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Newfound security for a tissue maker


The drive system for the tissue machine was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain


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aging and problematic legacy equipment, a shrinking market and business uncertainty, times were tough. The drive system for the tissue machine was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. When the manufacturer of the drive system, Harland Simon, went into administration it became a problem that the tissue maker


A May/June 2020


n old recycled- tissue mill was facing difficulties in 2019. Challenged by


Consolidation of the UK paper making industry has opened new opportunities for paper makers using aging equipment. Here’s how Industrial Automation & Control and CP Automation future-proofed a surviving tissue business with crucial equipment upgrades


could no longer overlook. By keeping a drive system that was showing its age and no longer supported by the supplier, the business was leaving itself vulnerable.


The tissue maker called on


systems integrator Industrial Automation & Control (IAC), which had provided engineering support


for many years. However, finding a comprehensive solution would not be easy, given the business landscape and scarcity of cash flow. IAC worked with the tight budget and determined the best way to replace the old drives while retaining the existing DCS system. Opting for a retrofit approach to


keep costs down, IAC had to extend the existing drive enclosures to make room for the new ABB drives and associated hardware. But IAC then faced a further challenge. It became evident that the old drives relied on built- in power supply conditioning. These filters were just as old and


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