Andritz Starts Second Tissue Machine at Guizhou Chitianhua, China

Andritz, Austria, has successfully started up TM 6 delivered to Guizhou Chitianhua Paper Industry Co. (Taison Group), Guizhou Province, China. The new PrimeLineST tissue machine, with a design speed of 2,000 m/min and a paper width of 5.6 meters, will produce high-quality facial wipes and toilet paper, as well as paper tissues based on bamboo furnish. 

This delivery follows the supply of TM 5, which was started up successfully at Guizhou Chitianhua’s location in Chishui in September 2016.

 

 

Like TM5, TM6 is currently unique on the Asian market because it combines a high-performance yankee with a steam-heated hood. The PrimeDry Steel Yankee is made entirely of steel, has a diameter of 20 ft., and hence is among the largest in the world. 

The combination of steam-heated hood and steel yankee enables a high drying capacity and achieves remarkable cost savings compared with systems operated with gas because it uses steam. The steel yankee’s evaporation rate is 15%-20% higher than cast-iron models, which results in 8%-10% better machine performance.

"The two high-speed tissue machines from Andritz contribute to a substantial reduction in operating costs compared with traditional concepts due to their innovative, energy-saving solutions. Moreover, with the large steel yankees we produce high-quality tissue paper at high speed from the mill’s own bamboo pulp," said Wu Mingxi, president of the Taison Group.

The yankee was manufactured at the Andritz workshop in Foshan, Guandong Province, China, which offers customers state-of-the-art manufacturing, local field service, and quality management.