Production rate is the first number anyone on a paper or tissue machine needs: it tells you what a grade change, a speed-up or a trim change is worth in tonnes.
Enter the reel (pope) speed, grammage and trim width to get the gross rate, then the time efficiency to see what you can really expect per hour, per 12-hour shift and per day.
Production
Tonnes per hour, day and shift from machine speed, grammage and trim width.
Share of time actually producing saleable paper
Net rate
3.17t/h
t/h = speed (m/min) × grammage (g/m²) × width (m) × 60 ÷ 1 000 000, then × time efficiency.
Reel length and weight
Paper length and weight on a reel from its diameter, core, width and caliper.
Consistency and dilution
Dry fibre flow, and the water needed to dilute stock to a target consistency.
Basis weight, bulk and density
Convert grammage to imperial basis weights, and work out bulk and density from caliper.
OEE from shift numbers
Availability, performance, quality and OEE from the figures on a shift report.
FibreMate logs reels and stops as the shift runs and works out production, OEE and lost time for you.
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