With 500,000 m2 of production area, AK GIDA SAN. ve TİC. A. Ş. currently produces some 400 different dairy products at the Pamukova facilities. The tissue plant covers 170,000 m2. The new tissue line will produce 60,000 metric tpy of high-quality facial, handkerchief, toilet, and towel grades at a speed of 1,600 m/min to 2,000 m/min. The raw material for the new line is virgin fiber. The production line is optimized to save energy and enhance final product quality.
Metso delivered a complete tissue production line, including a stock preparation system and an Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine. The tissue machine is equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a press, a Metso yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap hood, an Advantage WetDust dust management system, and an Advantage SoftReel L reel. The stock preparation system includes OptiSlush VM and HP pulpers, OptiFiner refiners, and ProMS machine screens.
The delivery further contained an extensive automation package with Metso DNA machine and process controls, Metso consistency measurements, Metso IQ quality controls with IQ Fiber Measurement, and a Neles valves package. Complete engineering, installation supervision, training, startup, and commissioning were also included in the delivery.
The photo below is the first tissue jumbo roll produced at AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş.
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