{"id":209,"date":"2024-05-25T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T09:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:27:49","slug":"pulp-and-paper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/?page_id=209","title":{"rendered":"Pulp and Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-slate-section-hero-title gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-has-background-dim gb-has-background-dim-30 gb-background-cover gb-background-no-repeat gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"background-color: #1f1f1f; color: #f5f5f5; background-image: url('https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BG_PulpPaper.jpg'); background-position: 48% 72%; padding: 5em 1em 5em 1em;\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-1 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft gb-columns-center alignfull\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-8 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color: #f5f5f5;\">Pulp and Paper<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A paper mill in Northwest Louisiana was experiencing regular mechanical failure of the baskets in a Mueller duplex strainer.\u00a0 We made an onsite inspection of the duplex and consulted with mill operations personnel.\u00a0 We strongly suspected that cavitation was causing severe turbulence in the strainer housings.\u00a0 This turbulence was causing the welded basket handles to break.\u00a0 The baskets could then lift off their seats and particulate was allowed to bypass the baskets, flow downstream and interfere with normal equipment performance.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-00c5f8a5 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"uag-image-226 alignnone\" title=\"Industry_PULPPAPER-1\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PULPPAPER-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PULPPAPER-1.jpg ,https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PULPPAPER-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PULPPAPER-1.jpg 360w\" alt=\"paper mill\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-service-3 gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding: 15% 5% 15% 5%;\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-5 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-210\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PulpPaper_pic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PulpPaper_pic1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PulpPaper_pic1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vertzandcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Industry_PulpPaper_pic1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Class 150 Ball-Plex\u2122 Stainless Steel Flanged End Duplex Strainers<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\">\r\n<div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We detailed our findings to the Mueller engineering staff. The engineers redesigned their baskets, used heavier gauge handles and perf, and immediately sent a test unit to the paper mill for testing.\u00a0 The new design solved the problem. Mueller incorporated the redesign into all future strainers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vertz works closely with customers and manufacturers alike to guarantee exceptional product performance, no matter what that takes.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"div#page.hfeed.site.container {\n    margin-top: 0;\n    padding-top: 0;\n}\n\n.entry-title {\n\tdisplay:none;\n}","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_block_theme_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-209","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post","without-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pulp and Paper - Vertz and Company<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vertz works with pulp and paper facilities to solve problems and keep everything running smoothly. 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