Hood Doors
By Jim Thompson
It is seldom that we single out a supplier for an innovation, however, Valmet's new hood doors are wrothy of praise. Valmet is calling this a "fold up wall." If you haven't seen it,
here it is. It affords normal access to the dryer sections, but retreats completely for more extensive work during shutdowns.
LGMI sees this as an opportunity to explore another change which we favor. This is the idea of reducing the width of the tending aisle. We see tending aisles as a very inefficient use of space, reserved for the occasional need. The trouble is, when you need the tending aisle you really need it.
Hats off to Valmet.
Jim Thompson
jim.thompson@ipulpmedia.com