Paper Machine Number 3

This paper machine, manufactured by Bertrams, was relocated from Dalmore mill in 2004 and during this time it was fully overhauled and many improvements were made to the machine. The drive is on the right from the flowbox, making plain woves, watermarks, felt finished. We have a production table for grammages and grades produced and this is available on request. Trim at deckle is 1200mm to 1320mm, minimum deckle 900mm, minimum 70 gsm and maximum 400 gsm, speed 15 to 74 m/min and production average 0.5 t/hr.
Stock Preparation
Stainless steel Esher Wyess pulper, batch operation, volume 12 m³, running at 6% consistency.
Water tank stainless steel volume 16 m³.
Stock chest stainless steel number one running at 3% consistency, volume 16 m³ with side entry agitator.
Stainless portable high pressure pump.
Dye system with tanks and pumps.
Stock chest stainless steel number two handling chest, volume 22 m³ with side entry agitator.
Two machine chests stainless steel each 500 kgs capacity. Side entry agitator.
Broke  deflaker is a Voith model 1E . Pre - cleaning of broke is by a Hett Separator model 475 with rejects to a Hett model 900 vibrating screen.
Backwater fibre recovery by a Vickery Hydrasieve, stainless steel.
Refining is by Beloit 16” DD refiner and the trim refiner is a JCOO
Machine screen is a Beloit Bird model 6 pressure screen with perforated baskets with 0.062” holes. V. Belt drive.
L.D cleaners: three stage with fibre saver, stainless steel bodies with polyethylene nozzles.
Wire Section
Pressure flowbox by Holders , ten slice adjusters, slice width  1510mm, knock down wire frame with new stainless table, stainless frame, foil forming board with polyethylene tops,  four stainless foil units Johnson, two of the foil units are vacuum assisted and are complete with silencers, total of 5 suction boxes, dandy support extended to take larger width dandies, plain couch and Thune automatic wire guide. Sheet transfer is by a Baggley box. Breast roll to couch centres: 10m.
Wire width 1600mm, wire length 18.8 m.
Press Sections
Two presses with pneumatic loading, face 1540mm, roll diameters 410mm.
First dryer Section
Total of nine dryers, face width 1530mm including rope rings, diameter 1220mm, operating pressure 20psi, rope feed , brass bearings , manual lubrication,  bolted cylinder ends and Thune automatic guides. Dryers are open gear drive.
Size press
Inclined size press, pneumatic loaded, roll face width 1430mm and diameter 410mm. Screen with pumps and tanks at rear of machine.
Second dryer section
Four drying cylinders as first section.
Calender
Two roll calender with a single bottom Kuster roll, A/F bearings, hydraulic loaded, roll and face 1500mm.
Colour head for colour measurement.
Lippke head measuring basis weight, moisture and ash.
Colour head and associated controls.
Tusa tape paper transfer system on to drum reel.
Voith horizontal reel up with pneumatic operation. Maximum roll diameter 1500mm.
Machine drive is sectional electric Eurotherm manufacture, installed 1999.
Vacuum system comprises two Nash CL401, Saffem 701 and a Drysdale 3VA. All pumps complete with separator and silencer.
Dandies in store at rear of PM3
28 Dandies and 2 sleeves. In basement of broke pulpers, 27 Dandies.

Paper Machine Number 6

The drive is on the left from the flowbox, making plain woves, watermarks.  We have a production table for grammages and grades produced and this is available on request. Trim at deckle is 2760mmm to 2400 mm, minimum 60gsm, maximum 220 gsm, speed 300m/min and max production 4t/hr.
Stock Preparation
BCI 12 ft diameter pulper, C.I. sectional tub with Mid Con rotor, batch operation, running at 8% consistency. Feed from floor mounted inclined conveyor.
Slush tank from 8% to 4% consistency.
Pulper dumping to No 5 wood tower with side entry agitator.
Back water chest with side entry agitator.
Refiner Beloit 24” 4000 series.
Machine chest with side entry agitator.
Broke chest with side entry agitator.
Trim refiner Beloit 242 4000 series.
 Hog pit thickening  by a Vickery Hydraseive, stainless steel. Double section slotted screens.
L.D cleaners are in three stages: Celleco manufacture with stainless bodies and polyethylene cones.
Machine screen is a Hett stainless steel pressure screen with slotted baskets with V. Belt drive.
Wire Section
Pressure flowbox by Dr. Hogenkamph, stainless steel, 22 slice adjusters, slice width  3040mm, knock down wire frame with new stainless table, stainless frame /foil forming board with polyethylene tops, 5 stainless foil units Johnson: 2 vacuum assisted and complete with silencers, 2 suction boxes, dandy support, Millspaugh cantilevered suction couch and Thune automatic wire guide, Dandy support and drive. Bertams shake motion. Wire width 3080mm, centres 3500mm and breast roll to couch centres 12m.
Wire length 21.5 m and 3100mm width.
Press Sections
Two presses with pneumatic loading, centres 3600mm, face 3100mm, Thune auto guides and sheathen rope feed.
Dryer Sections
First section: 8 dryers, face width 3150mm and diameter 1500mm, operating pressure 40 psi, rope feed, A/F bearings, central lubrication, Thune automatic guides. Dryers are open gear drives with C.I. gears.
Second section: 8 dryers as first section.
Third section: 4 dryers as first section.
Size press
Inclined size press, pneumatic loaded, roll face width 3230mm and diameter 600mm on A/F bearings, loading is by pneumatic cylinders. Size screen with pumps and tanks at rear of machine, Measurex moisture meter prior to size press for moisture control.
Final eight drying cylinders as first section with pressure rating of 40 psig.
Dryer hood with sliding doors front side.
Calender
Three roll calendar with a two Kuster rolls, A/F bearings, hydraulic loaded, air shute feeding and face 3006mm.
Honeywell 4000 head measuring basis weight, calliper, moisture, ash and colour.
Tusa tape paper transfer system on to drum reel up.
Black Clawson horizontal reel up with pneumatic operation. Maximum roll diameter 1500mm.
Machine drive: electric part Eurotherm and part Seimens sectional type.
This machine has the following cross machine controls:
Measurex Cross machine grammage through flowbox micrometer adjusters,
Measurex Cross machine Moisture through a Devroniser system on the wire,
Measurex Cross machine Caliper control through a Calcoil Unit  installed on the Calendar Section,
Measurex Colour control through a dye metering pump system.
A Multiperm NT.99 porosity system is installed in the reel up location . This controls the trim refining loading.
Vacuum system comprises Nash L 3002, two Drysdale 4VA and 1 Drysdale 3VA.
All pumps complete with separator and silencer.                   

Paper Machine Number 4

The drive is on the right from the flowbox, making plain woves, watermarks, felt. We have a production table for grammages and grades produced and this is available on request. Trim at deckle is 2360mm to 2025mm, minimum 60 gsm and maximum 350 gsm. Speed is 200m/min and max production 3 t/hr.
Stock Preparation
BCI 12 ft diameter pulper, stainless steel with Volkes rotor batch operation, volume running 6% consistency. Gearbox drive. Feed by floor mounted conveyor.
Back water tank with side entry agitator.
Tank wood tower with side entry agitator.
Stock refiner: Beloit 20” DD 2000 series.
Blend chest/tank number one with side entry agitator.
Blend chest /tank  number two with side entry agitator.
Front broke chest with side entry agitator.
Machine chest with side entry agitator.
Back water fibre recovery by a Vickery Hydraseive, stainless steel.
Trim refiner: Pilao Tri Disc 24”.
Broke chest with side entry agitator.
L.D cleaners are   in three stages.
Machine screen is a Beloit model 10 stainless steel pressure screen with 0.062”perforated baskets with 0.062” holes. V. Belt drive.Wire Section
Pressure flowbox by Dr. Hogenkamph, stainless steel, 20 slice adjusters, slice width 2560mm, wire width 2620mm, knock down wire frame stainless table, stainless frame /foil forming board with polyethylene tops, 5 stainless foil units Johnson: 2 are vacuum assisted and are complete with silencers, 2 suction boxes, dandy support, Millspaugh suction couch and Thune automatic wire guide.  Dandy drives and supports for two dandies. Bertrams shake motion. Breast roll to couch centres: 13m.
Wire 21.5 m length x 2600mm face
Press Sections
Press has been rebuilt by Over Meccanica , three pneumatic loading presses: the first press is a suction type with top granite roll, the second press is a plain press and the third press is a marker press with patterned rolls.
First dryer Section
Total of ten dryers, face width 2540mm and diameter 1220mm, operating pressure 30psi , rope feed, Cooper split roller bearings, central lubrication, Thune automatic guides, Carrier Ross hood over drying sections with front opening sliding doors. Dryers are open gear drive C.I.
Second dryer section
12 cylinders as first section.
Size press
Inclined size press, pneumatic loaded, roll face 2480mm and diameter 410mm. Size screen, pumps and tanks at rear of machine.
Third dryer section
8 cylinders as first section.
Calender
Five roll calender with a two Kuster rolls, A/F bearings, hydraulic loaded, 2640mm face, rope feed also air assistance.
Measurex head measuring basis weight, profile, moisture and ash.
Measurex Cross Machine Caliper control through a Caltrol unit installed on the Calender section.
A Multiperm NT.99 online porosity measuring head controls the Trim Refiner loading
The Measurex colour head controls dye addition through a Metering pump system.
Tusa tape paper transfer system on to the drum reel.
Bertrams horizontal reel up with pneumatic operation. Maximum roll diameter 1500mm.
Machine drive is a line shaft to the dryers with a Eurotherm sectional electric to the wire presses, calender and the drum reel up. Drive motor for line shaft at rear of PM6.
Vacuum system comprises two Nash 2001, two Drysdale 4VA and two fans for wire foils. All pumps complete with separators and silencers.                

Paper Machine Number 5

The drive is on the left from the flowbox, making plain woves, watermarks. We have a production table for grammages and grades produced and this is available on request. Trim at deckle is 2450mm to 2150mm, minimum 50 gsm and maximum 250 gsm. Speed 260 m/min and max production 3 t/hr.
Stock Preparation
Back water tank with side entry agitator.
BCI 12 ft diameter pulper, C.I sectional tub with Volkes rotor, batch operation, volume  running 6% consistency and gearbox drive. Feed from inclined conveyor floor mounted.
Wood tower with side entry agitator.
Refiner Beloit 24” 4000 series.
Front broke tower with side entry agitator.
Machine chest with side entry agitator.
Hogg pit thickening  by a stainless Sidehill slotted screen.
Refiner position trim refiner, make Pilao Tri Disc 24”
Broke chest with side entry agitator.
Machine Silo.
Three stage Celleco LD cleaners.
Machine screen is a Black Clawson 24P stainless steel pressure screen with 0.062”perf orated baskets with 0.062” holes. V. Belt drive.
Wire Section
Pressure flowbox by Allimand, year 1985, slice 2600mm, 18 slice adjusters, knock down wire frame with new stainless table, stainless frame /foil forming board with polyethylene tops, 8 stainless foil units Johnson: 2 vacuum assisted and complete with silencers, 5 suction boxes, dandy support, Millspaugh suction couch  and Thune automatic wire guide. Bertrams shake motion. Wire width 2730mm. Centres from breast roll to suction couch roll are 13m.
Wire 21.5 m length  x 2700mm width
Press Sections
Two presses with pneumatic loading: first is a suction press and the second is a plain press. A/F bearings and sheathen rope feed.
First dryer Section

Total of 8 dryers, face width 2640mm and diameter 1371mm, operating pressure 30 psi, rope feed, A/F bearings, central lubrication, Thune automatic guides. Open gear drive with CI.
Second dryer section.
As first but with 6 dryers.
Third dryer section.
 6 dryers.
Size press
Inclined size press, pneumatic loaded, roll face width 2680mm and diameter440mm
System has size screen and two pumps at rear of machine.
After dryers
Eight dryers as first two sections
All dryers are on a central lubrication system. Dryers have a fully enclosed Brunshweiler hood with condensate and heat recovery system at rear of machine. The hood has lifting doors front side.
Calender
Three roll calender with a two Kuster rolls, A/F bearings, hydraulic loaded. Roll face 2640mm.
 Measurex head measuring basis weight, profile, moisture and ash.
There is  Cross Machine Moisture Scanner before the Size Press this controls pre size press moisture.
Cross machine Caliper control through a through a Calcoil system.
A Multiperm NT.99on line porosity measuring head conrols the Trim Refiner loading.
Tusa tape paper transfer system to the drum reel up.
Black Clawson horizontal reel up with pneumatic operation. Maximum roll diameter 1500mm.
Machine drive is Eurotherm sectional electric installed 2002.
Vacuum system comprises Nash Drysdale 2 VA, two Nash 2001 and Nash SC7. All pumps are complete with separator and silencer.
Some of the papermachines have porosity meters and dead band control on dandy drives.
Machine spare rolls for all machines
Laminator Set of glue rolls and drying cylinder
PM3
Set of size press rolls, press roll and three felt rolls.
PM4
2 Press rolls requiring recovering, set of size press rolls, soft rubber press roll, embossing rolls for press two plain, one lineal, 2 scotia, 2 retreeve, 2 laid, 2 majestic, 1 large grafika, 1 small grafica, 1 small grafika requires recovering. Drying cylinder 54”, felt roll and two under wire rolls.
PM5
Drying cylinder 54” set of size press rolls, felt roll and underwire roll.
PM4/5
Two granite rolls to fit both machines, couch roll both machines, suction press roll both machines, 3 sets of calender rolls.
PM6
Breast roll, two granite rolls, couch roll, couch roll requiring end mod, micro press roll, suction press roll, drying cylinder two of 1500mm diameter, set of size press rolls, three felt rolls, underwire roll and three sets of calender rolls.
Broke system
Location: beater house
Common broke pulpers.Jylhavara roll splitter truck loaded, model 14447-B, serial number 68822, weight 2290 kgs, width 1500mm and reel diameter 1250mm.
Bertrams Hilo with high and low speed rotors, stainless tub volume 500 lbs.
Black Clawson , 10ft diameter, basalt lined with Volkes rotor and V belt drive.
Black Clawson, 12 ft diameter stainless with Volkes rotor and V belt drive.
Hett Separator for contaminate removal, model SP700 in stainless steel.
Rejects from Hett Separtaor  model SP600 S.S. to a Hett vibrating screen model 900.
All machine backwater to Krofta model SPC 18. Clarified water over Sidhill slotted screen.
Location: end of PM5
Bertrams Hilo pulper 500lb capacity.
Location: Main pulpers area at rear of mill
Jylhavara roll splitter truck loaded 2000mm x 1200mm. Year 1995, number 665121, weight 3190 kgs.,
Sicma wire baler with hopper.
Finishing
Baler with silo and splitter air box (green).
Baler PAK with feed silo.
Baler Hanley with feed silo.
Baler Hanley with feed silo.
Signode pallet wrapper plastic wrap turntable type.
Signode roll wrapper 2500mm width and 2000mm diameter.
Roll upender.
Rewinder
Jagenberg Var Dur, year 1979, working  width 3015  mm, model  33-15 , gsm design range 45 to 360,  serial number  30-22993 , tambour unwind 1500mm diameter, shaftless rewind  1500mm diameter and minimum slit width 160mm, reel ejector and lowering table, pneumatic operation, twin motor drives on right from rewind, total of 8  slitters, air loaded bottom knife shaft, core shafts 70,76 and 152mm and operating speed 1000 m/min.
Rewinder
Jagenberg Vari Step  model 43-VS, width 2800 mm, year 1986, gsm range 60 to 220, number 30-23873, tambour unwind 1520mm diameter, shaftless rewind 1500mm diameter, minimum slit width 160mm, tail feed, hydraulic operation, single motor drive on left from rewind, core shafts 70, 76 and 152mm, total number of 13 slitters, reel ejector and lowering table.  Operating speed 1500m/min, design maximum speed 1800 m/min.
Sheetersagenberg sheeter model AS16 Convo, 1650mm width, twin shaftless unwinds for 4 rolls, 1370mm diameter on each stand, maximum roll weight 2000kgs, unwinds work as shuttle units, maximum gsm under knife 400, maximum sheet width 1600mm, sheet length 430mm to 1550mm, three slitters, dead knife sheeter, vacuum belt delivery, overlap and reject gate, three dividers, ream counter and two taber insertors, layboy on chain supports, operating speed  200  m/min.
Sheeters 1 and 2
Strahan and Hendshaw sheeter: 1700mm sheet width number 1.
Unwinds are twin double reel shaftless unwinds with air brakes and tension control, maximum roll diameter 1300mm, maximum reel weight 1500kgs, core size 76 and 152 mm diameter, dead knife cutting, three slitters, ream counter and taber, cutting to register and dead band sheeting, tape overlap to chain pile layboy. Output sheet width maximum 1700m and minimum sheet width 400mm, sheet lengths maximum 1600mm and minimum 430mm and max knife load 400 gsm.
Strachan and Hendshaw sheeter: 1700mm sheet width number 2
winds are twin double reel shaftless unwinds with air brakes and tension control, maximum roll diameter 1300mm, max reel weight 1500kgs, core size 76 and 152 mm diameter, dead knife cutting, three slitters, ream counter and taber, cutting to register and dead band sheeting, tape overlap to chain pile layboy. Output sheet width maximum 1700m and minimum sheet width 400mm, sheet lengths maximum 1600mm and minimum 430mm.

Sheeters are of 1990 and 1981 manufacture. The year can be identified by the knife cover guard: push button release on the newer machine and the older sheeter having holes. The sheeters are cutting to plus/minus 10 mm on the watermark.
Masson Scott sheeter, simplex dead knife cut, width 2750mm, sheeter has a single shaftless floor pick up unit, maximum roll diameter 1270mm diameter, maximum roll weight 2000 kg, core sizes 70, 76and 152mm, three slitters, tape delivery with overlap, chain pile layboy, sheet counter and taber, maximum sheet width 2650mm, maximum sheet length 1200mm and minimum sheet length 530mm, maximum knife load 600 gsm and cutting to register.
Strachan and Hendshaw synchro sheeter model SH1700, maximum knife load 700 gsm., maximum sheet width 1650 mm, 4 roll floor pick up shaftless unwinds for 1524mm diameter,  core size 70, 76 and 152mm, maximum reel weight 2000 kg, pneumatic brakes with tension control, three slitters, synchro cut, vacuum belt overlap with reject gate, chain pile layboy with three dividers, two tape inserters and chain pile layboy. Maximum sheet length 1600mm and minimum sheet length 495 mm, maximum sheets in layboy: three.
Sheeter A4
Will SLK 130, 1280mm width, year 1974, number 07107, cutting to register and unit has dead band cutting, 5 shaft unwinds for diameter 1250mm, monorail crane for loading reels, maximum reel weight 1500kgs, core diameter 152mm, 5 pocket machine, cutting A4 and A3, single side discharge to a Wrapmatic paper wrapper model Paper Pak, number C3361C74, complete with labeller, Wrapmatic ream collector PREIMPILATOR 1350, conveyor feeding Wrapmatic boxing machine with labeller type BREVETTATO, Sigmund strapper. Conveyor system feeding plastic pallet wrap, the final strapper being over the completed and finished pallet. Year 1974 .
Guillotine Wohlenburg model 155, maximum cutting width 1550mm, auto loader and unloader with air float table, programmable, light guarding, air float operation table, maximum bed length 1550mm, maximum sheet size corner to corner 900 x 1240mm, maximum ream height 160mm. Year 2000 and  serial number 3736-001.
Laminator
Reel to reel, twin shaftless floor pick up unwinds, lateral movement on unwinds, core sizes 70,76 and 152 mm, maximum sheet width 1450mm, single nip application station, six drying cylinders 1371mm diameter, face 1372mm, horizontal drum reel up. Drive on left side from the unwind.
Reels in 1450mm to 650mm, maximum roll diameter 1350mm. Sheet must be trimmed at reel up and minimum trim is 50mm, minimum 80 gsm which will give finished two sheets laminated of 170 gsm, maximum sheet 300 gsm giving laminated sheets of 600 gsm.
Laminator can run multi layers of sheets with a minimum of 80 gsm to give maximum 600 gsm. Maximum gsm is limited as the sheeter will not cut in excess of 600 gsm.
Speed 100 m/min.
Embosser
Two roll Henderson embosser 1050 mm width, shaft type unwind for 70, 76 and 152 mm cores, reel diameter 1000 to 400mm, lateral movement on the unwind, rewind width 1050mm, roll diameter 1000mm maximum and 400mm minimum. Many spare rolls.

op Roll	Bottom Roll
Ridge	Steel Roll
Narrow Fine Ridge	Paper Bowl
Pinhead	Paper Bowl
Enhance	Paper Bowl
Fine Linen	Paper Bowl
Classic Coarse Linen	Super Elastic
Cambric	Super Elastic
Laid	Paper Bowl
Wave	Own Roll
Hammer Male	Hammer Female
Weave	Paper Bowl
Hidden Image	Own Roll

Folio wrapper
Wrapmatic Grande Wrisme wrapper, semi automatic feed, side pallet loader and lifting table, single station feeder, adjustable sheet width and length, Nordston hot melt glueing, labeller, twin pallet layboys with auto load and discharge, paper wrap from 4 roll cassette reel holder.
Rewinder
Jagenberg Hanssen rewinder 1600mm width, minimum width 500mm, with Jagenberg inclined shaftless unwind. Reel diameter 1400mm. The unwind has auto tension control and air brakes, 8 slitters, shear cut,  rewound reel width maximum 1550mm and minimum 150mm, reel diameter 400mm minimum, slitting a maximum of six reels across the rewinder, reel lowering arms for air inflated rewind shaft.
 Dispatch
Wollenberg guillotine  model 155, light guarding, airfloat table, number 290 -033.
Signote pallet wrapper.
Set of scales floor mounted with LED read out.
Engineers shop

Churchill roll grinder 6.5m bed and diameter 1500mm

Myford Jobbing lathe

Stanley long Bed model 436 lathe

Stanley long Bed model 418 lathe

Bertram shake motion

Town 3" radial arm drill with rise and fall table

Denham 6" slotter, serial no. 5463

Denham super speed 8 gap bed lathe

Asquith vertical milling machine

Archdale Universal milling machine

6" cropper

Medding pillar drill

Kitchen and Walker 3" x 6" radial arm drill with box table

48" Manual triple bending rolls

Jic hydraulic workshop press

Hydrovane receiver mounted air compressor

Ultratroc model JD 0650 compressed air dryer

Milford double ended grinder

SKF Bearing heater

Misc hand and power tools

5 tonne overhead crane

Starlight  H280M5 Band saw

Joiners Shop

Dewalt DW729 cross cut saw

Old Wilson rip saw sawbench

Bursgreen vertical bandsaw

Tauco bandsaw (us)

Wadkin planner thicknesser  cap 9" x 15" under / 9" x 18" on top

Hydraulic receiver mounted compressor

Doc fast nail gun

Wadkin RIP saw bench 24"

Delta bench Drill

Double ended Grinder

Bursgreen chisel morticer

Bottom empting skip

Safety mat system for paper machine

Pallet truck

Various hand and power tools

Benches and timber to shop

 Boilers
Three Cochran gas fired boilers, year 1997, design pressure 11 bars, design temp 188 °C, hydraulic test 8/11/97, hydraulic test pressure 165 bars, maximum continues rating 15760 kgs/hr, maximum operating pressure 1034 bars, maximum operating temp 1854 °C, maximum heat input 11075, fuel natural gas, gas supply minimum pressure 68 mb and maximum 300mb, voltage  415V 3 PH 50CYL.
Laboratory:Hand guillotine Two microscopes Elphro 2000 Lorenz and Wettre angle tester Yrisk print tester
Gallenkamph oven Raven oven Carbstite oven Avery electric balance Orion PH meter
Wet Lab:
Valley beater, stainless Triton SSVI tester with stirrer
Orion PH meter YSI dissolved oxygen meter Huck COD reactor
Bibby stirrer Satones electric balance Mutek partical tester
Werech press Genlab oven Nikon microscope Sheetmaker Shopper freeness testerOrtling RC52 balance
Two disintegrators for sheet maker Electic stirrer for six positions

QC Lab: Taber stiffness tester Testromatic tensile tester Burst tester Electric tear tester Frank tester, Cobb tester
Messmer thickness tester Hansatek tester Ortling electric balance Bendsten smoothness and porosity tester.
Compressors Two Atlas Copco G55 screw compressors  Atlas Copco G55 screw compressor Atlas copco dryer FD450
Mannesman Demag screw compressor 085Rallye Mannersman Demag screw compressor 085 Rallye
Three air receivers for max SWP 100psi In compressor room there are 103 dandy sleeves on racks.  Effluent Plan
Comprises sectional tanks and concrete tanks, 4 air blowers for biological chests, sludge centrifuge type NX4500 and  Neypric Taster screw press.
Mill incoming water through three reverse sand filters.
Transformers
List of transformers available on request.