Customer case:

Annual planning cuts downtime at Canadian pulp mill

Feb 21, 2020

The mill worked with Valmet to develop a customized approach to annual outages at their site that combined OEM vacuum washer expertise, spare parts inventory planning, shutdown planning, project planning & execution, on-site field service and outage support.

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We continue the relationship each and every shutdown.  Year after year we are working together to evaluate what is needed for the year to come.”  - Al Parsons, Mill Sales Manager, Valmet

Location

Western Canada Pulp Mill

Customer challenge

 

 

 

  • Planning is critical to the success of an annual outage.
  • Time and on-site resources required for proper planning are often limited.
  • To minimize downtime and achieve the goals of the shutdown, mill personnel needed outage planning support that demonstrated:
    • Full understanding of mill-specific equipment needs
    • Expert process knowledge of pulp washing and Fiberline operations
    • Available resources to execute maintenance and troubleshooting

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

  • Began with process audit of vacuum washing system.
  • Audit uncovered the need for
    shower bar replacement.
  • Replacement project created opportunity for mill-specific training on vacuum washing process and legacy equipment GL&V and IMPCO equipment.
  • Utilizing the expertise of Valmet's vacuum washer expertise, mill began preparing for its next outage with pre-planned spare parts program that included the use of customized washer parts boxes delivered to the mill.
  • Subsequent projects were  planned and excuted, including trunnion replacements and  additional wash shower replacements.

Results

 

 

 

 

  • Removed bottleneck from the fibreline
  • Continue to keep downtime in the mill at a minimum
  • Peace of mind for mill personnel that they prepared for their upcoming outages
  • Reinforced trust in and understanding of OEM partner
Keywords Canada, outage, planning, pulp washing, fiberline 

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