Little Rapids Contracts Voith to Supply New Tissue Machine for Wisconsin Mill

 

Little Rapids Corp., Green Bay, Wis., USA, has signed a contract with Voith Paper Brazil to purchase a new tissue paper machine to replace its existing PM 3 in Shawano Wis. In addition to significantly improving paper quality, the new machine will produce 119 metric tpd at a speed of 1,830 m/min. Except for the existing yankee dryer, which will be reused, all other machine components will be new and based on Voith's machine model VTM 3.

In addition to the new tissue machine and auxiliaries, Voith's scope of supply includes stock preparation, approach flow system, steam box, dust and mist removal systems, DCS systems, and field services. The project is scheduled to start in the fall of this year, with startup expected for the end of 2017.

Little Rapids Corporation was founded by Charles Egan in 1947 and remains a family-owned business. The company’s core product lines serve the medical and beauty market segments, flexographic printing for a variety of packaging markets, and tissue, MG paper, and wet crepe paper for the specialty paper market. The company, which employs 435, also has a paper manufacturing facility in Shawano, Wis. It donates to the region via the Little Rapids Corp.- Egan Family Foundation, a private foundation established by the Egan family in 1986 with the mission to fund charities in communities where Little Rapids Corp. has facilities.