Simwell | From Bottlenecks to Intelligent Flow | Simio Sync 2026

"From Bottlenecks to Intelligent Flow: Scaling a Corrugated Plant to 2 Billion Sq. Ft." Mitchel Lincoln manufactures corrugated cardboard sheets and converts them into printed, cut, folded, and bundled packaging products for industrial and commercial customers. To maximize utilization of a new corrugator with 2 billion square feet of annual capacity, Mitchel Lincoln partnered with SimWell to build a full-plant Simio model and uncover downstream constraints across the plant. The analysis produced a roadmap toward the two-billion target by prioritizing bottlenecks and investment opportunities across conversion, outbound flow, and internal material handling. Among the identified initiatives, train movement decision logic and production planning were recognized as complementary performance levers to further stabilize flow and support capacity growth. The next phase will leverage the model to analyze these interactions and enable the potential integration of a smart train dispatch algorithm that determines the optimal routing of each WIP pack to maximize flow.