Andre de Jager, Senior Engineer – Scada and DCS for the plant had this to say:
“Sizeable capital expenditure has been invested for the extensive refurbishment of the plant and to introduce sophisticated information systems. This has optimised operations and sustained global competitiveness at all levels. The Maxiflex solution has been an integral part of the provisioning of data from the various mills and facilities around the plant.
“We chose the Maxiflex solution because of its track record in acquiring data from around the plant and its effectiveness on existing plant cabling.
“The system has proven itself in this harsh environment and the Maxiflex system provides a cost effectiveness that is hard to beat through its flexibility.”