Maintenance management system for a production plant
First Claim
1. A method for arranging the maintenance of a production plant such as a paper mill, board mill, pulp production plant, paper finishing plant and the like installation related to the manufacture/conversion of paper/board, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- gathering information related to the manufacturing processes and machinery of a production plant by means of at least one information system and/or measurement unit and/or production control unit;
connecting a service system server to a local information network of the production plant;
collecting information to the service system server from different information systems of the production plant;
sending the collected information from the production plant to a remote service unit, wherein the information submitted from at least one production plant is collected and analyzed;
isolating the internal information network of the production plant from the Internet by a firewall;
isolating the information network of the service unit from the Internet by a firewall; and
transferring the information bidirectionally via the firewalls between the information network of the production plant and the information network of the service unit in a secured format.
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Abstract
Information related to the manufacturing processes and machinery of a production plant (20) is collected by at least one information system, measurement unit, or production control unit (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), and sent (20) to a remote service unit (10), where it is collected and analyzed. The internal information network of the production plant (20) and the information network of the service unit (10) are isolated from the Internet by firewalls (F10, F20). The information is transferred bidirectionally via the firewalls (F10, F20) in a secured format. Information is transferred from Information systems (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) to a service system server (26). A service unit (10) has a data analysis unit (12) and a data bank (13). In the system there is established between the production plant (20) and the service unit (10) a secured communications connection.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for arranging the maintenance of a production plant such as a paper mill, board mill, pulp production plant, paper finishing plant and the like installation related to the manufacture/conversion of paper/board, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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gathering information related to the manufacturing processes and machinery of a production plant by means of at least one information system and/or measurement unit and/or production control unit;
connecting a service system server to a local information network of the production plant;
collecting information to the service system server from different information systems of the production plant;
sending the collected information from the production plant to a remote service unit, wherein the information submitted from at least one production plant is collected and analyzed;
isolating the internal information network of the production plant from the Internet by a firewall;
isolating the information network of the service unit from the Internet by a firewall; and
transferring the information bidirectionally via the firewalls between the information network of the production plant and the information network of the service unit in a secured format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A system for arranging the maintenance of a production plant related to the manufacture/conversion of paper/board, wherein the system includes in said production plant information systems, wherefrom information is transferred to a service system server and further includes a service unit comprising a data analysis unit and a data bank, and in which system between said production plant and said service unit is established a secured communications connection comprising a firewall of said production plant, a firewall of the service unit and a secured communications connection therebetween.
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19. A method for servicing a production plant selected from the group consisting of a paper mill, a board mill, a pulp production plant, and a paper finishing plant;
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gathering information related to manufacturing processes and machinery of the production plant by at least one information system, measurement unit, or production control unit;
connecting a service system server to a local information network of the production plant;
inputting said gathered information to the service system server;
sending said input gathered information from the production plant to a remote service unit, wherein the information submitted from the production plant is collected and analyzed;
isolating said local information network of the production plant from the Internet by a firewall;
isolating the information network of the service unit from the Internet by a firewall; and
transferring the information bidirectionally via the firewalls between the local information network of the production plant and the information network of the service unit in a secured format.
- comprising the steps of;
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