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Evaluating Your Paper Mill Operations: What’s Next?
By Dan Furrow | January 13, 2026
Read Time: 5 Minutes
Are you ready to start leveraging advanced technologies in your paper mill? You should consider a plant health check first. A health check is a vital tool that can help you uncover operational data and enable better-informed, critical business decisions.
This article walks through seven essential steps that can help ensure your plant floor is secure, connected and modernized before you take the next steps in plant operations optimization. From clearly defining challenges and end goals to assessing safety, equipment, labor and data practices, the article discusses the importance of each step and provides practical guidance.
This article was originally published by Paper360. Reprinted with permission of the publisher.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dan Furrow
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wesco
Serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Wesco’s EES Global Accounts business, Dan manages our largest and most complex customer relationships. Dan’s well-rounded career path across many functions and geographic theaters gives him a deep knowledge of Wesco’s value proposition, as well as our customers, suppliers and vertical markets.