The ABB system shall help the Chinese production line achieve full process control, from making pulp to producing finished rolls of paper, along with quality control.With the System 800xA, ABB seamlessly integrates the Distributed Control System (DCS), Quality Control System (QCS), and Web Imaging Systems (WIS) into this domestically-made papermaking machine to achieve equipment sharing between sub-systems and centralized intelligent control of the sub-systems, as well as reduced investment in equipment, improved product quality and decreased manpower and material resource usage.“Compared to systems that are not integrated, fully integrated automation systems have simplified design, an excellent degree of visualization and outstanding level of intelligence, and provide engineers with added convenience during operation while helping enterprises to significantly cut manpower and equipment maintenance costs,” said Lin ShuMing, head of ABB Pulp & Paper in North Asia.