Pulp & Paper Industry

The paper industry is currently facing many new challenges: An increase in international competition, falling demand due to digital media, rising energy costs and stricter health-, workplace safety- and environmental constraints. In order to meet these challenges, operators must increase plant productivity and profitability and simultaneously reduce operating costs. perma lubrication systems help to provide a solution to these problems.

 

Lubrication Points

Pulp production

 

Area:
Chipping, storing
Cooking, washing
Bleaching, drying
Application:
Conveyors, tumblers
Pumps, wash presses
Electric motors, dryers

Pulp treatment

 

Area:
Defibering
Grinding
Conveying, draining & thickening
Application:
Pulpers, electric motors
Refiners, electric motors
Pumps, electric motors

Paper production

 

Area:
Dewatering, screening
Pressing, drying
Spreading, rolling
Application:
Vacuum systems
Pulpers, dryers
Dryers, roll conveying systems

Finishing & refining

 

Area:
Transportation
Cutting
Application:
Chain conveyors
Length and cross cutters

Challenges

  • Dust, dirt, moisture
  • High speeds

  • High maintenance costs, spread-out equipment with different lube-points
  • Hard-to-reach lubrication points
  • Rotating machine parts
  • High temperatures
  • Advantages of Automatic Lubrication
  • The use of automatic lubrication systems reduces personnel- and material costs and increases equipment service life.
  • Simple installation and exchange of lubrication systems outside of dangerous areas increases workplace safety.)
  • Individual and optimized lubrication of pulp & paper process equipment (lubricant, lubricant amount, lubrication interval).
  • Continuous relubrication at short intervals reduces wear and seals lubrication points to prevent contamination from dust, dirt and moisture.

 

Solutions

 

Direct mounting on lubrication point:
e.g. perma FLEX

  • Easy, quick mounting
  • For lube-points with little vibration / shocks
  • For easy-to-access and safe lubrication points

Remote mounting to lubrication point:
e.g. perma STAR VARIO

  • For lube-points with strong vibration / shocks (isolation of lubrication system)
  • When workers’ safety is at risk: Mounting in safe areas
  • For hard-to-access lubrication points

Applications