NEWS

(08/04/2014 / sha)

Voith: Modernizing pulp drying machine at BSC

Voith has successfully completed the modernization of the pulp drying machine (PDM) at BSC – Bahia Specialty Cellulose - located in Camaçari, state of Bahia, Brazil.

 
 


The main goal of the modernization was to improve quality and increase the value added to BSC's acetate cellulose. Voith's technical team installed a new shoe press with tilt control and other equipment to upgrade various systems at BSC. Voith’s solutions were installed in mid-March, during a total machine turnaround that lasted seven days.

For BSC, the main benefit of the modernization will be the improved pulp quality, which will enable the company to serve its existing customers better and to open up new markets. “Now BSC will be able to rely on a greater array of tools to adjust quality of the final product. And because Voith was able to install all of the required components during the total machine turnaround, the company's production was not affected. It was a great challenge, and we were able to complete it successfully", points out Leunis Teixeira Rocha, Project Manager at Voith Paper.