Toscotec, Lucca, Italy, has been awarded a major rebuild to the WEPA PM 13 machine located in Cassino, Italy. This new project will complete the multiple steps of the plant upgrade assigned to Toscotec by WEPA (Germany) at head offices and started in 2010 with the rebuild of the original machine into a crescent former and continued in 2013 with the installation of a Toscotec-Milltech Yankee Hood complete with a heat recovery system, and in the summer 2015 with the optimization of the stock preparation lines, including a Toscotec TT SAF® concept delivery. 

 

 

The Cassino plant (photos) is located in the center of Italy, close to Rome. The mill is an important and modern facility, which is completely integrated with a tissue machine, converting lines and automatic storage system. Its capacity is more than 60,000 metric tpy. 

 

The new rebuild is featuring a double layer fully hydraulic TT Headbox-MLT, including polished pipes, a TT SYD-18FT with deckle insulation, and the yankee steam and condensate removal system. 

 

The supply will be provided on a turn-key basis including engineering, supervision, and installation. The startup is scheduled for late summer this year. This investment will allow WEPA to have a state of the art machine with the best available technology. The mill will optimize the production cycle (enlarging also the trim width at the reel) and achieve a real improvement in paper quantity and quality, while decreasing energy consumption and therefore the environmental impact.

The new TT SYD will be the largest steel dryer ever installed in Europe on a tissue machine,