b'TAIL THREADING INNOVATIONSRopeless tail threadinga winner in every wayBy Anna-Riina Ahonen, Marketing Manager, Runtech Systems Today, operator safety is a mustand one of the top priorities in every paper and board mill. However, many mills still carry out tail threading with a conventional carrier rope system that can present serious hazards for the staff. To make the working environment safer, many countries, such as Great Britain and Brazil, have recently passed legislation that prohibits this conventional systemFigure 1a & b. RunPro solutions key in papermaking. Other countries areelements are web stabilisers and ropeless tail threading equipment.expected to follow their example.This means that in the future,projects. Our people have a strong numerous paper and board millsbackground in the paper industry. will be faced with converting theirSo, we know what works and what conventional tail threading system intodoes not work in a paper machine. a ropeless one. The questions on theirAs a small company, we are a flexible mind undoubtedly are: how to do it?and agile solutions provider, says Which supplier can do it professionallyJussi Lahtinen, Sales Director, Runtech and cost efficiently? Who can ensureSystems.minimal downtime? consists of web stabilisers, machine Over the years, Runtech Systemsgeometry modifications and ropeless Runtech Systems, a subsidiary ofhas supplied reliable tail threadingtail threading solutions.Ingersoll Rand, is a global provider ofsolutions to paper mills globally. They engineered and tailored runnabilityinclude Asia Pulp & Paper, Burgo,Ever since entering this field of and tail threading solutions to paperDomtar, Holmen Paper, Mondi, Storatechnology years ago as a new and board makers. Since 2006, theEnso and Smurfit Kappa. In additionplayer with fresh new ideas, we have company has automated tail threadingto mills, the companys customersin the future,developed tail threading further, thus processes in dozens of mills globally,include machine suppliers. Fornumerousenabling mills to significantly improve mostly in Europe. It has manufacturingexample, Bellmer and PMP rely onpaper andmachine runnability and efficiency sites in Kotka and Kolho, Finland, asRuntechs advanced technology inas well as operator safety, Lahtinen well as sales offices and agents aroundtheir rebuild projects. board millspoints out.the world. will be TAILORED SOLUTIONS FROM THE WET END TOfaced withThe success story started with There are many equipment suppliersTHE REEL convertingthe TailBlade mini doctor for to choose from, but only a few of themRuntech Systems provides tailoredtheirdouble-felted drying sections. Thishave extensive process know-how likesolutions for the entire paper orconventionalinnovative, yet simple solution we have. It can be said that half of anyboard machineall the way from thetail threadingoptimises air flow and cuts the need successful project is made up of thewet end to the reel. Its runnability- system into afor compressed air back to one-fourth know-how and experience from earlierorientated RunPro product familyropeless one. of what it was earlier.60 WORLD PULP&PAPER'