SPM Instrument India has been awarded a contract for the first comprehensive installation of online condition monitoring equipment ever in an Indian paper mill. Emami Paper Mills Ltd in Balasore, India has selected SPM Instrument to provide equipment for continuous shock pulse and vibration severity measurements on critical parts of its latest paper machine.
With its two mills, Emami Paper is one of the major domestic newsprint manufacturers in India. The Balasore paper mill has a production capacity of 110 tonnes of writing and printing paper and newsprint per day. The purchase of another paper machine in Balasore will increase the daily production to 400 tonnes in all for the two paper mills.
The SPM contract is entered into as part of an ongoing investment plan to become the number one newsprint manufacturer in India. To reach that goal, a high level of production equipment availability is very important. After installation of the SPM equipment and when optimized, the monitored paper machine is likely to be the fastest in India.
The contract was awarded to SPM because Emami Paper found the VCM system operationally friendly and easy to understand. Other important factors were competitive pricing and the availability of local after sales services and support.
The condition monitoring system comprises both online and off-line equipment. Shock pulse technique will be used to monitor the mechanical and lubrication condition of bearings in the critical felt roll. Vibration measurements will be carried out to monitor vibration of other critical rolls.
The order is SPM Instrument India’s single largest contract to date. It comprises 321 shock pulse transducers, 41 vibration transducers, five BMC and four VCM measuring units. The BMCs are continuous measuring units for SPM® and Shock Pulse Spectrum™ analysis and the VCMs are continuous measuring units for EVAM® vibration analysis in frequency ranges up to 20 kHz. The units are connected in a pc network and measuring results are analysed and stored locally in each unit. Measuring assignments are transferred to the SPM software Condmaster®Nova for further analysis.
”This contract is the single largest contract in value awarded by a paper mill to a condition monitoring company in India. It marks a condition monitoring breakthrough in Indian pulp and paper industry and we are very proud that Emami has chosen SPM as its supplier ”, says Mikael Lindfors, marketing manager at SPM Instrument AB.
For further information, please contact:
Mikael Lindfors, Manager of Business Solutions, SPM Instrument AB, Sweden
Telephone +46 (0)152-225 00 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
