24" (609 mm) Laboratory Paper Machine 39–343 GSM

Description

Used 24" (609 mm) Laboratory Paper Machine

Maximum Operating Speed: 20 feet/min (6.1 metres/min)
Basis Weight Range: 24–210 lb/480 ft² (≈39–343 g/m²)
Product Width: 24" (609 mm) trimmed
Condition: Reported under 300 hours of use

Major Components:

Headbox:
Stainless steel Hogenkamp headbox with 27" pond width
Equipped with two internal dilution rolls and bar thickness adjustment (6–60 mil)

Forming Section:
Stainless steel Fourdrinier table approx. 12 ft (3.7 m)
Includes fourteen felt rolls and three stainless suction boxes
12" OD breast roll

Press Section:
Two LG Industries press sections with rubber-covered blind-drilled rolls
Capable of high and low pressure pressing (up to 500 PLI)
Configurable for minimal-pressure or no-pressure gauge control applications

Dryer Section 1:
Ten dryer cans: nine Sandy Hill, one Black Clawson
Size: 48" x 36" (1220 mm x 915 mm), National Board stamped, 150 psi (10.3 bar)
Shell thickness 7/8", head thickness 1-1/4"

Inclined Coater:
Air-operated S-wrap type design

Dryer Section 2:
Six dryer cans: three Sandy Hill, three Black Clawson
Same specifications as Dryer Section 1

Calender:
LG 2-roll calender with 16" x 32" (406 mm x 813 mm) top roll
18" x 32" (457 mm x 813 mm) bottom roll with Mt Hope bowed roll and idler

Winder:
Surface-type winder with 32" x 16" (813 mm x 406 mm) drum

Stock Preparation & Ancillaries:
Refiner: Andritz R12MA single disc refiner
Pulper: Black Clawson stainless steel, 36" diameter, bottom discharge, motorised, dated 9-70
Screen: Sweco 30" vibrating screen
Pumps: two Nash vacuum pumps, multiple Goulds process pumps

Tanks & Agitation:
Four fibreglass open-top tanks, approx. 500 gal (1890 L) each
9' tall with dish bottoms, Lightning 1.5 HP agitators, stainless steel shafts with dual impellers
Two Raven fibreglass tanks, 1000 gal (3785 L) each, with agitators
One stainless steel tank by Baeuerle and Morris, approx. 3000 gal (11,350 L), cone bottom

Utilities:
Steam:
1250 lb/hr @ 125 psi (dryers)
2100 lb/hr @ 10 psi (white water system)
Electric Power: Total load approx. 392 kVA
Air: 80 SCFM @ 80 PSIG
Water: 60 GPM @ 40 PSIG

Notes:
Previously used as R&D to produce filter papers and speciality grades including high-performance fibre papers (e.g., Kevlar, synthetic blends)
Capable of product development, pilot trials, and low-speed commercial runs
Designed for sheet consistency range from 1% to 97% (from headbox to after drying)