Voith to rebuild PM for Stora Enso
Sept 6 2011 Stora Enso Sachsen, Germany, has placed an order for the rebuild of Eilenburg PM1 with Voith Paper.
The rebuild comprises former, press, dryer section as well as calender and air system. The installation of a NipcoFlex press and the rebuild of the existing calender to a Janus calender by reusing some of the existing components must be mentioned in particular.Stora Enso Sachsen would like to improve paper quality as well as runability by the rebuild of PM1. Furthermore, the operating speed of the production line is to be increased to 2,000 meters per minute. The rebuild is scheduled for May 2012.Voith's technical concept for the rebuild was convincing, the company writes in a press release.PM1 produces newsprint and telephone directory paper from 100 percent recovered paper.