Manufacturing Magazine September 2020 | Page 42

SMART MANUFACTURING
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“ Over the next few years , we want all of our reactive work to be proactive ”

— Marko Yli-Pietilä , Head of Smart Operations , Stora Enso
a long time and used it for process optimisation however , there has been an even greater focus on digitalisation over the past few years . As an example , we have implemented a group fund of € 10mn annually to support digital innovation and have really outlined our intention to welcome new technologies . Moreover , we have a centralised digitalisation team to support the businesses in all of their digitalisation efforts .”
Stora Enso understood early on that the digitalisation of its mill operations would help with efficient production and resource use , in addition to increased safety and higher quality , as
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