Condition monitoring in pulp and paper

SPM has supplied condition monitoring solutions to the pulp and paper industry for many years. Our first customers were North European paper mills at the beginning of the 1970s.

Optimize profitability in pulp and paper with condition monitoring

Condition monitoring is a cornerstone in the asset management of pulp and paper plants. Having control of the operating condition is a must to optimize plant profitability. Maintaining availability, maximizing forewarning time, and avoiding secondary damages are the main reasons for applying condition-based monitoring in pulp and paper.

Typical applications in pulp and paper are conveyor belts, chippers, chip classifiers, blowers, screw conveyors, refiners, pressure screens, agitators, nip monitoring, felt rollers, spreader rolls, suction rolls, Yankee cylinders, drying cylinders, vacuum pumps, reelers, and also electrical motors, pumps, fans, and gears.

Ultra-low-speed bearing monitoring in pulp and paper

Starting from below 0.1 RPM, SPM’s patented and proven high-definition technologies are designed to detect and diagnose bearing faults in machines operating at ultra-low speeds. Critical equipment like press rolls, kiln support rollers, dryers, wash presses, and gearboxes in pulp and paper mills often rely on large, slow-rotating bearings. Failures in these applications can lead to long, costly downtime. Monitoring these bearings is essential for early fault detection, allowing for planned maintenance and minimizing production losses.