Gomà-Camps Boosts Tissue Production with New Voith Technology

The family-owned company Gomà-Camps, Spain, has ordered a new Voith, Germany, production line for its Ejea de los Caballeros mill in Spain. The production line is designed to sustainably produce high-quality tissue paper. Gomà-Camps is thus continuing its strategy as a service-oriented provider of high-quality tissue in the southwestern Europe markets.

Gomà-Camps Chairman of the Board Jordi Gomá-Camps Llorens, elaborated on the company’s decision. "After in-depth evaluation of the concepts and technologies available, we decided in favor of a solution from Voith. The TM 7 will perfectly harmonize our integration rate and offer even greater quality and flexibility." 

The tissue machine is designed for an operating speed of 2,000 m/min. and will annually produce 35,000 metric tons of high-quality toilet and towel paper from pulp with a working width of 2.8 meters. Startup is scheduled for February 2018. 

 

The Group has received all permits for its EUR 30 million investment and construction has already started in a greenfield area of 12,000 cubic meters next to the company’s current converting facilities. After startup, the Group’s total production capacity will exceed 90,000 metric tpy and reinforces its position in the global tissue market

"The new TM7 proves the symbiosis of innovation and quality perfectly," explained General Director of Gomà-Camps Consumer J.I. Gonzalez. "We felt the tissue dedication and perfect partnership with Voith in this important project to us. This passion guarantees the success of the project." 

In designing the entire tissue production process, low energy consumption benchmark values are achieved due to the use of the BlueLine product family, focusing also on lowest fresh water and waste water values. The IntensaPulper and the TwinFlow refiner ensure perfect fiber treatment at a high level of short fiber usage. Furthermore, the NipcoFlex T shoe press was a key factor in choosing Voith. With this technology, the need for thermal energy can be substantially reduced and the NipcoFlex T is ideally suited for the production of premium super soft tissue and thus meets the high quality requirements of Gomà-Camps.

The new tissue production line will be equipped with additional energy-efficient, operator friendly components and systems, such as the MasterJet T headbox, EvoDry T steel Yankee, and the EcoHood T.

In addition, the effluent plant and the fabrics package, as well as QualiFlex press sleeves, and the full automation system, including the innovative ComCore platform, are being delivered by Voith. The entire service package consisting of supervision, startup, installation, and optimization complete the delivery.

Gomà-Camps is a family business group founded more than 250 years ago and present on the international market. The Gomà-Camps Group’s mission is to manufacture, process, and trade tissue paper and other similar products that provide value added for their customers, shareholders, Gomà-Camps employees, and their social environment.