Furniture Asia | March / April 2022