Machine Efficiency

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Nalco Company
WPS Headquarters 
1601 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563-1198
630-305-1000  Phone
630-305-2900  Fax

Nalco Energy Services Headquarters 
7705 Highway 90-A
Sugar Land, TX  77478
281-263-7000  Phone

 

 

Machine Efficiency

Nalco offers comprehensive paper machine cleaning and conditioning programs that include chemical product line technologies, analytical capabilities, and automated equipment systems. When these parts are integrated by our on-site experts into our MOC (Machine, Operational and Chemical) approach, these programs can provide our customers with improved paper machine efficiency, a reduction in material costs, energy savings and paper quality increase.

Operational efficiency

  • Sheet holes and defects
  • Boilout frequency
  • Pressing efficiency
  • Wet web strength
  • Yankee operation

Quality

  • First grade production
  • Fewer rejects

Value Delivered: Pressing Efficiency

Grade: Graphics
Background: newsprint; gap former; 250,000 ton/year; variability in chip supply to TMP plant; pitch deposits in center roll
Application: NAL-TEX
Benefits:
  • reduced press draw from 2.4% to 1.2%
  • 20 m/min increase in machine speed
  • 13,000 ton/year increase in production
  • estimated annual savings: US$1,040,000

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