VITRY-LE-FRANCOIS, France,
April 22, 2009
(Press Release) -
Kadant Lamort SAS, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., received a second repeat order for its compact stock preparation system from a major South America-based tissue producer. The new system, to be installed at an RCF tissue mill, has a capacity of 150 tons per day. The compact stock preparation system concept integrates a new compact HC-pulping and coarse screening system with a high-consistency cleaner. Following the cleaner is a ScreenOneTM fine screening system.
According to Alain Serres, president of Kadant Lamort, "The past performance of our compact stock preparation systems at this tissue mill and others provided strong support for the purchase of a third system for the mill. The major emphasis on cost-effective solutions in today's tough economic environment makes the compact stock prep system concept appealing to many of our customers."
The design of Kadant's compact stock preparation system is configured to ensure stickies and other contaminants are effectively removed from the RCF raw material. The HC-pulper is fitted with an energy efficient Helisoft turbine that is able to operate at a consistency up to 20 percent. The increased deflaking energy and an optimized ink micronisation allow for reduced pulping time and improved output quality. Coarse screening is directly attached to the HD-cleaning device for removing contaminants early in the process and is fitted with 4 mm holes. This concept permits pre-screening using only one machine rather than three or four, as is the conventional design. The compact screening concept also uses Kadant's ScreenONETM system with three stages, including the tailing screen, and operates with 0.15 mm slots at a consistency up to 3 percent. This approach avoids dramatic size reduction of contaminants generated by multiple successive screens and minimizes the space required for the installation.
Kadant Lamort SAS, based in Vitry-le-François, France, is a leading fiberline process equipment supplier that designs, manufactures, and services equipment used in virgin and recycled paper stock preparation and paper machine approach-flow applications.
Kadant Inc. is a leading supplier to the global pulp and paper industry, with a range of products and services for improving efficiency and quality in pulp and paper production, including paper machine accessories and systems for stock preparation, fluid handling, and water management. Our fluid-handling products are also used to optimize production in the steel, rubber, plastics, food, and textile industries. In addition, we produce granules from papermaking by products for agricultural and lawn and garden applications. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with revenues of $329 million in 2008 and 1,800 employees in 16 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.kadant.com/ .
