GapCon, Fomat Join Forces

GapCon, Germany, a tissue machine manufacturer, and Fomat, Italy, a manufacturer of yankee hood systems and auxiliaries, have entered into a long term cooperation agreement. The companies are cooperating closely on high efficient hood systems and auxiliaries pertaining to the tissue industry. 

Part of the agreement is a novel type of yankee hood system jointly developed by the companies and especially designed for the needs of the tissue manufacturing process. It also provides additional features, GapCon explained.

GapCon said that it will be equipping all of its tissue machines with the newly developed high end hood system, powered by Fomat, wherever demanded by the process and capacity of the machine.