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Andritz to supply high-temperature Yankee hood and air system to Northwood Tissue, England

International technology group Andritz has received a turn-key order from Northwood Tissue Ltd. to supply a new PrimeDry Hood and an air system for a tissue machine rebuild at the mill in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Start-up is planned for the third quarter of 2024.

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New pump handbook from Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval just published a brand new edition of the company’s renowned Pump Handbook. The 375-page handbook is free and contains scholarly information on basic pump functionality and in-depth guidelines for sizing and selecting the right pump type for optimum efficiency. The handbook is packed with real-life examples to increase its user-friendliness.

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Andritz to upgrade flue gas treatment systems at Södra pulp mill

Swedish forest industry group Södra has entrusted international technology group Andritz with the upgrade of three electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) for the recovery boiler at the Mörrum pulp mill. The mechanical and electrical refurbishments will extend the ESPs’ lifetime and enable an increase of the boiler’s capacity while ensuring compliance with the current emission standards.

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Infinity press felts – reliable high-performance fabrics for continuous use in the paper industry

The Infinity press felt family from Voith is established globally as a very good choice for heavy-duty press felts in continuous operation, in both seamed and endless versions. Since its market launch in 2011, customers worldwide have placed their trust in Infinity press felts. Infinity’s uncommon strength lies in its uniform and high-quality base fabric that ensures a laminar structure and secures the void volume over the entire operating life.

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Valmet to deliver a new digester top separator to Södra Cell’s Mönsterås Mill in Sweden

Valmet will deliver a new digester top separator to Södra Cell’s Mönsterås Mill in Sweden. The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the first quarter 2024. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The delivery is scheduled to take place in October 2024.

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Toscotec to replace Yankee and steam plant at Papeco in France

French tissue manufacturer Papeteries du Cotentin (Papeco), purchased a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer and a complete high-performance steam and condensate plant from Toscotec to fully replace their existing cast iron dryer and steam system on PM3 at their Orval sur Sienne mill in Normandy. The project includes modifications to the machine for the new steam system and it is planned for start-up in the third quarter of 2024.

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Voith boosts production quality and efficiency on Weig's BM 6 in Mayen with OnQuality

Board manufacturer Weig is relying on Voith's technology expertise to upgrade its BM 6 at the Mayen mill in Germany to stabilize production quality. Voith is not only supplying an intelligent quality control system (QCS) consisting of scanners, actuators and controls but will also ensure seamless integration into a PCS7 environment.

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Metsä Group and Andritz are aiming for ambitious climate goals

Metsä Group and technology supplier Andritz have agreed to work together to reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Scope 3 emissions refer to emissions from the company's value chain and purchases, such as emissions during the sourcing of production equipment and raw materials and the transportation and use of manufactured products. The goal of the multi-year cooperation is to increase the effectiveness of emission reductions and to find completely new ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Toscotec launches a new generation design of TT Brain DCS

Toscotec has successfully launched a new generation design of its Distributed Control System TT Brain DCS, which offers a whole breadth of innovative functions and add-on customized tools. Numerous tissue producers are already efficiently operating their tissue machines through this upgraded DCS.

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Shandong Huatai Paper: Successful start-up of rebuilt PM 11

On January 16, 2024, Shandong Huatai Paper and Voith Paper successfully started up PM 11 in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. PM 11, a former newsprint machine, was successfully rebuilt for the production of high-quality graphic paper. The machine's web width is 10.2 meters and the design speed 1,800 m/min. With the help of Voith technologies, the annual capacity of the rebuilt PM 11 can be increased from 400,000 to 520,000 tons.

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The air is out - and that's a good thing!

The teams from Kanzan and GAW technologies recently started-up the new working stations for the curtain coater including deaeration. Kanzan belongs to the Oji Group, one of the largest paper producers in Japan, and is one of the experts in the area of thermal and inkjet paper. At the Düren (Germany) location, the company employs around 300 people and produces on one paper machine and two coating machines with working widths of 3.20 m. The speed for a weight range of 40 - 180 g/m2 is 850m/min.

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Voith presents digital solution OnView.Energy for the paper industry

Voith introduces OnView.Energy, an innovative digitalization solution for energy monitoring that enables paper manufacturers to visualize, monitor and reduce energy consumption to lower their operating costs while minimizing environmental footprint. As part of the full-line supplier’s Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, OnView.Energy is based on the IIoT platform dataPARC cloud. With this launch, Voith strengthens its position as a supplier of digital solutions in the paper industry.

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