Solving problems before they happen and more: the genius of Ackumen

What keeps many managers up at night is concern over what can go wrong in their operations. Imagine being able to anticipate and defuse problems before they happen. Enter Ackumen™.

Buckman’s proprietary digital platform turns problem solving into problem prevention.

With data collection as a baseline, Ackumen goes to work around the clock, using smart technology to provide insights that aid managers in anticipating and sidestepping potential issues that threaten to cause downtime due to machine malfunctions or other unfortunate events.

And that is just part of the story.

Just as valuable is Ackumen’s deep dive into predictive intelligence that allows managers to optimize their operations in ways that can positively impact a company’s top and bottom lines.

Ackumen blends in-house digital and chemical experts with state-of-the-art chemistry and technology, resulting in a suite of products geared to specific industries and processes.

The Ackumen Suite

Ackumen™ Cooling Management illuminates what used to be unseen problems involving cooling-water systems, including corrosion, scale and microbiological fouling—issues which can lead to costly shutdowns, serious health risks and compliance violations.

Ackumen™ Smart Inventory uses IoT sensors to monitor chemical supply in any container, anywhere, 24/7— a monumental improvement over manual chemical inventory management. It provides valuable, timely insight into how inventory is being consumed and how it can be optimized in the future, creating efficiency and cost savings that can drop to the bottom line.

Ackumen™ ECHOWISE® Pro for Pulp and Paper minimizes a key and, in the past, invisible, variable in papermaking— entrained air. It measures and troubleshoots it in real time, removing it as a disruptor. It helps balance defoamer usage with the realities of the mill’s processes and can standardize air-control strategy across an entire fleet of paper machines and grades. See a related blog post here.

Ackumen™ MCA-i™ for Paper Mill Influent is a revolutionary chemical/digital system that combines AI with actionable insights to monitor freshwater microbial quality. In so doing, it anticipates changes and adjusts monochloramine dosage as needed, maintaining compliance as well as efficient use of chemicals.

Ackumen™ MCA-i™ for Recycled Packaging stabilizes the wet-end process to dramatically improve performance and reduce overall chemical costs. Its accurate sensor-controlled dosing is tied to production rates, grade changes, pH, ORP, chlorine residual, freshwater usage and more. See related blog post here.

Ackumen™ Connected Reality is an immersive digital consulting technology that combines artificial, augmented and mixed-reality capabilities that enable Buckman personnel and customers to see, collaborate and solve issues remotely. It offers built-in potential to dramatically reduce response time, errors, costs and downtime.

With the Ackumen Platform, processes are monitored and analyzed 24/7 by data scientists and engineers in Buckman’s Insights Lab to identify problems and opportunities in real time, letting managers sleep soundly at night, confident that their systems are getting the attention they deserve. If that sounds like a dream come true, it’s because it is.

Learn more about how Buckman’s digital solutions can benefit your business by clicking any of the links above or contacting us here.