Voith’s board and packaging paper machines and components come to the fore to ensure a quick start-up. The PM 5, which was put into operation for Stora Enso Narew at the beginning of 2013, was already operated with 100% of its design capacity in the first week. The PM 5 produces testliner and fluting in a basis weight range of 65 – 140 g/m².
Voith offers a multitude of proven solutions for all process steps. Voith also offers proven components for the downstream production steps. Board and packaging paper machines are equipped with Voith VariFlex winders. Due to its modular structure, VariFlex can be designed very precisely for the requirements of board and packaging paper. That is the key for ensuring short start-up and optimization times, together with a high level of availability and excellent start-up curves.
At Mpact in Felixton, South Africa, VariFlex achieved the maximum operating speed of 2,500m/min two days after start-up. Thanks to the winder, the overall capacity of the paper machine is reliably mastered. Compared to conventional winders the processing capacity could be increased by 50%. At the Felixton location, Mpact produces various grades of corrugated medium on the PM 3 in the basis weight range of 90–190 g/m².