Mercer Celgar is manufacturer is one of the largest producers of pulp and wood products
Pulp & Paper
Mercer Celgar
Castlegar Canada
Mercer Celgar prides itself on its large-scale, modern facilities that primarily produce softwood and hardwood pulp.
In addition, the customer generate green energy based on biomass and operate one of the largest softwood lumber mills.
Sustainability and self-sufficiency act as key driving factors for this organisation. Material production is carried out through the generation of electrical and thermal energy from biomass by-products which are created from the in-house process of pulping and sawmilling, resulting in overall waste reduction and maximization of forest resources.
In 2018, the product specialists were facing cultural and technical disruption when the automated machine health diagnostics provider discontinued the use of the system which led Mercer Celgar to begin the search for a new provider.
It was clear the customer required a scalable predictive maintenance solution that could efficiently integrate and process large volumes of data from multiple sources, enhance machine learning and forecast failures whilst monitoring asset performance.
First class Artificial Intelligence (AI), system integration and the proven capability to help maximize of uptime were significant factors when choosing a new provider.
The customer was also looking for a system with the right cultural fit that aligned with the goals. After considering various solutions, in 2018, they selected Senseye Predictive Maintenance to seamlessly integrate with the new CMMS system and replace their previous automated machine health diagnostic software.
The partnership was a result of three pilot deployments that were primarily based on a combination of structured and unstructured learnings. Senseye Predictive Maintenance allowed to monitor multiple production lines and provide individual reporting across every machine type in one platform. This meant the performance could be tracked and compared, while also giving the maintenance teams early insight into potential breakdowns and failures.
The implementation of Senseye Predictive Maintenance has opened specific job roles within the organisation.
The customer now have a single source of truth for machine performance by combining multiple data streams into one platform.
Mercer Celgar can now monitor machine performance and process and data at scale.
The customer can also monitor multiple production lines and provide individual reporting and comparison on each machine type.
Built in 1961, Mercer Celgar (MC) was the first pulp and paper mill in the interior of British Columbia. Strategically located within one of British Columbia’s most valuable fibre baskets, Mercer Celgar’s close proximity to the BC coast facilitates sales to Asia where the majority of our pulp is sold.
