Paper machine efficiency is the most important operating parameter, yet in many mills the average efficiency is far below the industry standard. Omni Continental, through Lost Time Analysis and Technical Audits, has helped raise the efficiency of many client mills, resulting in direct and in many cases, dramatic financial benefits to the clients.

Years of experience are required to set up and use a Lost Time Analysis (LTA) system effectively. Omni consultants bring this level of experience to each assignment they handle. It is this same level of experience that allows Omni consultants to optimize a mill's existing LTA system and help raise and sustain machine efficiencies in a relatively short period of time.

The concept and methodology of Omni's Technical Audits were originally developed by Dr. Jasper Mardon. Essentially, the Technical Audit is a mill self-improvement program. An in-house mill team, working under the guidance of an experienced consultant and using the methodology and paper machine analysis program (PMAP) developed by Dr. Jasper Mardon, is set up with the specific task of improving mill efficiency.

Conventional operating audits by outside consultants have only a limited impact on improving machine efficiency, especially over the long term. In a Technical Audit, the role of the outside consultant is reduced to a minimum. With its high staff involvement, a technical audit better locates the true sources of inefficiency and ensures that efficiency improvements are long-lasting.

Clients have used our services in Lost Time Analysis and Technical Audits in both Pulp and Paper Mills. These include Westvaco, Weyerhaeuser, American Israeli Paper Mills, Australia Newsprint Mills, and Canadian Pacific Forest Products.