The Hamburger Containerboard mill in Pitten, Austria, has completed a major process control modernization for its steam boiler. The project was handled by Andritz Automation, Graz, Austria. 

 

Based on the Andritz "upgrade on-the-fly" concept, the complete process control system for the existing boiler, which has been operated as a standby boiler since 1993 and is equipped with an S5 control system, was replaced within a very short time. Thanks to this concept and a comprehensive FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) together with the Hamburger Containerboard operating personnel, all four boilers in boiler house No. 3 were fired successfully five days before scheduled startup, and high-quality steam was produced for the paper machine.

 

After the successful upgrade of the entire PM 3 and system upgrades of pulping lines 2, 3, and 4, as well as of the PM 4 auxiliaries station by Andriktz Automation, startup of the boiler was an important milestone for Hamburger Containerboard in bringing the mill’s entire process control system up to a uniform, modern standard. 

 

Hamburger Containerboard produces 445,000 metric tons of corrugated base board from 100% waste paper in Pitten.