The pulp and paper industry is divided into the following main processes:
| Fiber line |
Paper and board machine |
| Pulp drying machine |
Coating and finishing |
| Chemical recovery |
Water supply |
| Mechanical pulp line |
Chemicals |
| Recycled fiber line |
Wastewater treatment |
Within each area there exist a full range of pumps, compressors and fans to assist with the production, cleaning and finishing. Processes within the pulp and paper market are subjected to environmental forces such as high energy cost and lower operating margins. New paper products that are stronger and thinner put demands on process equipment resulting in changing loads and varying speed demands on prime movers. As the prime movers are operated outside their rated operation parameters they become less efficient. Turbo Trac offers an Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) that increases the system efficiency and reduces energy consumption up to 25% on various process applications within the pulp and paper industry. Additionally the IVT system has variable speed control within the unit, therefore there is no need to use unreliable variable speed drives. Some of the applications within the pulp and paper market that could use the IVT are as follows:
Paper Machine
Paper Machine Dryer Section
