Metso-supplied cartonboard machine reaches speed milestone
Sept 17 2010 The world’s largest cartonboard production line, APP Ningbo PM6 in Xiaogang, Ningbo, China, has reached a new milestone in its operation. The machine produced art board at the speed of 1,020 meters per minute for 17 hours without any breaks.
“Surpassing the 1,000 meters per minute limit is another proof of this line’s capability, and the result of the combined efforts of both APP and Metso to maintain the number one position,” says Chen Hsing Liang, COO of APP industrial papers business units.The 410 meters long PM6, which was supplied by Metso and started up in November 2004, today produces graphic art board and folding box board in the basis weight range of 250 to 450 grams. It can also produce white lined chipboard (WLC). The line has a trim width of 8.1 meters and a design speed of 900 meters per minute.