SPM has received an order for online system Intellinova Compact to monitor five wash presses at forestry group Södra's biggest pulp mill Södra Cell Mönsterås.

Södra Cell Mönsterås now follows up the previous investments in condition monitoring equipment with an additional order, where a total of five wash presses of the Valmet (formerly Kvaerner) brand will be equipped with the Intellinova Compact online system.

Besides the four main roll bearings on each wash press, the input screw rotor and drive bearings will be monitored as well. The main roll bearings will be equipped with shock pulse transducers of model 44000, while the newly developed accelerometer DuoTech will be installed on the input screw and drives, along with vibration transducers in side-entry design.

Leif Karlsson, Head of Technology Mechanics/Resource at the Mönsterås mill, said: "We are doing this in order to optimize control of these machines. The wash presses are A-classified, meaning they are important equipment. It is also low-RPM machinery. We want to be able to monitor damage development from the earliest possible stage in order to perform planned maintenance. We are now discussing having online monitoring installed on all A-classified items or important machinery already in the investment phase in the future."

The Intellinova online system is already in use on a new wash press at Södra Cell Mönsterås, which also uses the portable instrument Leonova Diamond for route-based measurements on critical equipment.

Founded in 1958, the pulp mill in Mönsterås is Södra's oldest. As a result of continuous investments, it has developed into one of the world's most modern plants. Södra Cell Mönsterås employs approximately 400 people.

 

Source : lesprom.com

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