Services Offered

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General Offered Services

Headbox Nozzle Reconditioning

  • Straightening (with the use of optics) and repairing the apron lip
  • Restoring the apron lip delivery edge
    • Removing small nicks
    • Polishing to knife edge

Comprehensive Headbox Inspection

  • Inspection of the Headbox Includes:
    • Framework
    • Slice System
    • Jack Operation and Calibration
    • Seals
    • Pondsides
    • Level and Square of Slice Body
    • Tubebank
    • Knuckle Assembly/Pivot
    • Apron Lip
  • Additional Services Include:
    • Installation of new slice lips
    • Install/replace slice fingers, springs, and washers
    • Install/replace main seal and slice body seals
    • Add slice lip end seals (where possible)
    • restore actuators to zero where applicable
      • Working with mills contols technicians as needed
  • Benefits
    • Reduce potential maintenance costs
    • Reduces unplanned outages due to headbox equipment failure
    • Planned repair for long lead-time items
    • Corrosion problems monitored

Installation & Fitting of Aprons, Slice Lips and Cheeking Pieces

Installation and Services of Slice Actuator Assemblies

Annual Nozzle Tune-Up

  • Benefits:
    • More uniform jet leaving the headbox
    • Improved CMD basis weight
    • Improved moisture profile
    • Elimination of light straks that contribute to sheet breaks
  • Allow the slice profile system to control CMD basis weight
  • Repair in place = reduced downtime vs. replacement of apron lip
  • Improved overall maintenance and performance

Apron Delivery Edge Polish Technology (Adept) Servicing

  • Benefits:
    • Superior flatness of your apron
      - Providing enhanced CMD profile
  • Enhanced basis weight profile impovements
  • The process can be performed with rolls in place