Stora Enso in Fors, Sweden has successfully installed Pressductor PillowBlock load cells in their machines for manufacturing of carton board

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Installation of Pressductor PillowBlock Load Cells In caton manufacturing

Success story | April, 2020

Stora Enso and Fors Mill machines for the manufacturing of carton board are running with Pressductor PillowBlock load cells providing accurate wire and web tension measurement.

About Stora Enso and Fors Mill

Stora Enso is a global paper, packaging and wood products company producing newsprint, book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial packaging and wood products. Stora Enso’s sales totalled EUR 10.1 billion in 2019. The group has some 26000 employees in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Fors Mill is one of the world’s largest and most modern producers of carton board for consumer packagings and for printing purposes. Based on renewable raw materials, their products are used for some of the most demanding market segments. Fors continually develop and improve their products and services in close collaboration with their customers and suppliers in order to keep to the target of being the customers’ first choice.

The environment plays a decisive part in their policy and they work hard to reduce the impact on the environment as far as possible.

What we achieved

We asked Mr. Johan Meurling, Automation Engineer about the ABB Pressductor load cell installations:

“The ABB load cells are homogeneous and robust, and the measurements are very reliable and stable. Ever since the first installation in the 1970’s, the load cells have been working very well. They very seldom break and we are very happy with them.”

“We haven’t had any problems with the PFEA tension electronics and it is really easy to operate.”

“We verify the tension system by using hanging weights. Since the Pressductor load cells show the same measurement results every time, the production people are convinced that the carton board tension is always correct.”

“Wire tension systems have become an area of high interest due to the distinct gains realized by the addition of accurate and reliable tension measurement systems. At Stora Enso Fors we have installed single side measurement and we are pleased with the Pressductor PillowBlock load cells running very well in the wire section,” says Johan Meurling.