Kadant Johnson successfully starts up steam system for Canada’s leading corrugated packaging producer

Kadant Johnson, a subsidiary of Kadant, announced it successfully started up its ThermoMax® steam system at Norampac’s corrugated packaging plant in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada.

The new corrugator line was part of a $26 million modernization project that doubled the production capacity of the plant. The corrugator has a face-width of 110” and is designed to operate at sustained speeds of 450 mpm. It is the first of its kind in Canada.

Greg Wedel about new corrugator line

“We are pleased to have been selected by Norampac to supply our ThermoMax steam system for the new corrugator line,” said Greg Wedel, president of Kadant Johnson. “Our expertise in heat transfer products, process control, and systems engineering position us well for projects such as this, where product, process, and controls integration are required for maximum uptime, production, and quality.”

Kadant Johnson’s scope of supply included its ThermoMax steam system for the single facers, triple pre-heater stack, and hotplate sections; a PLC control system with operator stations; boiler room controls; variable moisture steam shower supply systems; engineering services; and system commissioning. The ThermoMax steam system features supervisory control logic to ensure consistent production and reliable operations. Operators have high visibility into the system through a graphical interface.  They are supported by remote diagnostics, process monitoring, and process recording. Both single facers included Kadant Johnson’s patented Turbulator® bars, CorrPro® rotary joints, and cantilever syphon equipment on critical steam-heated rolls.