Klabin, the largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging and paper packaging in Brazil, started a new investment cycle with the Puma II Project, which will place around 910 thousand tons of paper on the market per year and, for this great expansion selected suppliers with expertise in the pulp and paper segment, with reliable and highly efficient solutions.
electrical package
WEG, a long-time partner of Klabin, was selected to supply a significant part of the electrical package for the two phases of the project, including an electric center, medium voltage cubicle, low voltage motor control center, medium, and low voltage frequency inverters, shielded busbars, low and medium voltage motors, medium voltage transformers and Turbogenerator 3 (TG3) transformers.
In all, approximately 3,500 items were produced following the technical requirements demanded by Klabin, guaranteeing high performance, greater energy efficiency, and productivity.
lower cost motors
The motors supplied for large applications were the W60 and MGF line, in addition to the W50 and W22 Well
The motors supplied for large applications were the W60 and MGF line, in addition to the W50 and W22 Well (WEG Extra-long life) motors.
When choosing the motors of these lines, the customer will guarantee a longer useful life for the equipment and a lower cost with replacement and maintenance of the machines.
Optimizing installation time
In place of the masonry electrical room, a modular electrical room, an electrocenter, was adopted and installed in the Effluent Treatment Station (ETS), which, in addition to the advantage of optimizing installation time, this equipment allows it to be completely tested and pre-commissioned in factory leaving ready for power-up.
39 dry transformers were also installed in the electrical rooms distributed throughout the industrial park, responsible for feeding the process islands. In addition, Klabin acquired a power step-up transformer to expand power generation from the power grid.
Inverters, control sets, and switchgear
WEG solutions have provided operational safety, continuous productivity, and efficiency for Klabin's plant
Low and medium-voltage frequency inverters (CFW11 / CFW11M / MVW3000) and medium voltage switchgear and control sets (CCM03i / MTW03) were also supplied, ensuring the versatility and flexibility of the application, in addition to the shielded busbar (BWW01) for energizing the control centers of low voltage motors.
Over these five years, since the supply of the electrical package for the Puma Unit, WEG solutions, combined with 24-hour technical support, have provided operational safety, continuous productivity, and efficiency for Klabin's plant in Ortigueira/PR, Brazil.
About the project
The Puma II Project is a continuation of the Puma Unit, installed in Ortigueira/PR, Brazil. The first paper machine (MP27) went into operation at the end of August 2021 and has a production capacity of 450 thousand tons per year of Eukaliner®, the first kraft liner paper in the world made 100% with eucalyptus fibers.
The MP28, which is already under construction and is expected to start production in 2023, will focus on the manufacture of paperboard. With a production capacity of 460 thousand tons per year, the new equipment consolidates Klabin as a producer of boards for liquid foods and industrialized products, boards for multipack packaging, as well as boards for the growing food service segment, giving sequence to the continuous innovation plans, growth and sustainable expansion of the company.