DS Smith Places Order for RunEco Vacuum System with Runtech Systems for PM4 Rebuild at UK Mill - Papermart

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DS Smith Places Order for RunEco Vacuum System with Runtech Systems for PM4 Rebuild at UK Mill

DS Smith Paper Limited has placed a repeat order with Runtech Systems for the RunEco vacuum system. The system shall be delivered to Kemsley Mill, UK, to be used in PM4 rebuild.

Sep 2023

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DS Smith Paper Limited has contracted Runtech Systems to supply a RunEco vacuum system for PM4 rebuild in Kemsley Mill. In the rebuild, existing liquid ring pumps will be replaced by four EP600 Turbo Blowers. Delivery also includes detailed engineering, EcoDrop, and EcoSep water separators. With the rebuild, PM4 targets significant energy savings and reduction in CO2 emissions.

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Environmentally friendly and energy efficient, the RunEco vacuum system provides a reliable, completely water-free vacuum solution. Less energy and no water contribute to lower CO2 emissions and a smaller environmental footprint. EP Turbo Blowers always have variable speed and capacity, which allows the vacuum system to be optimized quickly without bleed air and with minimal throttling and expansion losses. With an integrated high-speed motor controlled by a frequency converter, rotation speed, and vacuum level can be adjusted according to the process requirements. 

Ben Jennings, Mill Manager at DS Smith, said, “We’ve had a successful collaboration with Runtech Systems in improving the energy efficiency of our PM6 and PM3, and we are looking forward to now achieving great results with PM4. Rebuilding the systems contributes to DS Smith’s ambitious target to reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 Green House Gas emissions by 46% on an absolute basis by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, and reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.”

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Jussi Lahtinen, Sales Director, Runtech Systems said, “It has been a great pleasure to work with DS Smith Kemsley and now do the rebuild of the PM4 vacuum system. Based on our benchmarking data, Kemsley’s PMs are record-breaking machines for power efficiency. The investment in the Turbo Blowers on PM3 and PM6 has also reduced CO2 emissions significantly, and this project with PM4 will further contribute to meeting DS Smith’s ambitious carbon reduction targets.”