Each paper machine poses a set of unique challenges to the paper maker as he faces the issues that surround machine performance and runability. Striking an optimum balance between production, product quality, and cost efficiency is a continual goal that is often met with difficulty, or not met at all. One major factor that often contributes to inefficiency and low product quality is the lack of a comprehensive fabric cleaning and conditioning program. Contaminants such as pitch, tar, sizing residue, latex, stickies, hot melts, and ink, contribute to losses through reductions in felt permeability and product rejects.
Contaminants can also increase down time and the frequency of sheet breaks.
These problems are often magnified on alkaline machines and machines that use high percentages of secondary fiber. Clean fabrics with high permeability can help maintain good product quality and high production levels as well as reduce sheet breaks and down time. The HelioJET TM Program offers a complete solution to cleaning and conditioning paper machine fabrics. With the HelioJET, it is possible to clean any or all the fabrics on your paper machine at the push of a button. By utilizing HelioJET Patented Technology, this system provides an instantaneous supply of pressurized hot water and thoroughly dispersed chemical cleaning agents.