Industry 4.0 is the fourth industrial revolution that is changing the way we manufacture products. It is characterized by the use of interconnected technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to optimize...

Over the past few decades, the manufacturing industry has gone through multiple stages of transformation aided by four industrial revolutions. Now we are on the cusp of another major revolution led by data science and artificial intelligence. Though data science is...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in pulp mills, which have traditionally been paper factories that employ human decision-making almost completely, is one of the ways to lower costs. This article explains why AI is crucial for a successful pulp and paper...

Interesting fact: there are currently no sustainability standards for pulp and paper mills even though sustainability is becoming more important globally. Another interesting fact: It takes more than 400 years for a tree to remove its carbon footprint. Why...

The pulp and paper industry is one of the largest industrial sectors in the world. Over the past two decades, it has experienced considerable change, including digital technology advancements, environmental factors, rising energy and labor costs, sustainability...

In Industry 4.0, there is a need for automated diagnosis of process monitoring alarms along with root cause determination and process adjustment. Computationally intensive and adaptable approaches such as those incorporated into ProcessMiner software are required for...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are creating quite a name for themselves in the manufacturing industry and for good reason. Both AI and ML are helping manufacturers use factory data to streamline operations, improve processes and make better...

US Manufacturing Supply Chain Unprepared for Record Surge in Demand By: Tom Tulloch, Chief Commercial Officer, ProcessMiner™Manufacturing is forecast to come roaring back in the second half of 2021, according to many leading indices. This is fantastic news for...

The Industrial Revolution paved the way for the life we know today and far surpassed the era of simplistic conveyor belts and heavy manual surveillance. Production lines employ machinery and humans alike. Industries have always stepped up with technological advancement and thereby use a plethora of devices designed and produced to meet specific tasks on factory grounds.

A real-world dataset is provided from the pulp-and-paper manufacturing industry. The dataset comes from a multivariate time series process. The data contains a rare event of paper break that commonly occurs in the industry. The data contains sensor readings at regular time-intervals (x’s) and the event label (y).

All manufacturers are adjusting to the new normal and with “Social Distancing” in full swing companies are making more aggressive investments in technology to achieve autonomous manufacturing. This approach accomplishes a couple of important objectives…