Friday, February 15, 2019
A new name in press belt manufacturing, IPCO is a business partner with whom most in the wood-based panel industry will already be familiar. Previously operating as Sandvik Process Systems, the company is now an independent company within the Swedish Wallenberg group.
“Our teams, skills and service support are unchanged,” explains global product manager Sascha Porst. “We have more than 600 people operating from 35 sales and service offices so we remain uniquely positioned to serve the world’s WBP industry. The ‘Sandvik Moose’ has been a familiar sight at LIGNA for many years and will be back again, only this time under a new brand, IPCO.”
As well as introducing its new name, IPCO will use LIGNA 2019 to highlight its unique role in the history of press belt production and the wealth of support services it provides to press manufacturers and WBP producers alike.
The company can produce press belts 1.2 – 3.5 mm thick, and up to 4,620 mm wide, helping to meet market demand for the production of high quality boards at speeds of up to 2000 mm/sec.
The manufacture of wide belts involves welding two or even three belts together longitudinally – top and bottom – to create a belt of the required width. The belt is then ground to meet critical thickness tolerances and to achieve the required surface texture.
The higher the quality of manufacture at this stage, the lower the requirement for post production grinding on the end product, so IPCO’s ability to produce premium quality belts can have a significant impact on the overall productivity and profitability of a press operation.
The same applies to belt repairs and the company will be showing one of its most advanced repair tools, the QuickDisc Plus 500, a cutting, welding and grinding system for belt repairs.
Tags: IPCO, press belt, QuickDisc Plus 500, Sandvik Process Systems, Sascha Porst, Steel belt
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