For more information: www.emerson.com/ams PULP & PAPER Online Machinery Health TM Technology Reduces Plant Shutdowns and Increases Productivity at Paper Mill RESULTS • €720,000 in lost production avoided following the prevention of three shutdowns • Detection of a failed outboard motor bearing and fan bearing cage • Fan misalignment of a fan detected and consequently corrected APPLICATION Monitoring vibration on motors and fans that provides air to the recovery boiler. CUSTOMER Paper mill, Austria CHALLENGE Should any of the three large fans that provide air to the recovery boiler fail, then the boiler needs to be shut down. Without a boiler to provide steam and power, the whole site is forced to shut down, resulting in production losses of €240,000 a day. A common failure w

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