In Chupei, Taiwan, the Cheng Loong TM 16 tissue machine provided by Voith (Germany) successfully passed its guarantee test recently. Its operating speed is up to 2,001 m/min, which is the fastest speed with a steam hood in the world, leading the industry in several performance indexes.

In the guarantee test, TM 16 kept running at 2,001 m/min for eight hours and reached all guarantee indexes. At this record-breaking high speed, steam consumption of the TM 16 is still very low, at only 1.65 metric tons of steam per metric ton of paper. And the after-press dryness, at up to 46.5%, is very high. All of these indexes represent the highest industry standards.

Startup of the TM 16 took place in September 2015. With a wire width of 3,680 mm, the TM 16 is designed for a maximum speed of 2,200 m/min. It is equipped with the NipcoFlex T shoe press, a 5.5 meter steel yankee dryer, and a high-performance steam hood. It features an automatic filtering system for the steam hood, which is the first supplied by Voith in the world.

Established in 1959, Cheng Loong Corp. is not only Taiwan's largest manufacturer of industrial paper and paper converting products, but also one of the world's top 100 paper companies. The company has four paper mills, seven paper box plants, and one business form plant. It has also established manufacturing and sales sites in China, Vietnam, Japan, and the U.S. The group’s annual paper product (paper and paperboard) production capacity and paper converting products is 2.12 million metric tons and 2 billion sq. meters, respectively.