Paper Technology Journal - Voith

Paper Technology product innovations
for board and packaging papers.
A new generation of gap formers – the
DuoFormer Base and the DuoFormer Top
– sets new standards both for packaging
papers and board. Thus, the first new
board machine fitted with a gap former
will come on stream in 1999. The shoe
press technology, which continues to deliver
excellent results in the production
of packaging papers, is now successfully
used also for coated folding boxboard.
In addition, the JetFlow F, a new, highly
efficient coating unit, is available for
coated folding boxboard.
Papers held on the calendering of board
and packaging papers and the spectrum
of services offered by the pilot paper machine
of the division rounded off the programme.
A particularly impressive presentation of
the possibilities of web transfer on board
and packaging paper machines was given
by Ken Rooney, Vice President of Fibron
Machine Corporation, a new member of
the Voith Sulzer Paper Technology group
of companies. Modern presentation techniques
via computer and video beamer
permitted illustrating the transfer procedures
in short video sequences.
On the second day, the programme
focused on the reports of customers.
Jean François Geleleens, Director of
Technical Affairs Paper and Board of
KNP BT Packaging, started out by reporting
on the technological and economic
results achieved with the new PM6 at
Zülpich Papier. This paper was followed
by reports on two rebuilds of sack paper
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Paper Machines
Figs. 1: The conference hall at the Austria Center
in Vienna.
Fig. 2: An imperial reception at the Orangerie of
Schönbrunn Castle – Emperor Francis Joseph I
held his celebrations here.
Fig. 3: Executive Vice President, Otto
Heissenberger, holding his welcome address.
Fig. 4: 25 completely new board and packaging
paper machines between 1995 and 1999.
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Fig. 5: The guests were welcomed by two baroquestyle
stiltwalkers, thanks to the warm weather
our guests could enjoy the gardens all evening.
machines – at AssiDomän Skärblacka in
Sweden and at Zaklady Celulozy i Papieru
w Swieciu in Poland. The speakers,
Håkan Krantz (Production Manager
AssiDomän Skärblacka) and Tadeusz
Koszur (Technical Director at Swiecie),
focused on improvements of paper quality
and productivity increases achieved by
the installation of an Extensible Unit and
the novel use of the shoe press technology
for sack papers. The last speaker was
Lars-Erik Mellgren, Mill Manager at
AssiDomän Frövi, Sweden, who talked
about their experience with the rebuild of
BM 5. Frövi was the first to install a Jet-
FLow F for liquid board, and the board
quality at the mill was significantly
increased by the installation of a new
DuoFormer D.
Following these reports, the audience
was given the opportunity to take a look
into the future. The two product technologists
of the Voith Sulzer Paper Technology
team, Alexander Wassermann (board
product line) and Erich Brunnauer (packaging
paper product line) talked about
the demands which will be made on the
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