Toscotec, Italy, has been awarded a contract to rebuild the dryer section of Cartiera Olona srl’s paper machine in Varese, Italy. Startup of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2017.

 

Cartiera Olona was founded in the 1960s in the Olona River Valley, Varese, covering an area of approximately 20.000 sq. meters. Currently, the paper mill is equipped with a continuous production line for grey coreboard. The annual production is 50,000 metric tons of paper suitable for the manufacturing of spiral and parallel wound cores, edge protectors, textile cones, and honey comb.

 

 

 

The flexibility and intense activity of research and development enable Cartiera Olona srl to supply products in different qualities to meet customer requirements. Commitment to new technology has allowed the company, for half a century, to serve Italian, European, Middle Eastern, and Nord African customers, resulting in long lasting partnerships. 

The purpose of the rebuild is to implement machine efficiency, reliability, and safety in operations. Toscotec’s delivery includes 25 new TT SteelDryers in place of casted iron dryers, that will allow the paper mill to increase its drying capacity, production, and the width of the paper produced. The existing mechanical drive will be replaced with a new silent drive system. Tail threading will be ropeless from the press section through the new dryer section up to the pope reel.

 

This new project consolidates Toscotec capabilities to provide, not only a wide range of new machinery but also complex rebuild projects based on a turn-key concept.