b'Partner News Summer 2021 19EnterpriseEngineering OpenPaper Factory designed with House Day ungrounded system to ensure high availability of productionEver wondered what itslike to work in engineeringMitsubishi HiTec Paper is one of the most prominent speciality paper manufacturers and technology? worldwide. Headquartered in Germany, Mitsubishi has been making paper since 1799. With over 500 employees, two paper machines and five coating machines, they manufacture approximately 150,000 tonnes of speciality paper every year. Join us on 23 July 2021 Their product portfolio encompasses inkjet paper, thermal paper, carbonless paper, label paper and protection paper and find out how you for flexible packaging. Since the factory produces a large amount of paper, any could become a futuresystem failure would result in significant economic loss for the company. As a difference maker. result, the production equipment at the factory has been designed with an ungrounded power supply and a Bender insulation monitoring device (IMD).Advantage of ungrounded systemsThe advantage of using an ungroundedThe iso685-D-P identifies and reportsAs a result, they can now locate faults in system is that there is no connectioninsulation faults before they are critical inhouse, eliminating the need for a Bender between power source (transformer) andadvance of a failure occurring.technician to attend site and resolve the issue. earth. This means electrical installationsThe insulation values and continuous data still function in the event of a groundThe EDS3090 is paired with therecordings are displayed in a control room to fault occurring. In a classic groundediso685-D-P to quickly and automaticallykeep employees informed about the status of system, the fault would trip a protectivepinpoint the exact location of the fault.the production equipment at all times.device, shutting off the power supplyMaintenance teams are then notified and halting production. Insulation faultsof faults in advance by a pre-alarmThe application of an insulation monitoring such as this can often be traced back tofeature. This prevents critical productiondevice with fault location technology wet conditions, moisture or mechanical/ interruptions, which are disastrous forhas enabled quicker, safer identification electrical loads, all of which are high riskpaper production due of the length of timeof insulation faults. This has improved factors in a paper factory which uses a lotit takes to get the machines back up andequipment availability, reduced maintenance of water in its processes. running. costs, and ensures high availability of production.In the Mitsubishi HiTec Paper plant,Mitsubishi HiTec Paper maintenance To find out more, visit: these potentially destructive problemstechnicians received training in BendersFor more information contact Bender #IETOpenHouse are prevented with a Bender insulationGrnberg headquarters to ensure theyUK on industrialsales@bender-uk.com theiet.org/openhouse #DifferenceMakers monitoring device - iso685-D-P combinedwere comfortable with the monitoringor +44 (0) 1229 480123, or visit with fault location technology - EDS3090.device and portable fault location kit. bender-uk.comThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AY, United KingdomSSD4013 EOHD 2021 A4 Advert-v1.indd 1 12/04/2021 10:25'