(19)
(11) EP 1 188 860 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(21) Application number: 01307860.5

(22) Date of filing: 14.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D21G 9/00, D21C 3/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.09.2000 US 663249

(71) Applicants:
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)
  • Conmark Systems Inc.
    Norcross, Georgia 30093 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Richardsen, Jan T.
    Stone Mountain, Georgia 30087 (US)
  • Ingman, Lars C
    Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 (US)
  • Mustonen, Markku
    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30244 (US)
  • Harris, LaDoris G.
    Conyers, Georgia 30094 (US)
  • Thomas, Erwin R.
    Duluth, Georgia 30097 (US)
  • Mouret, Dave A.
    Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 (US)
  • Fujita, Lincolm M.
    Roanoke, Virginia 24018 (US)

(74) Representative: Goode, Ian Roy et al
GE LONDON PATENT OPERATION, Essex House, 12/13 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AA
London WC2R 3AA (GB)

   


(54) Method and system for optimizing mill operation


(57) A method and system for providing equipment, unit process, department and millmodeling, simulation and optimization tools and services to a user (206) via a communications link. The user is presented with one or more mill data input interfaces (200), and mill data (202) provided through the user interfaces is processed (204) to generate benchmarking data, simulation models, and the like. The simulation models can be interactive and modified to allow a user to explore various techniques to optimize the operation of a machine, unit process, department or mill.






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