New Products, January 2005

New Product Archives

Product: PGS-DF Knife Holder with Automatic Slit Adjustment
Manufacturer: Dienes Werke
Description: PSG-DF with automatic slit adjustment. The “Genius ”has an operator-friendly touch panel that allows an easy selection of the material to be slit; the “Genius“ takes care of the rest, i.e. it finds the optimum adjustment automatically. Thus, the danger of wrong adjustments is excluded.

Benefits:

• Dramatic increase of knife life
• Lower regrind costs
• Constant slit quality

• Numeric input → operator-independent precision
• Exclusion of individual operating faults
• increased safety and ergonomy
• Higher productivity
• increased user convenience
• Also well suited for very difficult slitting tasks

Details: The “Genius“ is based on the patented Dienes shear cut knife holder PSG-DF and its approved advantages as e.g. double axle guidance DF (vibration absorbing guiding systems), 360° hand protection and constant side load CSL. Its other features are automatic depth adjustment – depending on recipe and material – as well as reproducible precision. Furthermore, this new knife holder offers an integrated knife size recognition and control via BUS technology (industrial standard).

For more information, contact: Sandra Neyer
Phone: +49 2206 605 214 (Germany)
Fax: +49 2206 605 210
Email: sandra.neyer@dienes.de

Product: Ready-to-Dilute Antifoam Emulsion
Manufacturer: Dow Corning
Description: A new, pre-formulated, ready-to-dilute, 70% solids antifoam emulsion that simplifies the process of formulating high-performance foam-control products for pulp processing.

Details: Based on Dow Corning’s proven PulpAid® technology, new Dow Corning® AF-7301 PulpAid Emulsion provides highly efficient foam control in both kraft and sulfite process stock washing applications. What is more, Dow Corning AF-7301 PulpAid Emulsion complies with FDA 21 CFR 176.210 and BfR BgVV XXXVI.

Operating Information: The product makes it easy and cost effective for formulators to offer the environmental and performance benefits of silicone foam control to mills currently using oil-based brownstock defoamers. Dow Corning AF-7301 PulpAid Emulsion has excellent dilution stability. Consequently, formulators can modify the product’s solids level or viscosity simply by adding water and a biocide. Sophisticated silicone formulating experience and costly emulsification equipment are not required.

For those who desire even greater convenience, Dow Corning offers a custom dilution service. Both Dow Corning AF-7301 PulpAid Emulsion and the custom dilution service are available globally.

Company Information: Dow Corning offers a complete line of silicon-based formulation ingredients for pulp and paper processing applications. Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com ) provides performance-enhancing solutions to meet the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. Offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is a global leader in silicon-based materials. The company is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s sales are outside the United States.

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For more information, contact: Dow Corning
Web: http://www.dowcorning.com/pulpandpaper

Product: Easy-To-Understand Introduction to Bearing Isolators
Manufacturer: Inpro/Seal Co.
Description: David C. Orlowski, a well-known authority on bearing protection and the inventor of the bearing isolator, has published literature entitled "Introduction to Bearing Isolators: A Short Lesson in Bearing Isolation".

Inventor of the bearing isolator and CEO of Inpro/Seal Company, Rock Island, Illinois, USA, Orlowski has spent over 40 years working on ways to enhance and extend the service life of rotating equipment. Along the way, he conceived the bearing isolator (patent # 4,022,479) and over 40 other related patents.

Details: The literature will prove of value to anyone involved in the management, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) of motors, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gear boxes, paper machine rolls, pumps and other types of rotating equipment used in industrial/process plants.

According to Orlowski, "We conducted extensive research into the use of bearing isolators. The results of this market-by-market, application-by-application analysis, showed that people wanted to know more about bearing isolators. Whether they used bearing isolators or not, whether or not they read our literature or advertising messages, the majority of the respondents stated that they wanted to know more about the basics of the product."

Orlowski concluded by saying that, "This literature is a direct result. of our research and has become part of a major investment by Inpro/Seal Company to inform end users how bearing isolators eliminate the root cause of rotating and related equipment failure-moisture, dirt and abrasives contaminating the bearing environment."

Important Information:
What makes this reference unique is that it is written by the inventor of the product in his own words. It contains important and useful information on the product, including; how (and why) the bearing isolator was invented; how it works; growth and development; contact and noncontact sealing methods; low power consumption; costs; maintenance; configurations and much more.

The Product:
A bearing isolator is a non-contact, non-wearing, permanent bearing protection device. It has a rotor and a stator, and the two are unitized, so that they don’t separate from one another while in use. Typically, the rotor turns with a rotating shaft, while the stator is pressed into a bearing housing. The two components interact to keep contamination out of the bearing enclosure and the lubricant in.

Benefits:
Protected bearings have proven to run 150,000 hours (17 years) or more, eliminating the need for continual maintenance and repair. Documented cases show that a plant can easily double the mean-time-between failure (MTBF) and reduce maintenance costs by at least half, with users reporting an extremely high ROI (Return on Investment).

Over one million of Inpro’s original bearing isolator designs are in operation in process plants worldwide, where end users continue to report significantly reduced operating costs with increased productivity and reliability. Bearing isolators are installed by OEM’s, retrofitted on existing equipment or specified by end users.

Recent Developments:
The only product that protects rolling element bearings on paper machines from the wet end to the dry end; IEEE motors that use bearing isolators as part of their specification and the standard for bearing protection; the VBX-H Series that protects machine tool spindle bearings from coolant, chips, humidity and heat; the OM 32 for that optimizes oil mist applications by eliminating stray emissions, environmental and housekeeping issues; and the Air Mizer™- PS a dry sealing system provides a positive seal in applications were dry particulates, powders and bulk solids are handled, processed, packaged and stored.

Company Information:
Inpro/Seal Company is the originator and leading manufacturer of bearing isolators, used to protect motor and pump bearings, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gearboxes, paper machine rolls and many other types of rotating equipment. Additional applications include the handling, processing, packing and storage of dry particulates, powders and bulk solids.

As the global leader in bearing isolator technology, Inpro products are marketed to the petroleum, refining, nuclear, power generation, metalworking, food processing, grain processing, chemical, water, wastewater treatment, metalworking, automotive, hydrocarbon processing, HVAC, pulp and paper, mining, mineral, ore processing and general industrial markets around the world.

Request a Copy:
To receive a copy of "Introduction to Bearing Isolators," contact: Inpro/Seal Company, P.O. Box 3940, Rockland, Illinois 61204. Contact information below:

For more information, contact: David C Orlowski
Phone: +1 309 787-4971 (USA)
Toll Free: (800) 447-0524
Fax: +1 309 787-6114
Web: http://www.bearingisolators.com

Product: Triple-Layer Forming Fabric Design, Geoflex TX 355, For Hygiene Paper Production
Manufacturer: Kufferath
Description: The Geoflex TX 355

• Combines an innovative design with proven forming fabric technology
• Offers longer lifetime through enhanced wear properties
• Provides improved fiber distribution for optimum formation
• Improves drainage while maximizing fiber retention

Details: For years, papermakers have been forced to choose between a long 5-shed sheet-side float for optimum sheet support and formation or a long 5-shed wear side float for improved life. The new Geoflex TX 355 design now provides producers of hygienic papers with the benefits of both.

The five-shed binding on the roll side improves abrasion resistance and increases the lifetime potential of the fabric. In addition, the design provides us with the option of using larger diameter bottom side weft yarns that alternate between PET and PA, further increasing abrasion resistance. The five-shed binding on the fabric’s paper side gives the fabric surface an enhanced CMD support structure which creates better fiber distribution, improved retention and better formation. This can also contribute to better sheet release and higher sheet tensile.

Applications: The Fiber Support Index (FSI) has increased by 5% to 152 in comparison to the current Geoflex T 242 triple-layer fabric now run on many tissue machines throughout Europe and Asia.

The weft ratio of 2:1 between paper side and roll side also increases the design’s drainage potential. In comparison to the now successful Geoflex T 242, the Geoflex T355 offers a dewatering index (DI) of 48.4, which is an 8% improvement over the Geoflex T 242.

Operating information: Dr. Heinz Odenthal, Vice President of Andreas Kufferath GmbH & Co. KG and responsible for the Forming Fabrics Division states: "The GTX 355 represents a clear technological improvement in comparison to the Geoflex T 242. The improved formation definitely offers added value for the most demanding hygiene paper producers worldwide."

Kufferath launched the new GTX 355 at its International Tissue Seminar, September 22-24, 2004.

About the Company: Andreas Kufferath GmbH & Co. KG manufactures technologically demanding capital expense and replacement goods for a range of markets. Kufferath is well known as a German "Hidden Champion" company. These are innovative mid-sized companies that aim for market leadership in their specific target markets.

Kufferath is leading in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of forming fabrics for the paper industry, technical wire cloth for process-oriented industrial application areas, as well as solid / liquid separation equipment solutions for the paper, pulp, and waste treatment industries.

Kufferath employs more than 650 people in Düren, at two additional European production sites, and through its sales and service network in more than twenty other countries worldwide.

For more information, contact: Mrs. Adele van Loo
Phone: +49 2421 801104 (Germany)
Email: vanloo@kufferath.com
Web: http://www.kufferath.com

Product: EZSplice™ Belt Splicing Strand
Manufacturer: Wirebelt®
Description: Wirebelt® Introduces Revolutionary EZSplice™ Belt Splicing Strand. Ideal belting repair solution for the paper industry

Details: Wirebelt®, a leading developer of advanced belting solutions, introduces EZSplice™, an innovative conveyor belt splicing strand that provides rapid installation and repair of Wirebelt’s Flat-Flex® open-mesh, stainless steel wire belting. Installed in minutes, EZSplice eliminates the need for intricate lacing and weaving of wire across the width of the conveyor belt. EZSplice is a solution for the paper industry for repairing broken conveyor belts.

Applications: EZSplice’s unique design simplifies the joining and splicing of continuous loop conveyor belts into five simple steps. Patented EZSplice strands reduce splicing time by 90 percent, facilitating preventive maintenance and allowing rapid on-line repair. EZSplice’s short installation and repair times reduce maintenance costs and decrease interruption of the production line.

Operating information: Wirebelt EZSplice strands link easily onto Flat-Flex conveyor belts and are available in various configurations to fit specific wire gauge sizes and belt designs. EZSplice Strand Profiling Pliers are required for proper positioning and locking of EZSplice strands, and are sold separately.

About the Company: Wire Belt Company of America has maintained a reputation for developing customized belting solutions to meet the automated processing needs of American industries for more than 50 years. Wirebelt’s advanced belting technology is used in a wide range of industries, including food processing, electronics, pharmaceutical, automotive, and textile applications.

For more information, contact: Wirebelt
Phone: + 1 603 644-2500 (USA)
Toll Free Phone: (800)-922-2637
Fax: + 1 603 644-3600
Email: sales@wirebelt.com
Web: http://www.wirebelt.com