Metso-supplied paper machine sets world record
May 12 2011 The Metso-supplied PM2 containerboard machine at Propapier in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, has set a containerboard machine 24-hour world speed record of 1,650 meters per minute.
During the record run, the 10.85-meters wide PM2 produced corrugating medium at a basis weight of only 80 grams per square meter.This is the second 24-hour world speed record set by Propapier PM2. In November last year, the machine set a record of 1,620 meters per minute, being the world’s first containerboard machine to exceed the 1,600 meters per minute speed level.PM 2 was started up in March 2010.
