TCO Reduced and Production Improved

Using PARETO™ Mixing Technology and

VELOX™ Technology

CASE STUDY – PAPER

CH-1311

OVERVIEW Finally and in order to increase

NALCO Water has been a preferred production and reduce the usage of
supplier of a paper mill (printing and more expensive fiber, VELOX Technology
writing manufacturer) for over a decade. was added to the whole program.
This specific site belongs to a strategic
corporation in Latin America with more
than 40 years in the papermaking SITUATION
industry. The site was experiencing There are two fourdrinier paper
an operational cost scaling up due to machines at this location, both mostly
increase on fiber, energy and water costs manufacturing more than 80,000 ton/
(among other key components of their year of uncoated free sheet (UCFS),
operation). typical raw material is 60% softwood
The Initial step was to modify the (SW) and 40% hardwood (HW).
customer’s Retention and Drainage Basis weight being produced
program (Single Cationic Flocculant for @ pH = 7 are between 60 – 90 g/m2
Anionic Flocculant with Microparticle), (41 – 61 lbs/3300 ft2) even most of the
then moving the feed point from time is 75 gr/m2 (51 lbs/3300 ft2)
prescreen to post screen, which had
been attempted in the past hurting
formation, this was accomplished by
feeding our program via PARETO Mixing
Technology.

eROI
SM

Customer Impact Economic Results

Improved runnability by decreasing $110,000

Breaks/month by 60%
ASSETS

Reduced water consumption Total Savings: $34,000 - $9,000 in

100,000 m3/yr (26,420,000 gpy) fresh water replaced and $25,000 in
water treatment costs
WATER

Reduced energy consumption by Saved $66,000 in energy costs

> 9 billion BTU/year

ENERGY

Gain 10% in fiber flexibility while Reduced raw material costs by

maintaining product quality $545,000

EARTH

eROI is our exponential value: the combined outcomes of improved performance, operational efficiency and sustainable impact
delivered through our services and programs.
Other additives being used besides the
RDF program and Calcium Carbonate
as filler are 7647/7648/03PO125 as
microbiological control program and
2623/2634 as fabric conditioning
treatment.

Key Business Drivers to monitor were:

1. Runnability
• Increasing production by reducing
breaks/period

2. Fresh Water
• Using White Water instead of
fresh water

3. Fiber Substitution
• By reducing softwood usage

4. Energy
• Using drive water (feed liquid)
at same process temperature Figure 1 – PARETO Installation Post Screen
(Avoid shock temperature)

PROGRAM
Former Program – Initially 61067 was
fed pre-screen, 0.6 Kg/T (1.3 #/T) then
was replaced for 7546/8692 blend,
0.4 and 1.2 Kg/T respectively (0.9 and
2.6 #/T as received)

Actual program – The PARETO

Optimizer was installed post screen to
feed the 7546/8692 blend (Figures 1,
2 and 3) finally, VELOX Technology is
being fed pre-screen as shown in the
diagram flow below (See Figure 4).
Other products are also shown. Figure 2 – Optimizers Installed Figure 3 – Self Balancing Manifold
(SBM)