Paper & Pulp Industry
For use in pumps, fans, gearboxes and motors in paper and pulp mills and production lines
Specifying a Vibration Sensor
Volatile global economic conditions and ever tougher regulation is making it increasingly difficult to pulp and paper producers, and for converters, to protect their operating margins. The situation is make tougher by rising energy and raw material costs, as well as the challenges of meeting health, safety and environmental legislation.
As a result, mills are looking for methods of reducing operating costs, one of which is to minimize maintenance activities, while optimizing plant availability and uptime. Key to this process are techniques such as predictive and preventative maintenance using vibration monitoring as a key indicator of machine health.
At Hansford Sensors we manufacture a full range of vibration sensors to help your business meet the challenges of monitoring and maintaining a wide range of production machinery, including forming, pressing, drying and finishing systems.
Typical solutions for the Paper & Pulp Industry
Wet Areas
In wet areas, our standard AC sensors (HS-100 Series) fitted with integrated silicon cables that are sealed to IP68 provide a reliable and highly effective method of data monitoring. These sensors can be supplied in top or side entry and are fully submersible.
For Press & Dryer Sections
For the press and dryer sections our AC sensors are available with integrated 2-Pin MS connectors (HS-100 Series); these can be supplied as either top or side entry devices, depending on the headroom. These accelerometers require a separate mating cable assembly (HS-AC001), which can be supplied in different versions, including silicon (HS-AC030) that is flexible, easy to install in conduit and, when fitted to the accelerometer, provides IP66 sealing.
Junction & Connection Boxes
Our family of junction, switch and connection boxes are available in a range of different materials including stainless steel, painted mild steel and polycarbonate housings. These boxes are available with a number of different channels to suit different paper machine applications.
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Global Customer Service & Support
We have a global network of sales partners, backed by the resources of our central product design, manufacturing and customer center in the UK. Our sales partners include vibration analysts, consultants and system builders and integrators. Each is fully trained, experienced in meeting the challenges of vibration monitoring in a wide range of industrial applications and capable of providing dedicated local technical, engineering and customer service, wherever you are in the world.
For fast, friendly advice, and to learn more about our products, please contact our sales team.