InstaBoost Felt Steam Vac

It is well known to papermakers that increasing press fabric temperatures will result in drier, cleaner, and more open fabrics. This increases production efficiency on the entire paper machine. Since the introduction of felt heaters such as the Lazy Steamer, developed by Wells Enterprises in the 1980s, papermakers have come to rely on these low-cost units for the increased production efficiency and good return on investment they offer. Following in this tradition, the new Transphase InstaBoost Felt Steam Vac is the most efficient and cost effective way to bring fabric temperatures up and instantly boost production.

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Benefits:

  • Up to 2% production increase or equivalent dryer steam reduction

  • Heating up press felts by up to 180° F

  • Reduce felt water loads after Uhle box by up to 35%

  • Improved felt cleaning

  • Reduce cleaning chemicals

  • Improved felt lifetime

  • Reduce sheet crushing

  • Reduce water consumption of felt conditioning showers

Features:

  • Engineered design to ensure uniform steam distribution across the felt

  • Steam velocity perfectly matched to vacuum, uhle box cover, machine speed
    and felts to ensure highest efficiency

  • Removable diffusor

  • All 316L stainless steel construction

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The Felt SteamVac system includes the Transphase felt heater, IBS pressMASTER™ and James Ross felt lubrication shower perfectly matched together.

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More Features

  • Energy savings by reduced vacuum level

  • Improved felt conditioning due to longer
    dwell time and optimized hole pattern

  • More gentle dewatering due to longer dwell time

  • Improved felt life time due to better felt support

  • Best protection for seam felt applications

  • Keeps felt open - reduces cleaning chemicals

  • Existing uhle boxes can be re-used

  • best solution for internal shower wall and specific nozzle cleaning

  • oscillating or rotating mode possible

  • one actuator for both options (with one easy step to switch over)

  • the unique supplier for this patented cleaning solution

  • retrofit for existing James Ross showers available

  • Possibility to adjust open area over felt life time

  • Multiple life time compared to spray coated units,
    ceramic can be cost efficient refurbished multiple times

Transphase is a company specializing in the design, manufacture and application of advanced steam box designs to improve heat transfer from a steam box to the paper web or press felt.