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Press Releases Caledonian Paper Selects Flender Couplings
The coating machine processes 750 tonnes of lightweight coated paper per day, and the new couplings were installed during a scheduled 15-day shutdown at the beginning of March. Caledonian Paper's project supervisor Paul Tully said the Flender couplings were easy to assemble within the tight timeframe; ARPEX couplings are split-hub and ideal for installations where space is tight and time is short, without moving the driving or driven shafts if necessary. They are high torque, torsionally rigid and can where required also be ATEX-approved. The coating machine runs 24 hours per day at the busy plant, so reliability was an essential requirement, and throughput is expected to be improved as a direct result of the upgrade. More information on Flender couplings from Siemens Automation & Drives on 01274 657700, or email julie.ferguson@siemens.com ENDS For further media information and photo please contact Bridget Summers, Footprint, PO Box 4, Thorpe Park, Leeds LS15 8WX, UK. Tel: 0113 251 5697. Fax: 0113 251 5351. E-mail: bridget@fim.org.uk |
When UPM Caledonian Paper needed to upgrade a coating machine at its Irvine works, it selected a total of 53 Flender ARPEX couplings in varying sizes and lengths.