18 ANDRITZINDUSTRY NEWS
Solving a pressing problem
Pulp Paper & Logistics
W
hen Greg Hallas walks into Kelly Parfi tt ’s offi ce, there is the
usual friendly banter, inquiries about family, and the standard questi on, “How’s POW #1 running?” You would think they have been long-ti me colleagues. Colleagues they are, even though
they are on diff erent sides of the supplier-customer relati onship. But, they have not known each other all that long – just the length of one upgrade project. Hallas is product manager for Twin Roll Press Services for ANDRITZ in North America. Parfi tt is a project
May/June 2015
How did the team at Canfor Pulp, the largest North American producer of market NBSK pulp and the leading producer of bleached, high performance kraft paper, solve a problem with a twin roll press. They turned to technology and service supplier ANDRITZ as its innovati on partner
engineer for two adjacent Canfor mills at Prince George in Briti sh Columbia, Canada. “Suppliers throw around the
word ‘partnership’ all the ti me,” Parfi tt says. “For me, a true partnership requires both parti es to have something at risk and something to gain. Both have to
be committ ed to staying – even when things get tough. The upgrade of our post-oxygen wash press (POW #1) here was a true partnership.” The risk for Canfor was
that the upgrade that Hallas recommended had never been tried before. The potenti al reward
was greatly increased washing effi ciency, reduced COD to the bleach plant, and a very stable operati on. All at a fracti on of the cost of a new press.
Loaded (with COD) Canfor’s digester is heavily loaded, running conti nuously
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