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International technology Group ANDRITZ received an order to supply a new Jetlace nonwovens production line for Precot Meridian Ltd., Coimbatore, India. The line will produce spunlace fabrics for the hygiene and medical industries and is scheduled to start up in the first quarter of 2013.

The scope of supply includes a complete ANDRITZ Perfojet Jetlace line, a unit for the production of customized fabrics with patterns and logos, as well as a high-efficiency filtration system designed for specialized fibers and fiber recycling equipment.

Precot Meridian has been present in yarn and fabric production for nearly five decades. Based on its expertise in the traditional textile market, the company decided to expand into the nonwovens sector. This order underlines the leading position of ANDRITZ as full-line supplier for spunlace nonwovens.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the world’s largest steel yankee for tissue production at Hengan Group Jinjiang. The PrimeDry Steel Yankee (4.9 m diameter and 6.2 m shell length) is installed in the new ANDRITZ PM15 tissue machine, and enables safe and energy-efficient machine operation. 

“We have eight ANDRITZ tissue machines in operation. PM15 with the world’s largest steel yankee for tissue is now the icing on the cake,” says Zhang Qunfu, Chief Engineer of Hengan Group. An additional ANDRITZ machine with a steel yankee will be started up later this year for Hengan, which is one of the leading tissue producers in China.

PM15 (a PrimeLineTM W6 model) has a design speed of 2,100 m/min, a width of 5.6 m, and is equipped with energy-saving components such as yankee head insulation and a re-evaporation system. ANDRITZ’s scope of supply also includes the complete stock preparation system and machine controls. The machine was started up two weeks ahead of schedule.

The ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER business area, which manufactures tissue machine components in Europe and China, is thus further strengthening its position as one of the leading suppliers of tissue machines and local services in China.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up PM12 tissue machine supplied to Hengan Group Chongqing. Hengan Group, one of the leading tissue producers in China, now has seven ANDRITZ PrimeLine machines in operation. Two more machines will be started up this year, both of them equipped with the world’s largest steel yankees (diameter: 4.88 m) for high-speed machines.

The PM12 machine (PrimeLine TM W8 model) has a design speed of 2,100 m/min, a width of 5.6 m, and is equipped with energy-saving components such as yankee head insulation and a re-evaporation system. The scope of supply also included the complete stock preparation and machine control systems.

The ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER business area, which manufactures its tissue machine components in Europe and China, is thus further strengthening its position as one of the leading suppliers of tissue machines and local services in China.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Zellstoff Pöls AG, Austria, for the supply of a PrimeLine plant for production of special paper. The new paper machine (width: 5.4 m; annual capacity: 80,000 t; design speed: up to 1,000 m/min) will produce very high-strength paper grades used primarily for shopping bags, high-grade medical packaging, and food packaging. Start-up is scheduled for the end of 2013.

The scope of supply comprises the stock preparation plant, an approach flow system, the complete PrimeLine fourdrinier paper machine, a high-precision steel yankee to increase drying rates (diameter: 6.5 m), a calender, and the automation systems.

With this investment, Zellstoff Pöls is extending its existing paper production capacities at the Pöls mill; the company is the largest manufacturer of high-quality, Elemental Chlorine-Free (ECF) sulfate pulp from bleached softwood in Central and Southeast Europe.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeDry Steel Yankee (diameter: 3.7 m; shell length: 4.3 m) supplied to Doh-Ei Paper, Japan. At its Hokkaido mill, Doh-Ei produces 4,500 t/a of facial tissue and 14,500 t/a of toilet tissue from 100% recycled paper.

In June 2011, Doh-Ei commissioned ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER to upgrade its drying line. In addition to increasing production and improving the runnability of the tissue machine, this investment was also was made to reduce energy costs – a particularly important criterion due to the sharp rise in oil and gas prices. “Steel is a highly heat-conductive material. Following the installation of the ANDRITZ PrimeDry Steel Yankee, the energy efficiency and production output of our mill will be very high,” says Mr. Masashi Kobayashi, President of Doh-Ei.

With this successful start-up of Japan’s first Steel Yankee, ANDRITZ has confirmed its position as one of the leading global suppliers of such technology for the tissue, board, and paper industries.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from JSC Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (APPM) to supply equipment for a new semi-chemical pulp line for APPM’s Novodvinsk mill, Russia. The green liquor cooking and washing technology by ANDRITZ will improve the fiber quality and reduce effluents, as well as lowering production costs. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2014.

The scope of supply comprises the chip washing system, the cooking plant with continuous steam-phase digester, flat disc refiners, washers, screw presses, electrical equipment, and instrumentation and control systems. The new plant will use birch and aspen as the raw material to produce 1,000 t/d of fluting and testliner pulp grades, doubling the mill’s current capacity.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine delivered to Saigon Paper Corporation, one of the leading Vietnamese producers of tissue and board. With a speed of 1,650 m/min, the 2,850 mm wide machine has an annual production capacity of 25,000 t.

ANDRITZ’s scope of supply included the complete tissue machine (from stock preparation to the finished reel, including automation) in a modularized design that is easy to configure, install, and operate. The machine is equipped with a PrimeDry Steel Yankee cylinder (diameter: 3.66 m) to enable high production capacity and high operational safety.

With this successful start-up, ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER, which manufactures its tissue machine components in Europe and China, is strengthening its position as one of the leading suppliers of tissue machines and local services in Asia.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a Steel Yankee cylinder and headbox supplied to a customer in Indonesia for a new MG paper machine. With a shell length of 7.4 m, this Steel Yankee is the longest of the world.

In addition to the PrimeDry Steel Yankee and the headbox, ANDRITZ also delivered the core components for the approach system and the dilution water control equipment.

The headbox (PrimeFlow SW) has been newly developed for the use with fourdrinier wires and hybrid formers. With this innovative ANDRITZ technology for paper and board machines, the step diffuser and the lamella nozzle generate micro-turbulence in order to produce optimum formation and evenness of the paper. The mechanical design, manufacturing precision, and the dilution water system (PrimeProFiler F) ensure excellent cross-direction profiles.