International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a complete continuous low-consistency (LC) pulping system at Papeleira Coreboard, Portugal.

The new ANDRITZ LC pulping system installed features several design upgrades:

• FibreSolve FSR pulper with advanced rotor design for efficient slushing at lowest fiber loss and highest availability
• Advanced ANDRITZ TrashTrap for reliable separation and removal of heavy and light rejects early in the process
• State-of-the-art ragger which allows – in combination with the new pulper rotor design – superior forming, handling and removal of pulper rags.

The scope of supply also comprised a detrashing pump, FibreGuard detrasher, FibreWash Drum, cleaners and a RejectCompactor for further treatment of rejects. ANDRITZ provided the basic engineering as well as the supervision of erection on site and start-up via remote support.

Complete LC pulping system supplied by ANDRITZ at Papeleira Coreboard © ANDRITZ

Manuel Delgado, Plant Manager, Papeleira Coreboard says: „I´m very proud of our operators who managed the successful start-up despite the challenging circumstances caused by the pandemic. The ANDRITZ team provided excellent remote support from Austria.”

Papeleira Coreboard processes LOCC (Local Old Corrugated Containers) with a line capacity of 300 bdmt/d and a reject content of up to 10% to produce different types of coreboard. The company is part of the Arteche Paper Holding and manufactures paper, pulp and cardboard focusing on 100% recycled paper and cardboard as raw material for its production.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency and sustainability as well as lower overall operating costs. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, plants for the production of nonwovens and panelboard (MDF), as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

Toscotec has recently introduced TT Defender, a leading-edge patented innovation that provides Yankee dryers with an effective internal protection coating against corrosive steam. Toscotec has successfully tested TT Defender at Lucart Group’s Diecimo tissue mill in Italy on a TT SYD that came online in February 2020. 
Danilo Calamari, Lucart’s Paper Mill Senior Engineer & Cogeneration Plants Manager, is the technical expert who closely followed the project in Lucart. In this interview, he shares Lucart’s experience with TT Defender and his professional views on the results they achieved so far. 

The TT SYD installed on your PM5 in Diecimo is fitted with TT Defender. During the regular checks you performed 6 months after start-up, you personally entered inside the Yankee. Which conditions did you find? 
D.C.: I was pleasantly surprised at how good the Yankee looked inside. During our regular Yankee checks, we often find some magnetite deposits and soda straw blockage. Instead, the TT SYD on PM5 appeared as if it were new, or even better: the entire internal surface and all the straw pipes were perfectly clean. Evidently, during its six months of operation, no magnetite deposits had formed inside the Yankee. This result validated our decision to participate in this project. To be honest, at the beginning when Toscotec suggested they test this new technology on our TT SYD, we were not entirely convinced. Finally, we decided to get on board, because we have had a very good cooperation with them for many years, and we trust their professionalism and reliability as a supplier. 

Mill technicians know very well that in the ordinary operation of the steam and condensate system, it is quite common to go through transitory phases or issues that cause some of the chemical and physical values under control to fall short of the requirements for the proper functioning of the plant. Does TT Defender represent an additional security in this regard? Do you think that it allows your Yankee to have a greater tolerance to these kind of normal variations?
D.C.: Yes, we do. TT Defender allows us to overcome some possibly critical issues in the chemical treatment of the steam and condensate system of PM5 without consequences. We can now successfully manage these phases that are completely normal throughout the year.

Before the TT SYD with TT Defender, Toscotec had installed another TT SYD on your PM6, which is right next to PM5 and shares the same steam and condensate system. In terms of drying performances, did you find that the drying capacity of the steel Yankee with TT Defender was any different from the other? 
D.C.: Apart from TT Defender, the two TT SYDs installed on PM5 and PM6 have the same characteristics, so we could easily compare their performances under various operating conditions. We did not find any limitation in the drying capacity of the TT SYD with TT Defender. Before the application, one might wonder if TT Defender could hinder the heat exchange between the Yankee’s internal and external surface on which its drying capacity is based upon. The actual result is that TT Defender does not affect the Yankee’s thermal efficiency in any way. In one year of operations, we found that the two TT SYDs on PM5 and PM6 perform equally well. 

Do you think that TT Defender allows you to eliminate the risk of longer maintenance stops due to the obstruction of soda straws? 
D.C.: At Lucart, we perform one regular internal Yankee inspection per year. We will check PM5’s TT SYD this summer, but what we can say now is that we are not experiencing any issues with tissue quality that could point to soda straw blockage. The paper we are producing on PM5 is high quality and has a very uniform cross-direction moisture profile. This suggests that when we will open up the Yankee later this year, we will most likely do just a quick check, without allocating extra personnel and extend the downtime in order to clean or replace soda straws. With TT Defender, we expect to find a Yankee that is always clean, and allows us to realize the best production efficiency in terms of both quality and quantity.

For further information, please contact:
Marco Dalle Piagge, Sales Director, Toscotec Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Saver, Engraving Solutions’ technology for eco-sustainable embossing, turns 10. With over 200 engraved rollers sold all over the world, it has become a reference point for all converters who want beautiful, soft, resistant, and eco-friendly products.

Born from the union between Pixel and 4D technologies, the innovative solution allows the production of highly decorated rolls while reducing the use of glue by up to 75%, saving fiber and preserving the characteristics of the paper.

Mauro Gelli, Engineering and R&D manager, comments: “With Saver it’s possible to enhance any type of paper, from the most high-end to recycled varieties, and to add value even to entry level products. Both technologies go in the direction of saving energy and reducing polluting materials, albeit in different ways".

The 4D “tips” save energy because using them increases overall performance with the same raw material, while Pixel helps reduce the use of polluting components.

More complex decorations normally need more glue, but with Saver it’s possible to reduce glue by over 75%. The paper remains soft even if highly decorated, allowing you to develop maximum creativity even with shading effects.

SAVER can be used on any tissue product with 2 or more plies.

Major upgrade with ABB Ability ™ System 800xA drives and quality control solutions underway for enhanced operations at Iggesund Paperboard

Global technology company ABB is leading a major installation of new drives, control systems and quality control solutions (QCS) for Iggesund Paperboard in Sweden, driving increased safety, higher availability and more stable operations for the board mill.

ABB will deliver a comprehensive maintenance and upgrade project in several stages during 2021, with total supplier responsibility for Iggesund’s two board machines, which are part of one of the world’s most advanced, fully-integrated pulp and board mills. The machines produce premium quality board for consumer and customized luxury packaging, as well as safe, durable medical packaging.

The strategy minimizes the impact on daily operations to the lowest possible downtime on each machine. ABB has created an evolution path to ensure that older Smart Platform system architecture is replaced by the latest Network Platform technology in the most straightforward, cost-efficient way.

A step-by-step electronics upgrade is underway on measuring frames as part of QCS on the two machines. Each frame will be equipped with the latest generation of ABB's moisture sensors, the High-Performance Infrared Transmission (HPIR-T). Moisture is an important quality parameter if the board is to retain its properties in subsequent product conversion steps.

Functions to enable a safer working environment for operators and other personnel, including double-channel emergency stops, a modern start warning system and safe speed monitoring of the machines, are integrated within the drive and automation solution.

To secure the future of production, ABB is supporting the modernization of 150 drive systems with the ABB Ability ™ System 800xA automation and control system and frequency converters from the new ACS880 multidrive system family. ABB Ability™ System 800xA, ranked by the ARC advisory group as the world’s #1 distributed control system (DCS) platform over the last 21 years.

“We will now benefit from a more modern control and drives system that is dimensioned for higher speeds, increased logging possibilities, better fault diagnostics and higher safety,” said Mikael Larsson, Project Manager at Iggesund Paperboard. “We are building for the future and will be able to continue to meet the high demands of our customers.”

“With an upgraded drive, automation and quality control system, Iggesund Paperboard will experience higher availability and utilization rate of the machines, which will produce paperboard of the right quality in stable processes,” said Björn Jonsson, Head of Process Automation in Sweden, ABB. “This more predictable process operation will contribute to lower maintenance costs, higher availability and safety.

“ABB has the solutions, project expertise and experience to deliver on plans such as this with sharpness and guaranteed quality. On top of the product-based design and commissioning, we’re also supporting Iggesund with training staff on the systems.”

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com

Process Automation: ABB’s Process Automation business is a leader in automation, electrification and digitalization for the process and hybrid industries. We serve our customers with a broad portfolio of products, systems, and end-to-end solutions, including our #1 distributed control system, software, and lifecycle services, industry-specific products as well as measurement and analytics, marine and turbocharging offerings. As the global #2 in the market, we build on our deep domain expertise, diverse team and global footprint, and are dedicated to helping our customers increase competitiveness, improve their return on investment and run safe, smart, and sustainable operations.

Pasaban Upgrades, the ideal solution to get the best out of your paper and cardboard converting equipment.  

Upgrading sheeters and winders is essential if you want to increase the life of old machines and improve their performance.

  The benefits of this type of maintenance include increasing the availability and the performance of the machine and improving the quality of the finished product. In turn, you will increase productivity, mitigate obsolescence and enable the automation of some of the machine's processes.  

This is why we believe it is essential for companies that have acquired Pasaban machines or machines from other brands such as Jagenberg or Bielomatik to continue to get the most out of these great machines.  

Our expertise in the world of converting machines enable us to suggest the best improvement proposals or technological adaptations. Usually by adding new controls, HMIs and simplifying the use and maintenance of old equipment. In this way, we can refurbish, modernize or upgrade the sheeters and winders to the current needs of the customer.  

Our commitment is to exhaustively analyse all possible options to improve the performance of your converting machines.  

Pasaban Upgrades is part of Pasaban Service, which offers a series of services aimed at manufacturers, converters and packagers or printers. These include Remote support, Maintenance service, online spare parts store and machine relocations.  

Finally, and in order to continue offering the best possible service to our customers, we have compiled an up-to-date Upgrades catalogue available at your disposal.  

For more information, contact the Pasaban Service department at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., call one of our specialised technicians on +34 943 65 16 32 or send a message to one of our worldwide agents.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the tissue production line delivered to Berli Jucker Cellox Ltd. for their mill in Prachinburi, Thailand.

The PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine has a design speed of 1,900 m/min and a paper width of 2.8 m. A PrimePress XT Evo shoe press installed there dewaters the web gently, but still achieves a far higher post-press dryness than conventional presses. The 16 ft. PrimeDry Steel Yankee is made entirely of steel, having an evaporation rate that is 10-15% higher than that of cast iron models, which results in 8-10% better machine performance. This combination – the latest shoe press technology and a steel Yankee – leads to a high drying capacity and achieves remarkable cost savings and operational flexibility as well as improved product quality. The entire line is equipped with an ANDRITZ PrimeControl automation package, providing an optimized production process.

ANDRITZ successfully starts up a PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line at Berli Jucker Cellox, Thailand. “Photo: ANDRITZ”.

In addition, ANDRITZ supplied the stock preparation system with two lines in order to process both short-fiber and long-fiber pulp, with the option of adding recycled fiber. The lines also have an approach flow system and a dissolved air flotation (DAF) unit for fiber recovery. The water system installed is designed to minimize water consumption, thus ensuring highest efficiency and sustainable operation.

The line was started up successfully under very challenging conditions due to the Covid pandemic.

A key part of this success is thanks to Metris – the ANDRITZ digitalization platform – which ensures maximum mill performance at Berli Jucker Cellox, Prachinburi. In these challenging times with their travel restrictions, Metris effectively reduced personal contact by making use of remote functionalities. Remote assistance by ANDRITZ specialists enabled a straightforward commissioning-to-start-up phase and, in addition, ensures constant optimization of production processes, operator troubleshooting and decision support.

Pisit Samatha, Associate Director of Manufacturing at Berli Jucker Cellox, with the first TM5 paper on reel. “Photo: ANDRITZ”.

“I can remember when we first started talking about commissioning during the pandemic and, to be honest, we both felt some uncertainty given the challenging circumstances,” explains Tine Kocbek, ANDRITZ Project Manager for Tissue. Apinan Laocharoensuk, Managing Director of Berli Jucker Cellox Ltd., adds: “It took a lot of courage from both sides and also mutual trust to agree on such an arrangement. We really appreciated the excellent teamwork by the ANDRITZ colleagues from Europe and China. Today, we can confirm, it was the right decision!“

This order once again underlines ANDRITZ’s strong market position as one of the leading suppliers of machines and systems to the Asian tissue industry as well as highlighting the company’s expertise in challenging situations.

ANDRITZ GROUP

International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting. Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient and profitable. The publicly listed group has around 27,200 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency and sustainability as well as lower overall operating costs. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, plants for the production of nonwovens and panelboard (MDF), as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

Toscotec upgraded its YES-CONNECT-VISION AR (Augmented Reality) system to provide faster and more effectiveremote services. After launching the first version in 2018, Toscotec perfected the system based on user feedback and practice in the field. With this improved tool, mill operators wearing an ergonomic helmet fitted with a high definition camera send out high-resolution images and audio in real time, becoming the eyes and the ears of Toscotec’s service team inside the mill. 

Toscotec’s experts can actively interact with these inputs in real time by highlighting components in the operator’s field of view, sending relevant documentation to their helmet’s visor and guiding them on adjusting the machine. Toscotec’s service team can acquire all the information they need to provide solutions, get around lack of technical know-how, or language-related issues in communication.

Toscotec’s YES-CONNECT-VISION AR system.

YES-CONNECT-VISION is designed to ensure maximum safety to the operator who is wearing the helmet with dust-tight and watertight hardware. With an easily adjustable binocular visor, a wide angle camera that offers a 150-degree visual field, a selective microphone and noise-cancelling headset, technicians can safely move around in the mill with large visibility of surroundings, and operate hands-free, while receiving clear audio signals even in highly noisy areas.

YES-CONNECT-VISION digital solution increases service efficiency, thereby reducing downtime and boosting production efficiency. When travel options are limited or if it’s desired to retain the option of on-demand remote service, Toscotec offers an effective tool that reduces downtime, costs and carbon emissions.  

Girolamo Panepinto, Toscotec Start-up & Service Software Engineer, says: “YES-CONNECT-VISION is perfectly suited for trouble-shooting service, on-remote factory acceptance tests, and commissioning tests. Customers can also use it for one on one training at the customer site, or group training from the Toscotec factory floor. For instance, a Toscotec engineer could demonstrate a maintenance task with up to 11 remote connected viewers. With price-competitive service subscriptions, paper mills can get 24/7, worry-free service. We are simply a phone call away from the solution to their technical problem.”

For further information, please contact:
Girolamo Panepinto, Toscotec Start-up & Service Software Engineer, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mauro Luna has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Körbers Business Area Tissue and will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Oswaldo Cruz. He joined the company in 2019 as Global Head of Sales at the Körber Business Area Tissue, and will now also be in charge of marketing.

Mauro Luna is Körber Tissue’s new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. The tissue industry is facing unprecedented pressures, accelerated by the global situation this past year; they are changing the way we sell to, relate to, and support customers. The unification of the Sales and Marketing departments under the same leadership and strategy will lead to greater flexibility and efficiency in managing customer requests.

After graduating in Mechanical Engineering at the University of San Paolo in Brazil, Mauro Luna completed his studies by attending a course in Marketing at the University of Berkeley in California and a Master of Business Administration in Brazil. He developed his career in Sales, starting as Sales and Application Engineer with Voith Brazil and, in the following years, worked as Sales Director, Marketing and Business Development with SKF, where he had the opportunity to take the role of Chief Executive Officer at SKF’s branch in Peru. His last job was as Commercial Director for Amcor Rigids Plastics.

Körber Business Area Tissue

At Körber, our ultimate goal is to empower our customers’ ongoing success. We are the only truly integrated and global provider of advanced solutions for the tissue business. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of tissue technology to support customers across the entire value chain – from roll to fold, from converting to packaging. Our advanced, automated, and easy-to-use integrated solutions are a fundamental asset to shape the success in tissue, take our customers operations to the next level, and strengthen their overall financial performance, while optimizing their total cost of ownership.

About Körber

We are Körber – an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, more than 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: We turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape the technological change. In the Business Areas Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain, Tissue and Tobacco, we offer products, solutions and services that inspire. We act fast to customer needs, we execute ideas seamlessly, and with our innovations we create added value for our customers. In doing so, we are increasingly building on ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.

How the Berry Global Statesville plant increased its efficiency, safety and productivity with the A.Celli TVC B Automated Guided Vehicle.

Berry Global Group Inc., headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is a Fortune 500 company and a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative rigid, flexible, and nonwoven products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Committed to its mission, “Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important”, Berry Global proudly partners with its customers to provide them value-added protective solutions that are increasingly light-weighted and easier to recycle or reuse. The company serves a wide range of markets with its solutions, including the beverage, construction, filtration, food, healthcare, household, and hygiene sectors.

• Nr. of Employees: 47.000+
• Nr. of Facilities: Over 290 across the globe
• Industrial Sector: Packaging & protection solutions

The challenge 

The customer's objective was clear: to have the possibility of exchanging the Master rolls between the rewinders of the different lines of equal format present in its Statesville, North Carolina, manufacturing facility. This with a view to assuring both the maximum degree of efficiency and safety for typically critical productions and an increase in productivity, due to the elimination of variables introduced by manual guidance and the lower waste ensured by automatic management.

Fortunately, we had just the right solution for them in our product portfolio...(Click the banner below to donwload the full case study!)

In Russia, consumer demand for innovative, premium quality tissue products has risen dramatically, driven by tissue manufacturer Hayat Kimya’s leadership in innovation, product differentiation, and quality. As part of its strategic response to the increasing demand, Hayat Kimya is expanding its production in Turkey and Russia with the installation of multiple Perini Constellation™ S8 lines supported by Körber Business Area Tissue’s reliable customer care.

In addition to lines in Turkey, Kӧrber is supporting Hayat Kimya’s installation of Perini Constellation™ S8 lines in a new, 210.000-tonne capacity plant, set for completion by fall 2021 in Kaluga, Russia, just outside Moscow. Hayat Kimya’s investment in the new lines, including wrapping, bundling, and embossing equipment, will make the company the largest tissue manufacturer in Russia — and help catering for the increasing demand for premium tissue products in the Russian market.

“There was a time when only low-end, one-ply and two-ply tissue products were available in many countries,” said Alessandro Granucci, Regional Sales Manager for the Körber Business Area Tissue. “Hayat Kimya introduced premium quality, better-rolled bathroom tissue in three, four, and even up to six plies, elevating consumer expectations while also meeting market demand for such high-quality tissue. Now, one or two-ply products are rarely, if ever, found in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Today’s consumers demand premium options, and Hayat Kimya is well-positioned to meet their expectations as well as to continue its leadership position in the market.”

This dramatic shift in consumer expectations can be catered for thanks to Kӧrber’s industry-leading portfolio that integrates tissue converting and packaging machinery, digital services, embossing technologies, unique supply chain solutions, and aftermarket support. Kӧrber’s reliable solutions and customer care support Hayat Kimya’s delivery of on-demand, premium-quality products in a fiercely competitive, global tissue industry facing complexities that include pulp price volatility, a scarcity of skilled operators, and growing demands for sustainability and overall operational efficiencies.

Hayat Kimya has relied on Kӧrbers best-in-class customer experience and expert collaboration since its establishment in 2003. As industry partner, Körber supported its continued growth into the largest tissue converter of Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Hayat Kimya Global Tissue Production Director Lufti Aydin values the longstanding advantages of the Kӧrber partnership as highly as he does the technologies. “We strongly believe in Kӧrber equipment,” he said. “It’s truly the best technology available for optimizing production efficiency and achieving best quality”

Perini Constellation™ S8 lines’ proven advantages include enhanced product quality, simplified line operations and increased operational efficiencies. These benefits make them the right choice for Hayat Kimya — and have led to sales of more than 100 Perini Constellation™ S8 lines worldwide over the past five years. Perini Constellation™ S8 solutions offer the most uniform rewinding at all speeds and perfect rolls from the first to the last sheet. As a result, customer satisfaction for product quality is close to 100% and over 85% of global customers reported improved operational efficiencies of at least 10%.

Hayat Kimya’s partnership with Kӧrber is shaping future expectations. By accessing Kӧrber’s solutions, service, and ongoing customer support ecosystems, Hayat Kimya anticipates continued success in raising consumer quality expectations and increasing speed to market as it strengthens its tissue industry leadership.

Increased capacity adds opportunities to strengthen differentiation and sales, making greater quantities of unique, premium offerings — such as Hayat Kimya’s signature bi-sided tissue — readily available on the market as the manufacturer further extends its reach in Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, and Russia.

About Hayat Kimya

Hayat Kimya A.S. is part of the Hayat Group. The Hayat Group primarily operates in the home care, hygiene, and tissue categories for the consumer goods industry. Hayat has continued to invest significantly since their entrance into the tissue category and today the Group carries the distinction of being “The Largest Tissue Manufacturer of Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe” with 490,000 tonnes production capacity/year.

Körber Business Area Tissue

At Körber, our ultimate goal is to empower our customers’ ongoing success. We are the only truly integrated and global provider of advanced solutions for the tissue business. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of tissue technology to support customers across the entire value chain — from roll to fold, from converting to packaging. Our advanced, automated, and easy-to-use integrated solutions are a fundamental asset to shape the success in tissue, take our customers operations to the next level, and strengthen their overall financial performance while optimizing their total cost of ownership.

About Körber

We are Körber – an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, more than 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: We turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape the technological change. In the Business Areas Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain, Tissue and Tobacco, we offer products, solutions and services that inspire. We act fast to customer needs, we execute ideas seamlessly, and with our innovations we create added value for our customers. In doing so, we are increasingly building on ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.