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Machine cleaning and doctoring systems
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Fabric tensioning and guiding systems
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- Stock, additive and starch preparation
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REDUCE COSTS. SAVE RESOURCES.
REDUCE YOUR PRODUCTION COSTS BY UP TO 2.000.000 €.
We reduce your paper machine's consumption of fiber materials, energy, chemical additives, and much more, allowing you to significantly lower your overall production costs.
At the same time, you achieve the same or an even improved paper quality and a return on investment starting from just a few months.
Your saving opportunities,
our expertise
FIBER MATERIALS: OPTIMIZE COMPOSITION AND REDUCE COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Fiber materials account for up to 50% of total production costs.
- Costs and availability of fiber materials vary – in some cases significantly.
- High-quality raw materials should be used as selectively as possible.
- The quality of recycled fiber materials is continuously decreasing.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Optimization of fiber composition.
- Increase of low-cost fiber materials usage.
- Reduction or shift of basis weight.
- Improvement of the fiber yield in fiber preparation.
- Reduction of reject quantities.
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STEAM: REDUCE CONSUMPTION AND COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Steam costs are about 20% of total production costs.
- The biggest driver: steam consumption for drying paper.
- Further driver: The preparation of mass starch.
- Outdated steam application technologies often work inefficiently and consume far too much steam.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Optimization of mechanical dewatering
To increase dry content. - Optimization of sheet formation
For an efficient thermal drying. - Patented starch cooking solution
To reduce steam consumption in starch preparation. - Steam application technologies
Optimization of existing or installation of new solutions. - …
CHEMICALS: REDUCE CONSUMPTION AND COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Chemical costs are about 10 % of total production costs.
- Main cost drivers: wet-end starch and surface starch, followed by strength additives and other process chemicals.
- Prices and availability of starch types vary significantly.
- Lower quality of recycled fibers promotes the usage of chemicals to keep strength parameters and/or machine availability at least stable.
- Handling of chemicals is sometimes tricky.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Optimization of sheet formation
To reduce starch and strength additives consumption. - Patented starch cooking solution
To reduce starch consumption and gain flexibility in using different starch types. - Optimization of wire and felt cleaning
To reduce the need for cleaning chemicals. - …
POWER: REDUCE CONSUMPTION AND COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Electricity costs are about 10% of total production costs.
- Vacuum sources such as fans, pumps or blowers are major consumers of electrical energy, followed by drives and other motors.
- Vacuum is very often not on the radar of papermakers
- "it's just there". - Vacuum and friction influence the drive power required most.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Optimization of vacuum demand
with regards to current production requirements. - Optimization of the vacuum curve
over entire wire section. - Automatic vacuum control valves
for reproducibility. - Re-engineering of vacuum pipeline system.
- Reduction of vacuum consumers and sources.
- Reduction of drive power required
e.g. through optimization or replacement of dewatering systems. - …
WATER: REDUCE CONSUMPTION AND COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Water has always been a key issue for the paper industry, but it varies significantly from country to country.
- Within the process, different water qualities are available. The costs for these vary.
- The cost of fresh water is rising sharply in some cases.
- Climate change has an impact on the future availability of fresh water.
- The costs for wastewater treatment are on the rise.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Reduction of fresh water consumption
and the associated wastewater volumes. - Shift between different water qualities
towards inferior qualities. - Replacement of higher water qualities
with lower qualities for selected applications. - Reduction of wastewater volumes
and the associated costs. - …
REDUCE WEB BREAKS AND BROKE TO LOWER COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- Web breaks and broke waste all previously invested resources - from materials to personnel costs.
- Web breaks lead to a quality-restricted start-up phase.
- Irregular machine operation has a negative impact on the entire production line.
- Reducing unplanned downtime leads to more production.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Reduction of web breaks and unplanned interruptions
to save resources, achieve a high level of production and continuously produce homogeneous product quality. - Understand the root cause of web breaks
in order to avoid them in the future. - Targeted optimization of machine sections
to avoid unplanned interruptions and boost overall machine efficiency. - …
MACHINE CLOTHING: EXTEND SERVICE LIFE AND REDUCE COSTS
Why should you think about it?
- The more wires and felts are needed, the higher the costs for materials and downtime.
- Downtime costs for replacing wires and felts are often higher than the material costs.
- Each machine clothing requires a start-up time. The less often this is needed, the better is overall machine efficiency.
How can we support you in this?
While maintaining or even improving paper quality:
- Maximization of wire and felt service life
without impairing machine operation or paper quality. - Reduction of downtime for replacing machine clothing
and therefor increased overall machine availability. - …
WHICH SAVING OPPORTUNITY WOULD YOU LIKE TO REALIZE?
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Please contact us.
IBS Austria GmbH
Hauptstraße 22
8833 Teufenbach-Katsch
Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 3582 8511
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