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Electrical Safety for Pulp, Paper, and Packaging

Pulp, Paper, and Packing

Paper mills have provided paper products for civilization for centuries. Historically, they have always been an early adapter of new technology. In the 20th century, paper mills worldwide began converting from hydro to electric power. With the adoption of electricity came an increased risk of fire due to the dust and paper break fibers, which a ground fault can easily ignite.

The process from the wood yard to the final product is often spread over a large area, making locating faults on these systems time-consuming and difficult. Interruption to the paper machines that produce large rolls of product at high speed is expensive and undesirable. Any unplanned interruption, whether from drive or control circuit trips, can have a painful impact on operations. Bender's ground-fault protection equipment provides advanced personnel, equipment, and fire protection to pulp and paper manufacturing. Quickly identify, trend, and locate ground faults to minimize manufacturing downtime and troubleshooting costs. Communication options allow for integration into existing Fieldbus networks, such as Modbus. By integrating Insulation Monitoring devices and transformer neutral grounding, Bender contributes to robust protection and fault detection throughout the entire manufacturing process.

Modern systems often employ variable frequency drives (VFDs), also called adjustable speed drives (ASDs), requiring special consideration to be adequately protected. These AC/DC loads are best protected by devices capable of monitoring their entire operating frequency range to capture AC and DC ground faults. Bender‘s ground-fault monitoring systems provide this advanced level of protection and can be included in turnkey ground-fault packages. For more information on Bender solutions in the pulp, paper, and packaging industry, read through our blogs on the topic.

Downloads

NameCategorySizeLanguageTimestampD-/B-Number
2020 Guidelines (US) Technical Information 1.9 MB EN2020/06/1515.06.2020
Overview Brochure Product Overviews 10.3 MB EN2023/10/0202.10.2023
Pulp, Paper, and Forest Industries Flyers 1.9 MB US2024/06/2020.06.2024
Bender Industry Applications Market Segment Brochures 5.9 MB EN2024/09/0404.09.2024

Products

Ground-Fault Monitoring for Grounded Systems

LINETRAXX® RCMA420
LINETRAXX® RCMA420

AC/DC ground-fault monitor

LINETRAXX® RCM420

AC ground-fault monitor

LINETRAXX® SmartDetect RCMS410

Four-channel DC, AC and pulse current sensitive residual current monitor for earthed AC, AC/DC and DC systems

LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D Blindspot®

Multi-channel AC/DC ground-fault monitor

LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D Blindspot®

Multi-channel AC/DC ground-fault monitor with individual relay outputs

Resistance Grounded Systems (HRG/LRG)

LINETRAXX® NGRM700

Monitor for use in high-resistance grounded systems

Communication

COMTRAXX® COM465IP

Condition Monitor with an integrated gateway for the connection of Bender devices to Ethernet-TCP/IP networks

Ground-Fault Monitoring for Grounded Systems

LINETRAXX® RCMA420
LINETRAXX® RCMA420

AC/DC ground-fault monitor

Details
LINETRAXX® RCM420

AC ground-fault monitor

Details
LINETRAXX® SmartDetect RCMS410

Four-channel DC, AC and pulse current sensitive residual current monitor for earthed AC, AC/DC and DC systems

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D Blindspot®

Multi-channel AC/DC ground-fault monitor

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D Blindspot®

Multi-channel AC/DC ground-fault monitor with individual relay outputs

Details

Resistance Grounded Systems (HRG/LRG)

LINETRAXX® NGRM700

Monitor for use in high-resistance grounded systems

Details

Communication

COMTRAXX® COM465IP

Condition Monitor with an integrated gateway for the connection of Bender devices to Ethernet-TCP/IP networks

Details