26 BIC ELECTRIC


Pulp Paper & Logistics


Polish fingerprints are all over


Dan-Web’s airlaid paper lines Poland-based BIC Electric has been providing local market intelligence for Denmark’s Dan-Web, a leading worldwide supplier of turnkey airlaid lines. PPL reports


T


he atmosphere in Dan- Web’s installation hall located in Galten, east of Aarhus in Denmark,


is all at once busy and relaxed. The technicians who are carrying out the installation on the two product lines under construction are working calmly and resolutely while new tasks and challenges appear constantly. Two of these technicians are


wearing shirts with their company’s name on them: BIC Electric. They are Marcin Schonborn and Piotr Biszewski, who have travelled 700 km to Galten from their home in Poland to take part in the assembly of machines that will be shipped to the US and Russia to start producing specialised paper products in just a few months. Dan-Web Machinery A/S is a


well-known supplier of airlaid lines, and is recognised worldwide for its airlaid technology, which is said to add highly-unique qualities to the paper product.


Good experiences from the USA The Polish fingerprints are especially evident in this project, since BIC Electric and Dan-Web have developed a well-functioning cooperation, which is, not least, a result of the positive experiences from a corresponding project in North Carolina, USA. Says electrical engineer at Dan-Web,


Lars Hansen: “Here, as it turned out, the American labour market presented severe challenges. It was


March/April 2017


impossible to find local craftsmen with the necessary competences and, in addition, the rules and regulations caused a lot of concern. In all these matters, we received a great amount of support from the cooperation with BIC Electric.” Jens-Chr. Møller, chief executive


at BIC Electric, explains further: “What particularly benefited our customer in this situation was BIC Electric’s extensive knowledge of labour markets in several different countries. Thanks to that, we are also able to take care of the great amount of paper work and negotiations which are linked to international trading.” Møller heads the company which he helped to establish back in 2004. Today, BIC Electric has around 200 employees, working all over the world with electrical and mechanical installation, maintenance and commissioning of plants within industry, industrial automation and construction business.


A complicated project Dan-Web is now moving on to new assignments, and first in line is the


airlaid production line, which will be set up in Arkansas, USA. BIC Electric’s employees are already working on this project together with Dan-Web’s own employees: the entire production line first has to be assembled here, in the installation hall in Galten. Everything is tested thoroughly to ensure that it is 100 per cent functional. Also, the parts are painted the correct colour before the entire machinery is taken apart again and packed carefully and systematically into containers. These are then shipped off to the US, where Dan-Web’s and BIC Electric’s employees will assemble the product line. “It is a long and complicated


process filled with new challenges, particularly in terms of logistics,” says Hansen. “Therefore, we do whatever is possible to ensure that everything is in its right place when we begin the work in Arkansas. There are high expectations in terms of Dan-Web’s level of quality, and we know that if even one little part is missing or faulty, it will become problematic to finish the project on time. In view of


this, it is reassuring to have such a competent partner as BIC Electric on the project.” • BIC Group is an electrical and mechanical sub-contractor that along with the service provision includes trouble-free paperwork, visas, transportation, and accommodation. BIC Group enables customers to scale their capacity up or down easily and smoothly, and to avoid the costs of recruiting or letting go of their own employees. “We leave the procurement and


engineering in the customer’s hands, while we handle the workmanship, which allows to optimise costs and improve competitiveness for both parties,” it says.


What is airlaid?


Airlaid is a web formation process in which the web can be bonded in several ways. Compared to other nonwoven technologies, airlaid has the ability to lay down short fibres, either 100 per cent pulp fibres, or mixtures of pulp and short cut synthetic fibres, to form a homogeneous and continuous web. It is also possible to mix in super absorbent powders or fibres thereby creating highly absorbent webs. Dan-Web’s modular design built and heavy duty construction airlaid lines, with high-speed web control of up to 800 m/min, offer stability and flexibility in the production process.


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