The Italian tissue producer Lucart has successfully started-up its TM 4 tissue machine in Porcari (Lucca), Italy, after a rebuild by Toscotec S.p.A. The upgrade includes a modification of the forming section and the complete replacement of the old hood with a new Toscotec MONO Yankee Hood fed by natural gas and complete with a relevant air system and heat recovery system. 

The upgrade of the wire section consisted of the replacement of the forming roll and of the main white water saveall, as well as relocation of the headbox and breast roll.

PM 4 is a twin wire former with a double press configuration for 2.7 meter sheet width, dedicated for the white and colored tissue paper jumbo reels. 

The goal of the investment is to increase production capacity up to 90 metric tpd and operating speed by 20%, improve formation quality, and reduce energy consumption.

 

The hood heating circuit is a mono system cascade type designed considering the future installation of an additional heat exchanger to produce low pressure steam to feed the existing steam box located behind the suction press roll.

Lucart Group is Europe’s largest producer of MG paper for flexible packaging and is one of the top 10 European manufacturers of paper and tissue products.  It is also one of Europe’s leading producers of airlaid products. Production capacity of the Lucart Group is 300,000 metric tpy with 10 paper machines and 52 converting lines. Its consolidated turnover is around EUR 400 million, and the group has some 1,200 employees.  

                                               

Toscotec is a turnkey technology supplier to the global paper industry, offering a complete suite of solutions for tissue, paper, and board manufacture, as well as maintenance services for rolls and cylinders. Based in Lucca, Italy, and with subsidiaries in China and the U.S. Toscotec’s tradition of innovation, energy saving, and partnership with customers dates back to its foundation in 1948. Since 2013, Toscotec has been a market leader in tissue machines sales.