Tissue 2017
Industry 4.0 applied to
Tissue Converting
October 6
Miami, FL USA
Lead Instructor
Bruce W Janda
Speaker
Massimo Capisani
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Established in 1989, Pulsar is specialized in engineering and
manufacturing of solutions for products handling and conveying.
Over the years, the company has focused its activities on the
Tissue industry, developing special machines and special
automatic units. The Group is chaired by Massimo Franzaroli
and employees 50 people, located between the Italian production
site and the commercial subsidiary in the United States.
The Group's sales network is widespread in about 10 countries
worldwide and it is distributed between sales agents and
representative offices.
The Group holds over 89 patents and patent pending in the
world. In recent years, the Group has launched many innovative
solutions dedicated to the Tissue industry.
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I started my career after graduation in 1994 as a specialized technical engineer at Inver S.p.A., an Italian company leader in
the production of industrial paints, prior to joining Pulsar Italy in 2002, in the position of Technical Service and Software
Engineer.
After 2 years dedicated to the service, installation and commissioning of any kind of Pulsar equipment, in 2004 I was promoted
to Technical Service Manager.
In 2005, I entered the role of Executive Assistant Director of Technical Service until 2008 when he became Executive Director
of the General Operations of the Technical Service Department for the UK and North American market.
In 2013 I have been nominated VP of Pulsar America.
Graduated in Commercial Technique and Engineering
VP Pulsar America from August 2013
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Mathematical model which simulates the functioning and the
productive capacity of a complete
converting, packaging and palletizing line for
every possible configuration
available within the Software
How does PLS work
TECHNICAL DATAWeight of parent roll 2,500 kgWidth of roll 2,700 mmRoll change time 5 min
PRODUCT PACKSProducts Speed (packs/min)
• REWINDER• CUTTER• PACKING
MACHINE
150
50
How does PLS work
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Wr-2 Bd-2 Pl-2
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How does PLS work
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How does PLS work
13,000Tonne/year
Individual Cost€/Tonne
Calculation of production capacity
How does PLS work
Analysing the LINE
How many configurations are possible?
E.g. single line:
•12 types of rolls
•48 types of packs
•12 types of sacks
3456combinatio
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Analysing the LINE
Max production
13,000tonnes/year
Minimum and maximum production capacityList of products that generate the highest production of 42.93 tonnes of paper in 24 hours
List of products that generate the minimum production of 33.02 tonnes of paper in 24 hours
Min production
32.02 tonnes/day
The Result
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Getting Started• Go and register to Tissue Pls on
http://www.tissuepls.com/Pages/en-
US/Default/Registrati-Page
• Enter the required information and register
• After the confirmation of your email address,
you will be able to access to the free part of the
PLS calculator
Getting Started
Go on http://www.tissuepls.com/en-
US/pls-lite and start using PLS lite, a
free useful customized tool to make
the most common calculations in the
Tissue Converting industry.
Previsions
• Predicting the functionalbehavior of a new line before its physicalconstruction, allowingyou to reduce risks and costs.
Optimization
• Optimizing existing plants and evaluating the effects of changes on the line, without having to operate directly on the machines.
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3D Simulation Software
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Lead Instructor
Bruce W Janda
Speaker
Massimo Capisani