The project will be a turnkey solution by SAEL, encompassing new cabinets, PCC, MCC, desk motors, and the medium voltage substation. SAEL will also handle all the wiring within the mill.
Sep 26, 2024
San Martino paper mill, in collaboration with SAEL for over 35 years, is preparing for a significant investment in its paper machine in 2025. The investment, amounting to approximately EUR 13 million, involves extensive upgrades to several parts of the existing machine.
The main contractor for the project is De Juliis, and the upgrades include partial rebuilding in stock preparation, new implementations for the press section, dryers, vacuum, pope reel, steam and hoods, and a new medium voltage substation with PCC, MCC, and medium voltage transformer/switch.
The project will be executed as a turnkey solution by SAEL, encompassing new cabinets, PCC, MCC, desk motors, and the medium voltage substation. SAEL will also handle all the wiring within the mill.
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The property of San Martino Papermill, has decided to upgrade not only the drive and automation systems of the carton board machine but also the mill’s overall approach by selecting SAEL as the supplier.
SAEL’s scope in this project includes providing new AC drive cabinets and MCC to manage the newly implemented motors and sensors, along with the DCS for the entire plant. The Platform ONE drives and a complete DCS Scalink system will manage the paper machine, reducing costs for spare parts, faults, and substitution times. With Platform ONE drives, San Martino Papermill will only need one electronic card as a spare part.
The existing DCS Scalink, currently managing stock preparation and PM2, will be extended with four additional 24-inch screens installed in two different engineering stations, integrated with a redundancy system.
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This integration will enable the paper mill to consolidate all processes into one system, ensuring optimal performance.
