Smurfit Kappa Colombia Contracts PMP for PM 1 Press Part Rebuild
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Smurfit Kappa, Ireland, has signed another contract with PMP (Paper Machinery Producer), Poland, for a press part rebuild of PM 1 at its mill in Barbosa, Colombia. PM 1 currently produces testliner and fluting with a capacity of 270 metric tpd.
PMP will install state-of-the-art new technology items on Smurfit Kappa’s PM 1, ensuring energy savings solutions following global trends. Additionally, the project is expected to significantly improve paper quality.
Project goals are focused on generating energy savings, improving PM 1’s runnability, and increasing paper properties as well as the machine’s annual capacity by 31%. The main idea is to apply a state-of-the-art Intelli Tri-Nip® Press Section with an Intelli-Nip® shoe press. The shoe press technology will play a key role in the final success, bringing ultra-high dryness from 44% before rebuild, up to 52% after press. PMP notes that 1% more dryness after press brings 4% steam saving in the dryer section. The shoe press technology enables significant improvement of paper properties (especially bulk and bursting strength) and significantly supports PM 1’s runnability increase.
PMP’s scope of delivery includes the Intelli Tri-Nip Press section with the Intelli-Nip Shoe Module (design nip load 1,400 kN/m, shoe press module type 1300). A compact design of a new press section Intelli Tri-Nip will ensure reduction of open draws and significantly increase PM 1’s runnability.
The Smurfit Kappa project scope of delivery also includes an Intelli-DCR® (Deflection-Compensation Roll), PM auxiliaries systems such as PM controls and panels, mechanical drives, machine pulper, and base plates and spare parts. Structural machine components will be designed for a design speed of 1,000 m/min. PMP also will be responsible for on-site services, including on-site erection and startup supervision.
The delivery is scheduled for November 2016, followed by erection on-site and startup by the turn of 2016/2017.
Smurfit Kappa is a provider of paper-based packaging solutions, with some 45,000 employees in approximately 370 production sites across 34 countries. It had revenues of EUR 8.1 billion in 2015. Smurfit Kappa is located in 21 countries in Europe, and 13 in the Americas.
PMP, a global provider of tissue, paper, and board technology, has been supporting the global pulp and paper industry for more than 160 years, executing projects on six continents, in 29 countries. The company owns six facilities in four countries (Poland, U.S., China, and Italy).
