Jun 26, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. PMT was awarded the contract to design, manufacture and install head insulation on 12 yankee dryers in various countries of South America. To date 6 of the 12 have been successfully installed with steam energy savings between 6 & 12% exceeding PMT’s expectations and pleasing the mill management. The energy savings achieved were a complete success plus the average initialisation time was reduced by some 18 hours, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. Martin Cunliffe, PMT’s site supervisor said, "We were very pleased with the turnaround time especially as all the machines were different with bespoke design insulations. The 12 yankee’s involved were supplied by five different OEM’s including Voith, Carcano, Hergan, Beloit and PMT." With the high energy costs in Europe today, yankee head insulation has become a "must have" item with most returns on investment being less than 12 months. Clive Butler, PMT’s Engineering manager said, "Mills are realising that this energy saving exercise is a quick and simple solution with a short ROI. This has been proven with the eight more orders we have received this year for installation in Europe."