TECO Stock prep products that assist paper manufacturers in improving and controlling quality and consistency: Stockrite™ consistency transmitters Consistency control systems Brainac™ refiner control systems Drainac™ freeness transmitter BrainDrain™ refiner/freeness control systems Refiner control optimization

1. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
TECO Stock Prep Solutions
Helping Our Customers Stay in Business

2. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
The Business
Problem
TECO
Solutions

3. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Stock
Variability
Inefficient
Production
Increased
Costs
Poor
Product
Quality
The Paper Makers’ Business Problem

4. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Labor
Energy
Lost Production
Increased Costs

5. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Machine
Runnability
Machine
Stability
Production
Interruptions
Inefficient Production

6. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Freeness
Variability
Inconsistent
Drainage
Unreliable
Strength
Consistency
Variability
Basis Weight
Variation
Production
Problems
Refining
Variability
Inconsistent
Product
Production
Problems
Stock Variability

7. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Variability
• Increases likelihood
that product will miss
specifications like
strength, formation, etc.
Inconsistent Product Quality

8. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
• Eliminate the Variability
TECO’s Solution?

9. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
• Stock prep products
• Stockrite™ consistency transmitters
• Consistency control systems
• Brainac™ refiner control systems
• Drainac™ freeness transmitter
• BrainDrain™ refiner/freeness control systems
• Refiner control optimization
TECO Products and Services

10. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
The Papermaker’s Business Problem
Reducing Variability
Refiner Control
Freeness
Consistency
TECO’s Stock Prep Solutions
Summary
Today’s Presentation

11. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
• Variability in Paper Stock Costs Money
• Causes paper machine issues, ie runnability, breaks
• Leads to inconsistent paper quality
• Increases costs: labor, energy, lost production
• Reducing Stock Variability Makes Money
• Produces consistent & predictable paper quality
• Improves machine operation
• Reduces paper breaks & waste
• Reduces labor & energy costs
The Papermaker’s Business Problem

12. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
• How can the Papermaker reduce his paper stock
variability?
• Through control of the refiner process
– Refiner Control
– Freeness Control
– Consistency Control
Reducing Variability

13. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Motor Drive
Manual Refiner Control

14. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Motor Drive
Motor Load Refiner Control

15. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter
Note: you must have good
consistency control for this to work
Specific Energy Refiner Control

16. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Freeness
DRAINAC
Freeness
Transmitter
DRAINAC
Sensor
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter
Freeness Endpoint Refiner Control

17. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Freeness
DRAINAC
Freeness
Transmitter
DRAINAC
Sensor
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter
BrainacTM
TECO Refiner Control Solution

18. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
BrainacTM
Refiner Control System
Available in three levels of
control configurations
• Motor Load (ML)
• ML + Specific Energy (HPDT)
• ML + HPDT + Freeness Endpoint

19. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
BrainacTM
Refiner Control System
Stand alone refiner control
Plate safety monitoring
causes automatic unload due to loss
of pressure, consistency, etc.

20. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
TECO Refiner Control Solution
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Freeness
DRAINAC
Freeness
Transmitter
DRAINAC
Sensor
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter Drainac©

21. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Drainac©
Freeness Analyzer
Electronics &
Pneumatics Package
Riser & Analysis
Chamber

22. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Drainac©
Freeness Analyzer
Fastest analyzer available (20-30 secs)
Available in several configurations
• Stock Line
• Low Pressure Stock Line
• Open Vessel
Rental Program Available

23. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Refiner Control Solution
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Freeness
DRAINAC
Freeness
Transmitter
DRAINAC
Sensor
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter
StockRiteTM
Consistency

24. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
StockRiteTM Consistency Sensors
C3000 C5000
C9700 HK

25. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
StockRiteTM Consistency Sensors
• TMC6000 Transmitter
–Built-in flow rate
compensation
–Built-in dilution control
• Output to control valve
• Cascaded flow loop
• Feed-forward mechanism

26. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Refiner Control Solution
Gear Motor
Horsepower
Freeness
DRAINAC
Freeness
Transmitter
DRAINAC
Sensor
Motor Drive
Consistency
Transmitter
Horsepower
Day / Ton
Flow
Transmitter
TECO Flow Meters

27. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Flow Meter Remanufacturing
• Instrument Repair & Remanufacturing
– All Makes and Models of Magnetic Flow Meters
– MicroMotion and E+H Coriolis Flow Meters
– Customized Solutions & Upgrades
– ISO 17025 Accredited Flow Lab
– Field Services

28. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
TECO Stock Prep Solutions
• TECO can solve stock variability problems better
than anyone else in the Industry
• With TECO, you can optimize the control of your
refining process
• Monitor & automatically respond to changes in stock

29. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Summary
• Stock variability is the papermaker’s problem
• TECO Stock Prep is the solution
• Reduce variability by optimizing control of the
refiner process
• Brainac™ Refiner Control
• Drainac ™ Automatic Online Freeness Analyzer
• StockRite ™ Consistency
• Flow Meter Remanufacturing

30. Solution Providers for Process Industries
Thompson Equipment Company, Inc. 125 Industrial Ave., New Orleans, LA 70121
Presenter
Todd Thompson
President
Thompson Equipment Co.