Pulp Paper & Logistics
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ABB supplies electrical systems to Grupo Gondi’s new Monterrey mill
containerboard machine being completed by Grupo Gondi in Mexico. The largest machine of its type in the country, and among the most modern in the world, the PM7 is part of a US$300 million investment in Papel y Empaques Monterrey (PEM). Supplied by Voith, the machine will have a working width of 6.66 metres and a design speed of 1,200 metres per minute, producing testliner and corrugated medium from 90 to 250 grams per square metre.
A The PEM mill has been built on
a greenfield site and will have capacity to produce 400,000 tons of paper products a year. Start up was scheduled for September 2020.
ABB has supplied and
commissioned equipment that includes switchgear, transformers, motors, drives, and automation
complete electrical system has been supplied by ABB for the new PM7
Mexico’s largest-ever containerboard machine uses an electrical system from ABB
for the drive system with the industry’s leading distributed control system, ABB Ability System 800xA.
The electrical system is said to
focus on quality and efficiency. ABB will also supply a speciality instrumentation package to enable Gondi to optimise operations while maintaining low energy costs.
ABB worked with Grupo Gondi’s local partner, Grupo BTO, on
Asia Symbol orders recovery boiler optimiser process control
Advanced process control for a recovery boiler optimising system is being supplied by Valmet to Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co in China. The system will be installed on Asia Symbol’s pulp line (PL12) recovery boiler, helping to reduce operating costs, eliminate process variations, optimise control, and improve production efficiency.
“Asia Symbol and Valmet have a long cooperation relationship. Valmet’s experts listened to our needs and provided the exact solution we wanted. With Valmet’s advanced process control we will achieve the best combustion efficiency and stable operation performance for this pulp line,” says Wang Bin, director of the automation department at Asia Symbol.
the supply of the electrical and drives automation systems. This collaboration ensures the best lifecycle support for the systems long after start-up is completed, says ABB. “Given the importance of this
project, working with a reliable and experienced supplier that guaranteed meeting stringent paper machine specifications was crucial,” said José Iribarne, project director at the Monterrey
Mill. “ABB also has solid resources for support and maintenance in Mexico, and we look forward to working with them to ensure ongoing success.” Grupo Gondo currently has 15
converting plants and six paper machines using recycled material shipping 650,000 tons of products a year to 190 countries. The new containerboard machine will increase capacity to more than a million tons a year.
Stock preparation line for Kookil Paper in China
Kookil Paper has ordered a stock preparation line including approach flow system, broke handling and fiber recovery from Andritz for its Zhangjiagang mill in Jiangsu Province, China. The 305 bdmt/d line will
process needle-bleached kraft pulp and leaf-bleached kraft pulp market pulp bales used in speciality paper for food packaging as well as photo and special printing paper.
The market pulp bales are dissolved in FibreSolve FSV pulpers, which enable highly efficient slushing at low specific energy consumption. The innovative rotor design ensures optimum impact effect of the rotor and intensive friction within the pulp itself, but without damaging the fibres, it is claimed. Four TwinFlo double disc refiners achieve superior properties such as fibre length and fibrillation.
September/October 2020
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