SM2742 - PAPER MACHINE, 5,600mm, Printing/writing
SOLD AS SECTIONS
ORIGINAL INSTALLATION & STARTUP: 1972
MACHINE DECKLE:5600 mm
OPERATING SPEED:850 m/min
BALANCE SPEED:1000 m/min
DRIVE SPEED:1100 m/min
REBUILDS/UPGRADES
- 1980’s drive upgrade
- 1990’s transfer and sheet support blow boxes in press to first run first dryer group - BELOIT
- 2002 new METSO QCS O/S, Headbox, Calander and Optisizer
- New Machine Drive
HEAD BOX
Metso (Valmet) Dilution Headbox (Installed 2002)
FORMER
Standard Fourdrinier Table - BELOIT
Single and Multiple Arc Foils
Low vac and high vac ceramic boxes
Bronze Couch Roll
PRESS
Standard configuration BELOIT Twinver with standard suction pick-up, separate 3rd press
1st Press nip with Polyeurethane Suction roll = 70 kN/m
2nd Press nip with Venta groove rubber roll = 90 kN/m
Both presses mated with centre Granite roll
3rd Press nip with grooved cc roll = 110 kN/m
Press mating roll - Granite
DRYER SECTION
- Traditional FLÄKT fryer hood
- SLALOM (Uno-run) Group 1
- Conventional double run (felted)
For Groups 2,3
- Metso (Valmet) Opti-Sizer, Complete with compact starch preparation ‘kitchen’ Sold
- After Dryer with single Slalom group followed by double felted group for Curl control
- Conventional cascade steam & condensate system
- Conventional hood exhaust / heat recovery
- Conventional pocket ventilation system
- Rope threading
- Pressure rating 5 bar max
- 42 cylinders (cans) 1500 mm
- 5 steam groups
CALANDER
- Kusters Single Hard Nip (Flexitherm and Hard covered roll) – Installed 2002
Main Machine Drive
- ABB AC drive, complete, including ABB motors
DCS
- Metso
MACHINE PULPERS
- Former / Press – non removable concrete chest
- Dryer / Calander – non removable concrete chest
STOCK PREP
- BELOIT softwood DD refiners series 4000 (upgraded 2002) 42” plates
- BLACK CLAWSON Softwood Hydra Pulper
APPROACH FLOW
- CLARK and VICARIO deculator
- Valmet Head box primary screen, secondary screen and tertiary Screen Sold
VACUUM PUMPS
- Machine installed NASH Water-Ring Pumps series 4000 and 6000
ROLLS
- S/Couch, pick-up and press suction all BELOIT
- Press S/roll polyurethane cover blind drilled, drilled and grooved
N.B. Machine Main equipment parts sold and no longer available
- Some Dryer section guide (screen) rolls
- Size Press: Metso (Valmet) Opti-Sizer, Complete with compact starch preparation ‘kitchen’
- S/Press Pulper: Metso (Valmet) Stainless Steel two-rotor unit