ABB has been awarded a new contract by the Greek tissue producer Intertrade Hellas S.A. to supply its quality control system (QCS) to existing and new tissue machines at the company’s Inofyta facility in South East Greece. The project includes ABB’s Network Platform (NP) 1200-based QCS platform with integrated sensors and controls, designed to improve product consistency, process efficiency and data visibility across production lines.
Founded in 1992, Intertrade Hellas is a privately owned tissue products manufacturer based near Athens, operating four production facilities with 14 lines and producing up to 78,000 tonnes annually. It markets two flagship retail brands as well as private-label products for major supermarket chains. With about 18 percent of its production exported to more than 28 countries across Europe and the Middle East, Intertrade Hellas is a key regional player in the pulp and paper industry.
ABB’s NP1200-based quality control system will be supplied for two tissue machines at the Inofyta facility, featuring precise measurement sensors, integrated controls and full connectivity with the mill’s existing distributed control system (DCS). This integration will streamline operations, improve data consistency, and give Intertrade Hellas the tools to reduce variability, respond faster to process changes, and consistently deliver higher product quality.
The first system is scheduled for delivery to Tissue Machine 1 (TM1) by the end of October 2025. A second identical system will be delivered in 2026 to support the startup of the new Tissue Machine 2 (TM2).
“Intertrade Hellas is focused on driving efficiency, reliability, and long-term performance across its operations,” said Stefano Cinquina, Global Business Line Manager for Pulp and Paper at ABB’s Process Industries division. “With our Quality Control System, we’re supporting that ambition by helping them run leaner, cleaner and more consistent operations. This collaboration reflects our commitment to delivering engineered solutions that outperform over time and reinforces our support for the pulp and paper industry in Greece.”
ABB’s solution includes ABB Ability™ History – a powerful industrial process information management platform that ensures secure, scalable access to time-series data. The platform integrates seamlessly with dashboards for real-time monitoring, energy and consumables reporting and connects via Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC-UA) to third-party systems for a unified digital ecosystem. By unlocking consistent, high-quality data across the mill, Intertrade Hellas will gain deeper operational insight, faster response times and a stronger foundation for future digital transformation.
A move toward smarter, more sustainable tissue production
“This system’s performance in harsh conditions, along with the advanced data tools, gives us confidence in long-term process optimization and production sustainability,” said Konstantinos Kintis, Technical Coordinator & Production Engineer at Intertrade Hellas. “As a market leader, ABB is the perfect partner to help us embark on the next phase of our digital transformation journey.”
The ABB QCS features high-quality, long-life components designed for demanding industrial environments, minimizing maintenance and replacement cycles. At the core of the system are advanced basis weight and moisture sensors that deliver stable, high-precision measurements to feed ABB’s sophisticated multivariable cross-directional control system. This enhanced control capability helps to reduce energy consumption and improve raw material usage, enabling Intertade Hellas to increase efficiency through its entire production process, progressively reducing energy consumption and minimizing its environmental footprint – a key objective in Intertrade Hellas’s sustainability agenda.
