The Slumbertown paper mill

Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural America, the Slumbertown paper mill had been operating efficiently since it opened its doors back in the spring of 1911. The mill started with a single paper machine but was expanded and updated over the years and now operates three state-of-the-art production lines, mainly producing specialties paper for high-end printing applications as used for magazines and calendars.

George has been with the mill since 1970. He started as a paper machine technician and evolved into a mill Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) professional to accommodate the evolving technology needs of the expanding mill operations. When he started at the mill, all process systems were standalone islands of controls, with relay and timer circuits being the norm. But the acquisition of paper machine number 2 in 1987 changed all that. It came with a sophisticated network of servers, Terminals and PLCs, forming what is known as a...