Siemens Industry has introduced its new tiastar Motor Control Center (MCC) featuring integrated 18-Pulse Adjustable Frequency AC drive technology to meet the demanding needs of water/wastewater applications. The tiastar MCC provides an efficient and effective means of packaging control and power distribution components into a seamless system solution. The 18-Pulse AC Drive boosts productivity with a solution that improves process management for treatment plants, pumping stations, and distribution systems.

The 18 pulse option allows pumps and blower motors to operate with improved efficiency while keeping harmonic distortion at a minimum. Siemens offer many advanced technologies to ensure electrical systems operate with highest performance and reliability, enabling water treatment facilities to providing the required volume of water to be treated according to the quality that customers and regulatory authorities demand.

The electrical system should be able to minimize any system electrical disruption. The 18-Pulse AC Drive option allows pumps and motors to operate with improved efficiency and minimize harmonic distortion which may affect utility supply or sensitive automation components within the overall control scheme.

Built at Siemens West Chicago plant, the Siemens tiastar MCC is compliant to IEEE 519 requirements. The MCC provides an open design that allows for increased service life of process equipment, improved power quality and operating efficiency, and can process control flexibility to increase overall operational performance.

Siemens Industry Sector is the world’s leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products, solutions and services for industrial customers. With end-to-end automation technology and industrial software, solid vertical-market expertise, and technology-based services, the sector enhances its customers’ productivity, efficiency and flexibility. With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the Industry Automation, Drive Technologies and Customer Services Divisions as well as the Metals Technologies Business Unit. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/industry.

The Siemens Industry Automation Division supports the entire value chain of its industrial customers – from product design to production and services – with an unmatched combination of automation technology, industrial control technology and industrial software. With its software solutions, the division can shorten the time-to-market of new products by up to 50 percent. Industry Automation comprises five Business Units: Industrial Automation Systems, Control Components and Systems Engineering, Sensors and Communications, Siemens PLM Software and Water Technologies. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/automation.

Global shredding pioneer UNTHA UK has launched the new ‘XR’ shredder series for alternative fuel production and bulky waste shredding. With a revolutionary modular design, this is the first machine to be designed and manufactured in UNTHA’s innovation centre in Kuchl, Austria.

Specifically engineered to shred untreated MSW, C&I and general bulky waste, this latest feat of engineering promises to reduce energy consumption by up to 50% – potentially saving clients more than £500,000 in electricity costs alone, over the lifetime of the machine.

The XR is powered by new ‘UNTHA Eco Drive’ technology, which uses water-cooled synchronous motors, rather than a conventional electro-hydraulic operation. The machine therefore works tirelessly and more efficiently, without overheating, and load-dependent speed controls adjust the RPM and torque to maximise throughputs. Operators can process up to 70 tonnes of waste per hour, whilst minimising the parasitic load of their plant.

Renowned for their shredders’ configurability, the UNTHA team has worked hard to offer even more flexibility with this new machine.  Depending on the Waste to Energy scenario, the XR can be supplied with a ripping mechanism for tearing untreated waste, or a more defined cutting concept for precision shreds. Operators can predetermine their particle size with the help of interchangeable screens and screen bars, to produce a homogenous fraction as small as 50mm or as large as 400mm.

UNTHA UK’s sales director and Waste to Energy consultant Marcus Brew explains: “We are incredibly proud of the fact that the new XR provides the most cost-effective way to achieve a 50mm output, at high throughputs, in a single pass. But it is incredibly flexible too – clients can configure and reconfigure the technology according to their evolving customer specifications, which will protect their investment in this shredder for years to come.

“We’re trying to break the mould, and achieve benefits that customers perhaps didn’t think possible. The XR has taken years to develop in our innovation centre in Kuchl, Austria, but the result is something we think will revolutionise the way people produce RDF or pre-shred waste for SRF.”

Additional benefits of the XR include:

• Quiet operation, reportedly making it the only shredder to comply with the Industrial Emissions Directive’s stringent noise minimisation criteria. Results of less than 75dB(A)
•  have been achieved to date
• Ease of maintenance – no couplings, belts, pulleys, hydraulic pumps or stub shafts are used
• Low charging height – waste can now be fed into the machine with just one, wheeled loader, whereas two pieces of kit and two operators were previously needed.

UNTHA UK’s managing director Chris Oldfield concludes: “Alternative fuel production is becoming increasingly important. However, for RDF and SRF manufacturers to truly commit to and improve the country’s sustainability agenda, they should also be considering the energy efficiency of their WtE technologies. The XR enables them to reduce their electricity consumption whilst protecting the safety and efficiency of their staff, and ultimately, improving their profitability. 

“The RWM exhibition in September will provide the first opportunity to see the technology in this country. However, having been extensively trialled, tested and commissioned on the continent, the XR is already in full operation should interested customers wish to visit our Austrian WtE plants to find out more.”

For further information about the XR or to speak to a member of the UNTHA UK team please visit www.untha.co.uk or call 0845 450 5388. To download the new XR waste shredder app please visit Google play or the iTunes store.

Seacat Services launches latest British-built, 24-metre, DNV GL class certified offshore energy support vessel and marks new phase in workboat standards innovation and design 

Class-leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has launched its latest 24-metre British-built South Catamaran, named Seacat Ranger.

With the move to larger crew transfer vessels in the offshore wind industry, and continuing development of DNV GL class certification standards, the launch of Seacat Ranger reflects the evolution of vessel design, build and industry innovation.

As workboat operators continue to learn from operational deployment, Seacat Services longstanding partnership with British boat builder South Boats IoW has enabled the firm to develop and refine a proven and well-established design. 

For the launch of Seacat Ranger – the latest 24-metre DNV GL class-certified vessel to be built in the UK – incremental build improvements include a new bow and fender design that enhances stability when the vessel is pushing onto the wind turbine foundation.  Further modifications include additional crew loading and access space near the bow, to help accommodate the engineer’s equipment. 

Accommodating 12 wind farm technicians and 3 crew, the aluminum-hulled catamaran is propelled by twin Rolls Royce water jets and is capable of carrying 20 tonnes of equipment – 15 tonnes forward and 5 tonnes aft.  With a sprint speed of just under 30 knots, Seacat Ranger will be deployed for operational use on offshore wind farms throughout Europe. 

“As the European offshore wind market continues to evolve with a need for larger vessels and more stringent guidelines, we are constantly looking at ways in which this evolution can be incorporated into the design of our workboats,” said Ian Baylis, Managing Director, Seacat Services.

 “We now have one the largest crew transfer vessels ready for deployment to European offshore wind projects, which, with her latest bow and fender design should make the transportation of engineers and equipment a safer and increasingly comfortable process.”

Sea trials for Seacat Ranger begin immediately.  Once complete, the vessel will be join the existing Seacat Services fleet for operational use and deployment across a number of UK and European offshore wind farms. 

Prior to active service, Seacat Ranger will be exhibited at Seawork 2014 in Southampton from the 10^th – 12^th June 2014.

About Seacat Services:

Seacat Services is a class leading offshore energy support vessel operator, located in Cowes, UK.  With a current fleet of seven boats that conform to the highest operational and safety standards, the company operates internationally and works directly with developers, utilities, manufacturers and support services businesses to provide fast and efficient offshore personnel and equipment transfers.

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Eaton has announced a significant investment its manufacturing capability in EMEA that will enable the company to meet industry-leading delivery times for its X20 pumps range. Eaton’s X20 pumps are used in wheel loaders, agricultural vehicles and road sweepers as well as other mobile and marine applications.

The investment of more than €2.4 million will enable the localisation of a regional assembly and test programme for X20 piston pumps at the Eaton Havant UK site, with the aim of providing customers with a ‘best in class’ delivery lead time across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Foreman, plant manager, said, “We are expecting to see an upsurge in demand for open circuit piston pumps in the next few years as the manufacturers of original equipment increase production to meet their orders. Normally, this would mean that lead times would increase for products such as the X20 pump but this investment means we can actually reduce lead times to approximately half that which is industry standard now.”

Rick Jacobs, president of Eaton’s hydraulics business for EMEA commented on the announcement saying, “Today’s news will offer a huge advantage to Eaton’s customers in EMEA. By significantly reducing lead times on the X20 pumps we will play a major role in helping manufacturers fulfil their order books and the quality and robustness of our technology, plus our ability to provide a global after-sales support network, gives companies across EMEA a superb choice.”

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Eaton’s hydraulics business is a worldwide leader in supporting companies that want to increase efficiency, reliability and safety within industries including – construction & mining, agriculture & forestry, traditional & renewable energy, manufacturing & processing, oil & gas, transportation & material handling. The global Hydraulics team designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of reliable, high-efficient hydraulic and industrial systems including electrohydraulics, fan drive, hybrid and steering solutions to leading edge components including adapters, couplings, cylinders, fittings and assemblies, hose & tubing, motors, pumps and valves. For more information and to view our well known product brand portfolio, please visit www.eaton.com/hydraulics.

Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 101,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.

The Renewables Event, the UK’s only dedicated exhibition and conference for the generation of onsite renewable energy, announces its conference programme. Headline speakers taking part in the 2014 free conference include Doug Parr, chief scientist and policy director of Greenpeace, Caroline Holman, operational carbon strategy manager, CSR, Jaguar Land Rover, and Mike Gandy, head of onsite renewables at the Renewable Energy Association.

The event will take place at the NEC, Birmingham from 16 to 17 September, co-located alongside The Energy Event, The Water Event and RWM in association with CIWM.

Now in its third year, The Renewables Event is looking forward to welcoming more than 7,000 visitors who will network and do business with 50 plus exhibitors, as well as attend over 15 free CPD-accredited seminars on renewable technology. Exhibitors showcasing their latest products and services in renewable energy include Siemens Financial, Solarsense, Total Gas and Power, Viesmann and Econergy.

Sarah Porter, divisional director for Environment at i2i Events Group, said: “With so many recent government announcements in changes to the incentive schemes and with rapid technological changes in renewable technologies, The Renewables Event is the place to get up to speed. Aimed at individuals working for large organisations investigating onsite renewable energy, the free conference and exhibition provides access to the most inspirational thinkers in green energy. It also offers insight and learning from recent examples of renewable energy projects, as well as access to some of the best renewable products and services available today.”

Conference programme

The Renewables Event provides access to information, products and real-life case studies on all renewable technologies covering wind, biomass, geothermal, solar PV and solar thermal energy. It’s aimed at those working in large organisations with a remit in procurement, environment, facilities management or energy.

This year’s free conference will welcome more than 25 industry expert speakers across a range of seminars, with the sessions to be chaired again by Rob Holdway, director at Giraffe Innovations, a low carbon design and environment management firm.

Doug Parr, chief scientist and policy director at Greenpeace will deliver a speech exploring the relationship between renewables, technology and business, with a focus on the future of the renewables landscape.

Paul Crewe, head of sustainability, engineering, energy and environment for Sainsbury’s will offer practical insights from the supermarket’s experience in diversifying energy sources and how to bring renewables into the mix.

Microgeneration is one of the key themes set to be explored in this year’s seminar programme and Richard Southgate, group procurement director of Bernard Matthews Farms Limited, will explore his experience with onsite renewables, including wind, solar and biomass boilers.

Other practical case studies include renewable technologies used by the London Fire Brigade and a geographical focus on the city of Bristol, which was named the UK’s leading green city and the European Commission’s European Green Capital for 2015. This presentation will consider the collaborative approach between communities and businesses in developing the renewable energy landscape, with speakers including Martin Bigg, chair, Bristol Green Capital Partnership andRichard Lowe, the Renewable Energy Project coordinator for Bristol City Council.

Other topics set to be explored in 2014 include a progress update on theRenewable Energy Roadmap, opportunities available under the Renewable Heat Incentive, using anaerobic digestion for business and creative strategies for securing renewable investment.

For more information and to register for your free ticket to The Renewables Event, visit www.therenewablesevent.com. You can also keep up to date with the latest news and opinions about the exhibition by following @i2iEnergy on Twitter. If you’re interested in exhibiting, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or to get involved in the conference please contact programme director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

About The Renewables Event (www.therenewablesevent.com)

The Renewables Event takes place at the NEC Birmingham over two days on 16 and 17 September 2014. It’s the UK’s only event focused solely on onsite renewable energy generation solutions for business and public sector energy users. The event includes a series of more than 25 free CPD certified seminars providing practical advice and case studies for onsite renewable energy generation, alongside an exhibition showing the latest technologies, products and services for renewable energies. Register for free entry at www.therenewablesevent.com.

About the i2i environment portfolio of events

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Four events are co-located at the NEC Birmingham from 16 to 17 September, which form the i2i environment portfolio of events. They include The Energy Event, The Renewables Event, The Water Event and RWM in partnership with CIWM.

Aerospace surface treatment engineers, the Wallwork Group, will highlight their services for micro fine surface coatings, heat treatment, vacuum brazing and research and development at the Farnborough Airshow. In keeping with aerospace demands for lean and just-in-time production, the company will be emphasising the rapid turnaround service that they provide from their three UK locations in Manchester, Birmingham and Cambridge enabling them to process components with a typical 24 hour turnaround.

“The challenge to reduce lifetime cost of ownership and improve return on investment is a major issue for aerospace manufacturers, airline operators and repair overhaul and maintenance contractors,” explained director, Simeon Collins. “Reducing fuel use and extending major service intervals to give more on-wing time brings these objectives together and meets a vital third criteria – better environmental performance. Wallwork offers both mature heat treatment technology and advanced metal treatment processes that achieve these goals. We can help lower fuel consumption significantly, sustaining this improved performance and extend the scheduled maintenance interval to reduce life-time costs for operators.”

A good example of this is Nitron Flight a multi-layer coating system. This is based on chromium, chromium/aluminium, titanium or carbon/metal carbide and is applicable to many aircraft components including landing gear, engine bearings, engine compressor sections and high temperature engine seals. The coating imparts properties such as high hardness, resilience to frictional wear and higher endurance to aggressive airflow to extend performance and endurance.

Proof of principle comes from an extended trial with an overhaul and repair contractor on behalf of a major carrier. The coating on compressor blades has been proven to improve fuel consumption by around $48,000 per year. As a consequence CO2 emissions have been reduced by 290 tonnes. The coating maintains optimum aerofoil profile on the blades so fuel savings are sustained longer. The interval between overhaul is also widened with technicians noting that the retention of the smoother surface causes less encrustation to accumulate while minor scaling that does arise is far easier to remove than that on untreated blades.

Titanium is increasingly used in aerospace for its high strength to weight ratio and fatigue resistance. The poor coefficient of friction of the metal may give rise to metal to metal adhesion and undermine performance. The Wallwork solution to this problem is Nitron O, a titanium based duplex coating that improves the surface properties of titanium components. This enables them to withstand significantly higher loads, avoiding galling and adhesion problems so creating a tribologically functional system.

The two-phase Nitron O process is completed in a single cycle that includes an initial plasma-based hardening process that creates a deep nitrided case in the titanium alloy with an additional titanium or chromium layer that is applied by physical vapour deposition (PVD). The resultant surface is hard and strong, making it both resilient and naturally lubricious.

Carbon coatings are a Wallwork speciality. These encompass the full spectrum of finishes from highly lubricious graphitic films to diamond coating with extreme hardness. Carbon coatings containing variable proportions of SP2 and SP3 bonds can be formulated to provide different degrees of resilience and lubrication according to the requirements of the application.

Diamond coating is particularly applicable to tools used in the drilling and cutting of aerospace composites. Conventionally hardened tools deteriorate rapidly in use to produce ragged edged cuts causing secondary damage and weakening of the material. Diamond coated tools cut cleanly, with less friction and heat and last longer so there are fewer stoppages for tool changing to give lower cost and productivity gains.

Heat treatment is a key element in the Wallwork portfolio. A full range of vacuum, sealed quench and salt bath heat treatment processes are available to permit the hardening of components to improve their performance and cost effectiveness. Additional capacity for vacuum heat treatment has been installed since the last airshow extending company capacity for both high volume small components and larger components.

Vacuum brazing is a growing market for Wallwork. Brazed components offer both high strength with the ductility to cope with vibration and stress common in aerospace applications. These properties arise from brazing under high vacuum that eliminates surface oxidation so that materials are more effectively bonded. A dedicated unit has been established to provide a capability to braze even the most complex components that combine many elements. The company has a variety of vacuum furnaces available to support this process and so is able to take bespoke and low volume development work to full volume production.

Technical collaboration with aerospace majors and components suppliers is increasingly important. The Wallwork Group has research and development facilities equal to those found in major universities enabling the company to develop customised processes and treatment to optimise component performance taking these processes from prototype to full scale production as required with complete quality assurance.

“In addition to leading edge processes, another major point of difference is that we adhere to traditional engineering service values. Because we run a 24/7 operation and via our own dedicated transport fleet we can turn round most orders within the same working day, helping our customers meet their production goals” Simeon Collins concluded.

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Wallwork Heat Treatment Ltd, Lord Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 0RE

Tastier than a tart: growing worldwide demand for foodstuffs promises continuous growth for the food industry. Valve makers are set to profit, yet they have to fulfil higher requirements.

The food industry will have to meet great challenges, as the world population is set to grow from currently 7.1 billion people to around 9.1 billion people in the year 2050. In order to keep step with growth in emerging markets, the production output of foodstuff nearly has to double, according to the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation.

 Focus on Asia and Latin America

One thing is for certain: due to growing demand for foodstuffs, the food industry will remain a dependable partner with growth potential for the valve sector. “New open markets in Asia and Latin America are speeding up the effect“, states Dietmar Pallasch, a product manager at industrial valve maker Mankenberg.

Numerous valve makers are therefore understandably focussing on these markets outside of the EU. Milk products are one example: by 2016, the Asian-Pacific region is expected to grow 24 per cent, whereas the Middle Eastern/ Asian markets are set to grow 18.1 per cent, according to the German Engineering Federation VDMA's Euromonitor International. Forecasts for the beer market are also good: the Asian-Pacific region is expected to grow 23.4 per cent by 2016, the Latin American market by 22.1 per cent and the Middle Eastern/ African markets by 26.7 per cent.

These lucrative markets naturally are highly competitive. “In China, there are over 1000 small, local makers, that can produce a lot cheaper and can deliver very quickly“, says Jing Yuan-Töpperwien, Regional Sales Asia Mankenberg. Yet this doesn't change the promise of such markets, as “our valves are ‘made in Germany‘, which remains an outstanding quality feature.“ Products can only gain a market share if they are of constant high quality, easy to maintain and are advertised as such. “We have to place a special emphasis on communicating that we not only distribute products, but also know-how“, explains Yuan-Töpperwien in view of the company's strategy. Mankenberg's target group are medium-sized and large companies, “which will continue to grow in the future and want to engage with the international market.“

Avoiding scandals

Growing demand for production facilities is not the only thing that needs to be satisfied. In the aftermath of various food scandals, the food industry has become sensitized and is paying attention to the quality of plant components with eagle eyes. In times where a great multitude of media intensively covers scandals, no company can allow its reputation to suffer or be ruined by contaminated foodstuff.

“The food industry is characterised by hygiene-sensitive processes“, emphasises Iris Nachtigal, a product manager for “clean service“ safety valves at LESER, Hamburg. “Easy and complete cleanability of all parts of a plant, apparatuses and components directly used in the production process is of high importance.“ This also counts for safety valves, which are needed in beer brewing or bottling and whose inlet area is constantly in touch with media. “Safety valves need to be designed with as little cavities, corners, dead spaces and gaps as possible, as residues foster bacteria growth and expedite corrosion“, explains Nachtigal.

Paying attention to contamination

LESER collaborated with food plant engineers and developed its range of “Clean Service“ safety valves. The so-called 48X series is entirely made of stainless steel, has a low dead space ratio, high surface quality, FDA conformant elastomer and a large selection of aseptic connections. An optional pneumatic lifting device makes it easy to clean, and the operating condition is shown using a proximity switch.“

Low contamination levels through bacteria and residues are of major importance. LESER set its sights on minimising dead space at the inlet – the lower, the easier it is to clean. Some valve types feature a dead space free vessel connection, which is directly welded into the vessel. An o-ring disc ensures a high level of tightness. Elastomer bellows protect hard-to-clean parts in the guiding and bonnet area from contamination. All fixing elements like screws and nuts are placed inside of the bellows. It is a fact that “cleanability is an enduring issue and of increasing importance for the sector“, underlines LESER's Nachtigal.

Same requirements as drug industry

Mankenberg states the same. “Similar to the drug industry, the food industry has the highest requirements in terms of cleanness and safety of plants“, explains Pallasch, a product manager at Mankenberg. Highest requirements are made “for the entire process, so that for example a microbial contamination can be eliminated for all phases of production, through to packaging.“ The company expects even higher cleanliness specifications, such as for surfaces. All in all, higher specifications will have to be fulfilled in the future, for lower prices.

Mankenberg envisages that valves for the food & beverage sector will soon be manufactured the way products for the pharmaceutical industry are made. This means that valves for the food industry would be on a level with products for the drug industry, “however for considerably lower prices per unit.“ Pallasch: “In general, the food sector is not as financially strong as the drug industry.“

Beer brewing is one example: here, hygienic processes are essential. Complex stainless steel pipe systems are utilised to feed the fermentation tank, remove yeast after fermentation process and transfer the young beer into maturation tanks. Pressure levels stemming from carbon dioxide emissions in the fermentation tank have to be controlled. “Saturation of young beer with CO2 and the later quality depends to a high amount on the pressure“, explains valve maker Gemue. On the other hand, the fermentation process is slowed down if pressure is too high. “Superfluous CO2 has to be purged in a controlled manner.“

Dynamic stress for valves

Adding flavour to the fermentation tank, transferral of young beer into maturation or storage tanks can all be done using standard stainless steel valves. Gemue developed combi switchboxes for controlling valves, which can be implemented directly on a valve's actuator.

Valves in breweries are used in nearly all areas – from the mashhouse to the fermenting cellar to bottling. One critical issue are the rapid changes in pressure levels when switching from cleaning to bottling. This creates dynamic stress valves have to cope with. Temperatures ranging from -3°C to +95°C create a further challenge for valves.

Nothing would happen without them: next to automation, valves are of great importance for the food industry, as a great number of valves are used in the production process. They are often used for creating and distributing compressed air, cooling devices and for energy recovery. In addition, valves are important in the cleaning process. They are an essential part in bottling. Valves control the energy cycle and handle steam, hot water, ice water or compressed air. An energy outage could lead to a standstill – unreliable valves would cost cash.

Trend towards universal applications

A further trend: valves should be able to be applied universally in the food sector. Mankenberg is working towards this goal and is developing a pressure regulator which can be used for all media in the food and beverage production. “This means the valve has to have all sorts of physical characteristics, be it high or low pressures or handling steam, fluids or gases over various temperature levels“, explains Pallasch, of the company's product management. Furthermore, such a valve may not exceed a certain, low price level. The food industry offers lucrative opportunities, despite rising requirements and numerous challenges. Investing in the development of efficient and aseptic valves provides the means to skim growing markets.

Innovations in the fields of valves will be presented at Valve World Expo from December 2 to 4, 2014 at Düsseldorf fairgrounds.

Valmet will deliver a complete boiler plant to ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. The new boiler plant will supply steam to existing turbines, which produce electricity and provide process steam to the adjoining ArcelorMittal steel mill. The boiler plant is scheduled to be started up mid-2016. The value of the order is about MEUR 50. The order was included in Valmet's first quarter 2014 orders received.

"The new plant will fulfill EU's future emission limits and provide us with higher boiler efficiency than the existing units," says Vladimir Machat, Investment department, ArcelorMittal Ostrava. "The steel industry is very energy intensive and needs energy at moderate costs in order to ensure competitiveness in the global market. Valmet was able to offer the well proven and high-efficient CYMIC design of CFB boiler with low maintenance and operation costs based on their in-house design, and over 30 years of experience."

Valmet's delivery will include an advanced circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler plant including a coal-fired CYMIC boiler, flue gas cleaning, electrical equipment and an automation system. The boiler plant will have a steam production of 320 tons per hour, which corresponds to thermal capacity of 248 megawatts (MW). The new unit will replace four existing pulverized coal fired boilers.

Information about ArcelorMittal Ostrava

ArcelorMittal Ostrava a.s. is the largest steelmaker in the Czech Republic and part of the world's largest steel and mining group ArcelorMittal. It has an annual production capacity of three million tons of steel, such as hot metal and steel, rolled products. It also produces coke and coke-chemical products. Besides the Czech market, the company sells its products to more than 40 countries around the world. ArcelorMittal Ostrava and its subsidiaries employ more than 7,500 people. www.arcelormittal.com

Valmet Corporation is a leading global developer and supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our 11,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day.

Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and plant improvements and spare parts. Our strong technology offering includes entire pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bio-energy production.

The company has over 200 years of industrial history and was reborn through the demerger of the pulp, paper and power businesses from Metso Group in December 2013. Valmet's net sales in 2013 were approximately EUR 2.6 billion. Valmet's objective is to become the global champion in serving its customers.

Further information, please contact:

Jari Niemelä, Director, Project Sales, EMEA, Pulp and Energy Business Line, Valmet Corporation, tel. +358 50 317 8050, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Valmet will supply a complete boiler plant to Hamburger Hungaria Power in Dunaujvaros, Hungary. The new plant will provide more sustainable energy production by enabling the use of renewable resources. The value of the order is about EUR 50 million. The order was included in Valmet's first quarter 2014 orders received.

The new power plant will produce electricity and steam for Hamburger Hungaria's containerboard mill that operates two paper machines. It will replace the existing gas-fired boiler plant that produces steam only, and enable Hamburger Hungaria Power to use a wide range of solid fuels, biomass, coal as well as containerboard rejects and sludge, in energy production instead of natural gas. The new boiler plant will go on stream by the end of 2015.

"Hamburger Hungaria has a state-of-the-art paper production, but neither the co-generation potential, nor the energy content of its waste have been utilized so far. These deficits will be corrected by the EUR 150 million power plant project, which will bring the mill to the group of elite also in respect of energy efficiency and waste management. Based on earlier experience, Valmet - as the most important supplier - has a good fit to the challenges of our project," says Dr. Szikla, Managing Director of Hamburger Hungaria Power.

Valmet's delivery will include a complete boiler plant including a CYMIC boiler based on circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology and flue gas cleaning to ensure low emissions. The boiler will have a capacity of 158 megawatts (MW) of steam at 113 bar, 520 degrees Celcius. The power plant will produce 42 MW of electricity. Valmet's CYMIC boiler combines high-efficiency combustion of various solid fuels with low emissions, even when burning fuels with completely different calorific values at the same time.

Information about Hamburger Hungaria Power

Hamburger Hungaria Ltd is part of Hamburger Containerboard and a leading corrugated base paper manufacturer in Europe. Its two paper machines use about 700,000 tons of waste paper a year. More information on Hamburger Hungaria at www.hamburger-hungaria.com.

Valmet Corporation is a leading global developer and supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our 11,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day.

Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and plant improvements and spare parts. Our strong technology offering includes entire pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bio-energy production.

The company has over 200 years of industrial history and was reborn through the demerger of the pulp, paper and power businesses from Metso Group in December 2013. Valmet's net sales in 2013 were approximately EUR 2.6 billion. Valmet's objective is to become the global champion in serving its customers.

Further information, please contact:

Kai Mäenpää, Vice President, EMEA, Pulp and Energy Business Line, Valmet, tel. +358 10 676 2410

NEW CONTRACTS FURTHER UNDERLINE KONECRANES EXPERTISE IN THE ENERGY FROM WASTE SECTOR

The Industrial Crane Division of KONECRANES UK has recently received orders to supply waste handling cranes for four new Energy from Waste projects being built in the UK. This brings the company’s total number of contracts in this expanding sector to over twenty in recent times.

The newly awarded Konecranes contracts are for: the 11MW Energy from Waste plant in Leeds being built by Clugston Construction working in conjunction with its French process partner CNIM; The Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre being built by Vinci Environmental; Energos’ thermal treatment infrastructure within Viridor’s Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre at Polmadie and Energos' ninth advanced conversion facility planned for AmeyCespa’s Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park.

Many waste processing and biofuel energy plants today use cranes instead of front-end loaders. Cranes burn less fuel, eliminate diesel fumes from inside the plant, and maximize available floor space. KONECRANES UK has a wealth of expertise in the Energy from Waste industry supplying waste handling cranes to stack and mix waste in the bunker and load it into the feeding hopper; slag handling cranes to load slag into disposal trucks, each fitted with special grabbing devices, like orange peel grapples for waste or clamshell type bucket grabs and sometimes a magnet to remove ferrous metal from the slag bunker and in more recent times waste is being delivered by container form a rail siding and Konecranes is delivering them as well.

The cranes ordered for the Leeds and Cornwall contracts are fairly similar. Both are for two fully automated 12t waste handling cranes operating with 8 cubic metre orange peel grapples. They will be using Konecranes range of DynA Invertor variable speed controls on all motions. The cranes will be fully automated, but also capable of manual or semi automatic control. Working with 17.65 and 23.4 metre crane spans, the cranes will have Konecranes DynaPilot Anti-Sway system which will automatically dampen sway and minimise stress in structures and mechanical components, this also allows bunker walls to be avoided, even with a grab that could be swinging where by the swing is taken out of the operation and thus avoiding grab damage through pit wall collision as this is the biggest source of downtime if collisions occur. This also allows the grapples to taken into close proximity of the bunker walls to remove all waste accumulated

One of the Cornwall cranes will also have an auxiliary hoist to facilitate clearing of any waste blockage that may occur in the feed hoppers, by using a small clearing grab which can dig deep into the hoppers, the auxiliary hoists can also be able to take a rescue basket for retrieving personnel that may have accidentally fallen into the waste pit and the auxiliary hoist can also be used for general lifting duties, thus avoiding removing the main grapples from the main hoists.

The cranes feature galvanised mesh platforms and handrails, festooned long and cross travel power supplies, condition monitoring, PLC control, and as is standard on all KONECRANES waste handling cranes, they have KONECRANES own DynAReg braking control system where the cranes, during lowering and deceleration operations regenerates electrical power which is fed back into the network, thus reducing operational costs and removes the need for external braking resistors. The Cornwall cranes will have the weight of the waste in each grab measured to an accuracy of 0.75%. This involves using a double frame trolley where load cells are positioned between the upper and lower trolley which is inbuilt to Konecranes technology. This also allows the hoist/lower to operate at faster than normal speeds when empty or partially loaded due to the use of Konecranes ESR SYSTEM, (Extended speed range). The cranes also have hand release mechanisms on the long travel for safety purposes allowing 1 crane to safely move the other crane should have loss of power. The control panels for the cranes at both sites will be mounted in the clients' own supplied E-rooms, with air conditioning, where the equipment is protected from the waste environment.

The Glasgow Polmadie and Milton Keynes orders are again similar, but for smaller 6.3t waste handling cranes with 4 cubic metre grabs operating with 15.4 and 19.8mts. At Polmadie the cranes will operate in a waste pit where the waste material is fed to the pit by a conveyor. Then the grab has been adapted to allow it to go under the incoming waste without stopping the conveyor and move it directly to the feed hopper or to have it stored in the waste pit. Both sites have fully automated cranes, no operators chairs, and rely solely on the clients own admin system to send commands to the cranes on what task is next.

Speaking about KONECRANES UK's success in the expanding Energy from Waste sector, Gordon Adie the CE of Konecranes Industrial Cranes Division based at East Kilbride said, "Our involvement in the Energy from Waste sector goes back to the late '90s and I also remember semi-automated cranes supplied by us to 3 Waste to Energy plants in Hampshire in the early 90’s where, after some years of operation the cranes were upgraded to fully automatic operation by our dedicated modernisation team. Our in-depth experience has proved to be of great value to our clients. We are able to provide design advice borne out of this experience which ensures that the needs of each particular project are fully met. Full automatic control has been the norm for many years, but now the option of manual and semi automatic control is not even being considered in many plants, the operator has become superfluous. In these plants though, radio control is used for maintenance and service operatives, where reduced speeds are used."

KONECRANES latest technology Waste from Energy cranes are now operating at Lakeside near Heathrow; Cleveland Waste, Middlesbrough; Newhaven near Brighton; Riverside at Belvedere, London; the Isle of Jersey; Co. Meath Ireland; Greater Manchester; Lincolnshire; Westbury, Wiltshire; Stafford, Staffordshire; Suffolk; Oxford, Oxfordshire; and at many other Waste to Energy plants in the UK and Europe