In 20 months from the contract to the first boards

A special highlight for Siempelkamp provides the commissioning in the first quarter of 2018 represents the order execution for the Indian customer Action Tesa – especially in the emerging Indian market environment. India’s economic power has become increasingly dynamic in recent years. Thus, India’s gross domestic product was 2.439 billion US dollars and thus nominal GDP per capita at 1,852 US dollars. In 2017 the inflation decreased to 3.8 % originating value, which was at 10% in 2012. According to the projection India will move up to the third largest economy worldwide (after USA and China). With above 1.2 Billion inhabitants, India stands as the second most densely populated country in the world after China. Due to the high population growth India will overtake China in 2025 and from then to be considered as the most populous country in the world.

The Indian Action Group is a conglomerate with a very diverse product portfolio and range of services. The group was founded 46 years ago for shoes production, but thanks to the entrepreneurial vision of the company founder Shri Mange Ram Aggarwal the concern meanwhile is settled in industries such as steel & energy, chemistry, real estate, health care and electronic. In the wood-based panel industry, the company is positioning itself with MDF/HDF and particleboard, which have been so far produced onto multi-opening or calander presses.

The plant operator opened 2009 its most modern production facility in Sitarganj. The production site was equipped with one calander line for the production of flooring panels, two short cycle presses and a connected line for the production of laminated flooring panels. For the supply of flooring production, Action Tesa operates a multi-daylight press for the production of MDF/HDF and furthermore another multi-opening press for the manufacturing of particleboard. Moreover the plant includes a painting line; all machines are of Chinese origin. Based on the equipment of the relatively new location it can be seen, how thoroughly Action Tesa operates the vertical product range of its production facility. As the first manufacturer of laminated HDF flooring in India, of course, an autonomous supply of the production lines was prior to ensure a supply that is in line with market requirement. Action Tesa produces all components for the production of its floor coverings, high-gloss acrylic-coated panels, door skins as well as MDF- and particleboard for the interior and exterior use in Sitarganj. The spectrum includes Embossed HDF, an HDF board with embossed pattern structure for a sophisticated interior design.

End of July 2016

Krefeld

Despite of the already impressive product portfolio of the Action Group’s young division decided the chairman of management board, N.K. Aggarwal to invest into further production capacities, to secure the business future of the group with a further competitive advantage: It should be a continuous press for the production of high qualitative MDF/HDF, ContiRoll® made by Siempelkamp, the worldwide market leader for the wood-based panel industry. The initial contact took previously place at IndiaWood in Bangalore and after a visit to the Headquarters in Krefeld and the highly specialized production facilities, the management members of Action Group and Siempelkamp reached an agreement at the end of July 2016. The order includes the delivery of the complete production line, from the forming and pressing line with ContiRoll® over the complete finishing up to the automatized storage system including two satellite vehicles.

June 25, 2017

Sitarganj - A solid base for the planned success

Sitarganj, June 25, 2017 – the Siempelkamp assembly team under the leadership of the Siempelkamp Singapore office is approaching and finds the best conditions to start the assembly. All the necessary preparatory work had been done excellently by the Action Tesa team. So were all foundations applied as scheduled, the foundation beams exactly positioned and a reliable electricity supply was guaranteed. All necessary infrastructural conditions were given on site, e.g. the steel – and hall construction was carried out as best as possible.

The experienced Siempelkamp team does not meet such excellent conditions in all its operations, especially in remote and hard reachable areas. But thanks to the strict organization of Action Tesa’s Project Manager Arvind Kumar Singh and the Managing Director Vivec Jain absolute excellent conditions for a quick installation – conditions that point to many years of experience in handling major projects. After a jointly site inspection in mid May 2017 there were no obstacles for a punctual notified start of assembly. Under the construction management of Henry Loo, the specialists of the Malaysian Siempelkamp assembly team started with their work. Good that the Siempelkamp team always could rely on Action Tesa’s excellent connected team during the assembly work.

The action Tesa team around Arvink Kumar Singh always succeeded in finding pragmatic and quick solution for inevitable unplanned challenges and to organize all necessary procurements. This sets a thinly populated area, in the northwest 360 km away of New Delhi, not a matter of course. Overall the good human interaction and excellent cooperation between Action Tesa and Siempelkamp have contributed in a significant proportion to the project’s success.

A special assembly highlight has been the first by Siempelkamp delivered fiber sifter, the Ecosifter. This Siempelkamp-develped sifter provides by flow optimization 20% more sifting capacity and this by a 30% reduced energy consumption compared to conventional constructions, which was enabled by frequency converter regulated fans made by the Siempelkamp subsidiary VENTAPP. Thereby the Ecosifter fits perfectly into Action Tesa’s company profile, as the manufacturer attaches high importance to an environmentally friendly production. The manufacturer processes exclusively eucalyptus and poplar wood from sustainable production. Together with the ContiRoll® in the future plant can be achieved high saving potentials on energy, glue and the resource wood. This not only saves money, but also preserves the environment and its resources.

October 2017

Sitarganj

Already in October 2017 the assembly reports and documentations were able to prove the mechanical completion of the Ecosifter and the ContiRoll® so the electrification of both units began. Thanks to the outstanding structural organization by Felicardo Tolentiono all electric installations were completed before Christmas in December 2017. Thus, all mechanical installations in the production line have been finished and the commissioning engineers could start their work.

A short interval for the project, nevertheless it is not a problem due to the ContiRoll®. Thanks to the uncompromising production with its solid frames, in which each single frame is milled from the solid plate, or the hydraulic elements originating from Krefeld’s plant, that will be integrated as functional tested components on site, scores the fully developed concept already during the assembly. In addition to its short assembly time and fast commissioning, the steep ramp-up curve and the best possible availability of the ContiRoll®, the customer gets the financial advantage that distinguishes the concept by the rapid start of production to an attractive investment.

February 28, 2018

Sitarganj

At February 28, in 2018 the time has come at last: On the new production line the first MDF board with a thickness of 16mm was produced – an outstanding success for the Siempelkamp-team and an excellent cooperation with Action Tesa’s team. Thereby the Indian manufacturer can put into operation its fourth production line after an assembly period of only 8 months. The key role plays of course the ContiRoll®, here with a length of 27.1 m and a variable production width of 6’-8’. The press is designed for a product thickness range of 2-37 mm, for MDF/HDF panels made of eucalyptus and poplar wood. With a production speed of 1,500 mm/s, the daily production capacity is at 660 m³. For Action Tesa this plant represents the first investment in technique “made in Germany”, an investment for the production of highest quality wood-based panels, in order to expand its market leadership in India and extend its export activities.

 

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