technology update

PPI, Jan 2005

PPI brings you the latest in product and technological development from around the world

DRYING

LARIO ENERGY IMPIAMTI offers a range of STEAM AMD COMDENSATE SYSTEMS for paper and board machines and coating units, as well as heating and cooling systems for calender rolls. The company can also design and manufacture water supply systems for cooling cylinders, steam-fed firefighting systems, steam boxes and steam de-superheaters.

Tel: 39 031 481 019

Email: info@larioenergy.it

MAINTENANCE

ABB DRIVES has developed a range of PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE KITS containing all the necessary replacement parts for the specific scheduled maintenance of a number of its drives. The easy-to-order bundles are more economical to purchase than the same parts individually, reducing maintenance costs and simplifying long-term maintenance budget planning, says the supplier. Kits are available for a number of drive types, including SAMI MEGASTAR W and SAMI STAR AC DRIVES, and ACS5O3, ACS600 and ACV700 AC DRIVES.

Tel: 358 10 2211

Or visit: www.abb.com/partsonline

MEASUREMENT

PROTOM PRODUCTS LTD. has introduced the INTELISENS SL1016, speed and length measurement gauge. Using laser doppler technology, the device has a measurement accuracy of 0.05%. As the system is non-contact, there is no damage to or marking of the product and zero slippage, ensuring such a high degree of accuracy in speed and length measurements, says the supplier. Applications within the paper and converting industries range from simple cut-to-length applications on packaging lines, to differential speed measurement to reduce breaks in tissue manufacturing. Laminating lines can accurately match the speed of different layers, adhesive and delicate products can be measured as they pass, without any contact, adds Proton.

Tel: 44 1494 670 606

Email: sales@protonproducts.com

PAPERMAKING

THE SFP 'AIR-CUSHION' HEADBOX from ALLIMAND unites three key concepts: supply from a central header, flow stabilization and micro-deflocculation using perforated rolls, and dilution-based CD profile control. The supplier adds that the product is particularly suited to highly refined or high filler content papers, specialty grades, and fine and heavy papers requiring low production speeds and wide flow ranges.

Tel: 33 (0)4 76 91 25 00

Email: allimand@wanadoo.fr

REFINING

VOITH PAPER has developed an upgrade kit enabling its TWINFLO and DSR double disc refiner fillings to be used in the earlier VOITH SDM double disc refiners.

The kit considerably increases edge length per second, the basis of all modern refining concepts, says the supplier. A significant improvement in strength characteristics and bulk is achieved and this has a noticeably positive influence on the paper machine and in the end product, adds Voith.

Tel: 49 751 83-3364

Email: nick.rhodes@voith.com

RFID

UPM RAFSEC, has announced its successful participation in METRO Group's RFID roll-out and in the creation of the first automatic pallet labeling device for UHF RFID tags for Nestlé.

This latter was created in collaboration with SATO Deutschland, a manufacturer of label and barcode printers and a specialist in data collection systems (DCS) and RFID.

Retailer METRO Group started its RFID rollout in the first week of November. Twenty of the group's leading suppliers are now delivering many of their product pallets with RFID tags.

"Through its partner network UPM Rafsec has been able to supply the tags utilized by majority of the 20 METRO Group suppliers," comments Samuli Strömberg, business development director at UPM Rafsec. "The UPM Rafsec Flag Tag we supply with our partners to the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is a one-of-a-kind, printer friendly solution for tagging all pallets with just one type of tag. It is the only shipping label compatible tagging solution available on the market today which functions virtually for all applications," he adds.

Nestlé is participating in METRO Group's broad-based RFID initiative and is now in a position to automatically label pallets of goods intended for the retailer with fully functional UHF RFID tags. The new automatic labeling unit is due to go into operation at the Nestlé distribution center in Rangsdorf, Germany in January 2005.

Tel: 358 204 16 141

Email: rafsec@rafsec.com

STRAINERS

SPENCE STRAINERS INTERNATIONAL (SSI), of Walden, NY,US, has unveiled its 150DB SERIES FABRICATED DUPLEX STRAINERS, engineered for applications in the process, power, chemical, oil and gas and water and waste industries.

Available in carbon steel or stainless steel, in sizes 2'' (5.08 cm) through 24'' (60.96 cm) or larger, SSI fabricated strainers are designed for high pressures and temperatures, and are available with flat or raised face, RTJ, buttweld or grooved end connections.

Tel: 1 800 398-2493

Email: sales@ssiequipment.com