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August, 2007 - Vol XXXIII, Issue 1
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Transphase: New Generation Steam Showers
Fluoron: Dryer Can Cleaning
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Paper Trade Associates are focused on offering products that will help conserve energy such as: Steam, Electricity, In this article we highlight several products that can help reduce your energy consumption and get more bang for your energy buck$.
Transphase: New generation steam showers
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Transphase and their Z-Box Steam Box/Shower Technology has broken new ground!  Z-Box Steam Boxes have provided mills outstanding return on investment.

  • Improved CD Moiture Control
  • Reduced energy consumption
  • increase sheet consistency
  • Increase machine speed
  • Improved machine runability   

Reduce Your Cost Per Ton
The Transphase Z-Box Steam Profiler is mounted close to the sheet and delivers multiple MD direction steam jets for a shorter dwell time through a revolutionary, patent pending diffuser design.

  • Transphase Technology has revolutionized the design of the steam diffuser area of the steam box.  US and Canadian patents have been filed.
  • They protect the steam jets from boundry air until the jets are well formed and close to the sheet.
  • The Z-Plates then force the steam into a convergence zone with the sheet increasing condensing rates.
  • They eliminate air currents and cross mixing of steam between zones resulting in:
  1. Lower Steam Use
  2. Better CD Moisture Control

The Transphase Z-Box Steam Profiler is mounted close to the sheet and delivers multiple MD direction steam jets to the sheet each followed by a converging zone which forces steam into contact with the moving sheet, maximizing steam absorption.  The converging zones constrain the steam jets into tight CD zones to provide narrower bump responses than conventional steam boxes where steam jets are mounted 6-7 inches above the sheet.  The Z-Box design provides:

  • Higher efficiency than existing steam boxes by up to 30-50%
  • Tighter bump response by up to 50%
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cleanline  Fluoron's Beimfohr Roll Cleaning System (BCS) is helping many mills get their drying efficiencies and profiles back to where they should be.  

Machines feel pressure
Fluoron's custom designed BCS machines have their own control system that can "feel" the amount of pressure required for each cleaning head to maximize the cleaning efficiency.

Cleaning is quick because of the multiple heads.  Each head removes more of the build-up from the surface and the last head polishes it.  The specially designed cleaning media range from coarse to very fine and do not remove significant amounts of metal from the shell.  Where there is heavy deposit, a dust collector conveys the removed deposits to a filter bag.  Heavy deposit is removed in the first pass and the next pass is for polishing finer media.

Fluoron says that the BCS cleans build-up from cans faster and less expensively than other methods, and without having a man in the machine.  The mill needs only provide 60-psi air and 30-amp, 220/240-volt single-phase power with neutral line.

The BCS removes starch, size, coating and pitch as well as rust, hot melts and contaminants from recycled pulp.  Fluoron says it is faster and more effective than blasting with sand, soda ash, dry ice or grinding.

If necessary, on large machines with heavy build-up, six heads can be used, progressing across the face of the dryer to clean and complete the resurfacing in one pass.

The BCS can also be used on felt rolls to prevent felts from losing their seams and to keep the felts straight.  On troublesome felt rolls and stretch rolls, after cleaning Fluoron recommends the installation of Fluoro-Wear 102TM roll covers to eliminate corrosion and build-up which causes high felt wear.

Another Maine mill, which had three of its paper machines cleaned in the past year reports,"The moisture profiles are a lot better and when you can run faster and have better quality, it pays for itself in a hurry."

Once the cans are cleaned Fluoron has a variety of Release Coatings that will help keep your cans cleaner longer. Fluoron also produces Teflon Sleeves for rolls and dryers in FEP and High-Wear and Anti-static materials.

The two products mentioned above have real results that we can share with you.  Call your PTA Sales Rep if any questions
 
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Paper Trade Associates
 
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