SPM Instrument Netherlands has received an order from VPK Packaging Group in Belgium for various online Intellinova systems to monitor guide rolls in the dryer section of paper machine PM6, as well as pressure screens and various transmissions for PM6 and PM7, consisting of motor-gearbox and cardan shafts.
At VPK Packaging Group in Dendermonde, Belgium, condition monitoring has been part of the maintenance strategy for many years. Based on regular intervals, large portions of the rotating equipment was monitored by service providers using portable measurement equipment. In order to achieve higher production results and avoid unplanned downtime, however, VPK realized that continuous online condition monitoring was necessary. After careful investigation of various brands and thorough testing of online systems on their own equipment, the Intellinova system from SPM, incorporating the HD ENV vibration monitoring technique, was chosen.
SPM Instrument will deliver in total nine Intellinova systems that will handle measurement data from already installed accelerometers and newly installed DuoTech transducers.
Headquartered in Aalst, Belgium, VPK Packaging Group NV operates forty-eight plants in sixteen countries. The paper mill in Dendermonde manufactures both recycled paper and paper-based packaging solutions.
