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Valmet's tissue machine starts ahead of schedule in China

09 Sep '16

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Valmet, the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, has announced that Hengan's 19th tissue machine, an Advantage DCT 200HS tissue line supplied by Valmet, has successfully started up ahead 0of schedule in August at the company's mill in Wuhu, Anhui province in China.

The installation and commissioning were performed in record time and the start-up went very smoothly. The new tissue machine adds another 60,000 annual tons of tissue products to Hengan's current production of more than one million tons per year.

PM 19 is Valmet's fifth tissue machine delivery to Hengan. The previous four Valmet Advantage DCT machines are located at Jinjiang, Changde and Weifang mills and were installed in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. Currently the installation of a sixth Valmet delivered tissue machine PM 20 is ongoing, and it will start up later in 2016.

Valmet's scope of delivery comprised a complete tissue production line featuring stock preparation systems, Advantage DCT 200HS tissue machine and an automation package from Valmet with Valmet DCS and QCS process control system. The tissue machine has a width of 5.6 m and a design speed of 2,000 m/min and is equipped with OptiFlo headbox and cast alloy Yankee cylinder. The machine is also featured with the well proven Advantage tissue technology including gas heated AirCap hood, WetDust dust system, and a SoftReel P reel. Basic engineering, installation supervision, training, start-up and commissioning were also included in the delivery.

Cui Jiantong, project manager, Hengan Group said, “Joint effort and great work from the joint Valmet and Hengan team ensured a successful start-up of our new PM19 on August 8, 2016. The new machine will raise Hengan Group's total production capacity to 1,080,000 annual tons of tissue and reduce the current production shortage.” (GK)

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