ABB helps Ruchira Papers increase uptime by 13%

ABB India announced that its Motion OneCare solutions have helped Ruchira Papers in increasing their uptime by almost 13%. In the two years, since its service agreement with Ruchira Papers for its Motion OneCare solutions went into effect, uptime has already risen to 94.8%, an increase of almost 13%, ABB claims.

Ruchira Papers manufactures printing, writing, and kraft paper from agricultural waste materials at its mill in Himachal Pradesh. By 2021, the company was facing increasing downtime and production loss due to the lack of a solid drive maintenance strategy. Looking to improve uptime and cut production losses, the company entered into an ABB Motion OneCare service agreement where ABB has taken full responsibility for servicing around 55 ABB drives from all life-cycle stages. The ABB Motion OneCare agreement was customized to Ruchira Papers’ needs, and it includes preventive maintenance, on-site support during interruptions, technical support via Remote Visual Guidance, spare parts inventory management, reconditioning, and modernization services or replacement.

“ABB provides timely, high-quality service under our agreement and has contributed to improved performance and increased revenues. We value their expertise and technology, so we have decided to extend our collaboration for at least three more years,” says Sandeep Kalsi, General Manager of the Electrical Department at Ruchira Papers.

“Ruchira’s confidence in our ABB Motion OneCare contract was reinforced by the 13% increase in uptime. Our agreement provides greater value because it is having a 360-degree and comprehensive view of services to the customer,” said Amit B. Gupta, President, Motion Services, ABB India.