Filters
Securing efficiency and continuous reliability improvement for your machine
Most equipment failures are random. For high value, critical equipment this program proactively does the right work at the right time and maximizes reliability.
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VacRoll suction holes and grooves should be cleaned regularly
VacRoll suction holes and the grooves of all rolls should be cleaned regularly, as they may get completely clogged due to web moisture, particularly at the start of the dryer section. Bearing housings also need attention. Proper handling of the rolls is also important.
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Wet streak caused by corrosion of roll shell, case study
A wet streak leads to combined investigation by mill personnel and Valmet roll specialists. A suction roll cover is removed and analyzed, after which a metallurgist inspects the roll. The mill mechanic provides a key insight...
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Air guide maintenance guarantees trouble-free even operation
The air guide is common on paper machines, where the machine clothing is a continuous belt. Proper care and maintenance of the air guide is essential to make sure that the guide works evenly and trouble-free.
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Never straighten bent reel spool journals - safer to replace them
Reel spools carry more load for their size than any other roll in the paper mill. Bent journals can break, causing the log to fall from the reel or storage reels onto the floor and bump into equipment and personnel.
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Norske Skog Skogn invests in employee safety
Norske Skog is committed to providing a safe working environment for its employees and contractors. To succeed, Norske Skog actively drives investments that improve safety at their sites – one of the latest being a PM2 drying section rebuild at the company’s Skogn mill.
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Rubber hose solves scaling issue -Increased uptime and process efficiency with Flowrox pumps
A smelting plant in Norway had a scaling problem. Their spill process water contains lots of carbonates which caused reoccurring damage to the previously used centrifugal pump. Another challenge for the new pump was to also empty the 3-meter-deep tank located underneath the pump’s location.
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Steady and reliable feed ensured at a chemical plant in Germany with Flowrox pumps
CURRENTA is managing and providing services to CHEMPARK in Leverkusen, Germany. All of its hazardous waste incineration plants were using conventional filter presses to separate solids from waste water generated by flue-gas scrubbing. In 2009, CURRENTA started a modernization project to replace the existing filter press installations. Nowadays, Flowrox™ LPP-T peristaltic pumps feed fully automatic filter presses for flue-gas scrubbing process in this German chemical plant.
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Outstanding performance and zero maintenance with reliable Flowrox pinch valves
Reliable Flowrox™ high performance PVE pinch valves proved to be a perfect solution for a power generation water treatment plant located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Six years after the installation of PVE pinch valves in power generation plant no maintenance has been required.
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