24 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Pulp Paper & Logistics
Optimise the operation of drying equipment in paper mills
drying equipment has been launched by UK-based Spooner Industries. Spooner Plus is said to be
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designed to add value to businesses by maximising the potential and prolonging the life of existing process machinery. Complementing Spooner’s
capabilities in the design and manufacture of air flotation and impingement drying and cooling machinery, Spooner Plus provides everything required to optimise the reliability, reduce the downtime and improve the energy efficiency of equipment. Services are available to help both new and existing customers repair, improve and maintain existing equipment, thus enhancing operations. The Spooner Plus team
comprises specialist engineers who provide essential process skills and machine building knowledge. The team is said to boast vast experience and references in equipment inspections, maintenance schedules, condition inspections, modifications, upgrades, recommendations and supply of spare parts, repairs, plant refurbishment, restoration
and relocation, energy audits, training, benchmarking, machine deep cleaning, burner servicing and providing emergency breakdown cover. Spooner’s director Steve
Newell says, “With companies under pressure to increase profits whilst maintaining tight budgets, it makes sense to optimise and improve existing equipment. Spooner Plus has
Patented screening rotor improves pressure screen performance
A screening rotor – a critical component inside every pressure screen – that increases capacity, improves stability, and offers up to 30 percent in energy savings has been launched by Canada- based Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT).
An improvement on AFT’s
current designs, the GHC2 rotor builds upon the success of more than 1,800 GHC rotors already in operation by replacing the
May/June 2014
standard rotor elements with a new, patent-pending PowerWave design. PowerWave uses a new
waveform surface on its leading edge which accelerates the pulp suspension. This is said to strengthen the suction pulse and creates ‘micro-vortices’ which keep the screen cylinder’s apertures clean to improve throughput and runnability. Says Mathieu Hamelin, AFT’s
product manager for rotors, mill-documented performance of the GHC2 rotor shows a capacity increase up to 20 percent compared to the standard GHC rotor. “When capacity is not an issue and energy savings are more important, the power consumption of the GHC2 can be lowered by 30 percent compared to the GHC, simply by reducing the tip speed,” he says. “When compared to
service that enables pulp and paper mills to optimise the operation of their
been developed by our expert engineers to help you achieve optimum results from all your process machinery.” Based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Spooner Industries has more than 80 years of experience in forced convection technology. The design, engineering and manufacturing of industrial solutions for the paper industry such as dryers, coolers and AirTurns is Spooner’s core business. Spooner says it is continuously developing new technologies and innovative solutions in its in-house testing and R&D facilities in Yorkshire which are available to hire for trials and development work to ensure customers remain at the forefront of their industry. More information from
Kate Thompson, Marketing Manager for Spooner Industries. Tel: 44 1943 609505. Email:
kthompson@spooner.co.uk
conventional rotors from other manufacturers, energy savings up to 60 percent may be possible.” The GHC2 rotor has been
rigorously tested in mill trials after a thorough proof-of-concept in Aikawa’s Test Facility in Japan. “We are excited about this innovation,” Hamelin says, “and we are sure that more pulp and paper producers will really benefit from this new design.” More information from Aikawa
Fiber Technologies, 72, rue Queen, Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1M 2C3, Canada. Tel: 1 819 562 4754. Fax: 1 819 562 6064. Email: debra.
breed@aikawagroup.com
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