Press
release
 
December 2, 1999
Voith Paper:

Voith Sulzer Paper Technology: Extraordinary Results at Munkedal's PM 8


At the beginning of August 1999, the rebuilt PM 8 at Munkedal AB, Sweden, was started up successfully. Within two days of the start-up of PM 8, Munkedal achieved optimum paper quality. Project Manager Reino Kinnunen: "The machine is running like a dream."

The Swedish company placed the order for the supply of a ModuleJet™ headbox, fourdrinier section and a DuoFormer D with Voith Sulzer Paper Technology, Heidenheim, Germany, in December 1998.

PM 8 has a wire width of 4600 mm and attains a maximum operating speed of 1000 m/min. The product range produced on PM 8 includes uncoated woodfree and wood-containing printing grades with a basis weight range of 60-150 g/m².

The main targets of the rebuild were reached within a very short time period. The paper quality was optimized with regard to formation and cross profiles. Due to the flexibility of the ModuleJet™ headbox and the DuoFormer D, Munkedal also attained a reduction in grade and basis weight change time. All in all, the PM 8 rebuild leads to an increase of Munkedal's competitiveness.


Marion Nager
Voith Turbo | Zentrale Werbung & PRAlexanderstraße 2 | D-89522 Heidenheim
Tel ++ 49 / 7321 / 37 / 2832 | Fax ++ 49 / 7321 / 37 / 7110
E-Mail marion.nager@voith.com
Print
close window