Compressed air plays a vital role in nearly every phase of pulp and paper production. Clean, reliable compressed air is essential in this industry to support process control, the handling of materials, and equipment operation. Compressed air powers pneumatic tools that facilitate critical processes, such as drying and pulp separation. With nearly every part of paper manufacturing requiring dry, oil-free compressed air, it is critical to find a partner to support these operations.
DIRECTAIR® is the #1 compressed air solution in North America, leading the industry in providing reliable and cost-effective compressed air solutions. For over 30 years, DIRECTAIR® has supplied clean, dry, oil-free compressed air to hundreds of companies, spanning a wide variety of industries, including paper manufacturing.
Let’s take a closer look at how DIRECTAIR® can play a critical role in helping paper mills meet their production and quality goals as a committed, long-term, and reliable compressed air supplier.
Manufacturing paper is a precise process, and the industry is constantly faced with challenges when meeting its quality and production goals, as well as staying profitable and efficient. Having DIRECTAIR® as a partner can help mitigate these challenges.
Utility expenses, particularly for compressed air service, can be extremely costly to large paper mills. Energy-saving initiatives and efficiency must be optimized at every stage of the production process. Energy efficiency should be the top business priority for every paper manufacturing facility.
DIRECTAIR® Solution: DIRECTAIR® systems are equipped with the most energy-efficient equipment and controls, so you see both energy cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint.
Many paper manufacturers run shifts 24/7, 365 days per year. These facilities must be able to rely on their compressed air systems to operate at maximum performance, reliability, and efficiency.
When production goals must be met, broken machinery and downtime must be prevented to not lose out on revenue.
DIRECTAIR® Solution: Our team is in continuous contact with your DIRECTAIR® system, using the latest technologies for system monitoring. These innovative technologies provide comprehensive data and service information to our compressed air experts to optimize predictive and preventative maintenance, 24/7/365.
Removing moisture from pulp and paper drying is a critical part of producing top-quality paper products. In order to achieve the industry’s relentless quality standards, paper mills must have an unlimited amount of clean, dry, oil-free compressed air to maintain product quality and operational precision.
Even the smallest amount of moisture or oil contamination in the compressed air supply can result in poor quality products.
DIRECTAIR® Solution: The DIRECTAIR® compressed air utility solution offers guaranteed air quality tailored to your specifications with no downtime, guaranteed. The system monitors your compressed air, signaling any problem areas before they become critical, significantly improving reliability.
Compressed air is one of the most important utilities in manufacturing overall, but this is especially true in the paper mill industry.
There are many applications of compressed air in this industry, including pulp separating and cleaning, machinery and conveyor operation, cutting and pressing, drying, cooling, and instrument monitoring. With this wide range of applications, paper manufacturers must be able to trust their air systems’ quality, performance, cost efficiency and reliability at all times.
The pulp and paper industry relies on compressed air that meets specific quality standards in order to prevent contamination and ensure equipment longevity.
Over three decades ago DIRECTAIR® transformed the marketplace by providing manufacturers and other facilities a new way to access the air they needed to run their operations – through compressed air as a utility.
DIRECTAIR® offers compressed air as a utility, so customers only pay for the compressed air they use. This is similar to the way they may be billed for gas, electricity, and water, which we offer as our FOURTH UTILITYSM delivery model. Customers pay only a fixed monthly fee for the air they use, and nothing else.
Paper manufacturers also save the expense of costly capital as DIRECTAIR® furnishes the compressed air equipment needed for their facilities and manages all repairs and maintenance tasks at no extra cost.
By utilizing the best of today’s compressed air equipment and control technology, DIRECTAIR® ensures your air supply is uninterrupted through state-of-the-air monitoring, maintenance and backup systems.
With 100% Uptime Guarantee, customers have the clean, dry, and oil-free air they need 24/7, 365 days per year. Achieve superior reliability from a partner you can trust.
Producing paper is an energy-intensive operation, so it is critical to have a compressed air system that not only provides superior performance and reliability, but is also energy efficient.
DIRECTAIR® customers can expect to see 35% to 50% energy savings each year, all thanks to advanced system designs and optimal operating conditions. We have conserved over 4 billion kWh of electric power for our customers over the last 30 years.
DIRECTAIR® is green friendly, having prevented millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere.
Our customers have reduced their carbon footprints, enhancing their sustainability initiatives. Many DIRECTAIR® users report up to an 80% reduction in scrap and waste at their facilities.
As you plan your production needs and how to keep your operations efficient, DIRECTAIR® can benefit manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry.
By offering air as a utility, the pricing model for compressed air services from DIRECTAIR® helps paper producers accurately predict their monthly operational costs. This allows for better budget planning.
Since DIRECTAIR® owns and maintains the compressed air equipment, this eliminates surprise repair or maintenance costs as well.
DIRECTAIR® customers are guaranteed consistent clean, dry, oil-free air, which minimizes defects and ensures high-quality output.
The last thing you want to worry about is polluted air that can contaminate the final product, especially when it comes to pneumatic conveying of pulp and wastepaper, as well as cooling the paper after molding.
By outsourcing your compressed air management services, this allows you more time to concentrate on production goals and growing your business instead of maintaining your air systems. DIRECTAIR® expertly manages the installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of your compressed air systems so you don’t have to.
If your business needs change, the systems can change with you. DIRECTAIR® compressed air systems are fully scalable and able to seamlessly keep up with the evolving needs of expanding paper manufacturing facilities. When customers’ compressed air demands increase, we stand by, ready to deliver.
Paper mills today must have access to reliable, cost-effective, and efficient compressed air systems to produce their products and stay competitive. DIRECTAIR® has an innovative approach to support your production goals, reduce environmental impact, and ensure consistent quality for customers.
Ready to take your paper manufacturing facility to a new level of productivity and success? Schedule a consultation with one of our pulp and paper air experts today to receive a personalized assessment of your compressed air needs.