Toscotec Supplied AHEAD Tissue Machine Started up at Paper Prime

Paper Prime, a company belonging to the Trevipapel Group, and Toscotec have announced the successful startup of the new TM 1. The installation and commissioning were performed according to the scheduled time and the start-up went very smoothly. 

Toscotec’s turn-key project for TM 1 includes a stock preparation plant for dry virgin pulp, AHEAD-2.0S tissue machine with steel Yankee dryer TT SYD-16FT, machine auxiliaries including Milltech gas-fired hood, steam and condensate and dust removal system, electrification starting from medium voltage cabinets and control system, additional plants and complete engineering and erection activity. A three unwind stand rewinder TT WIND-H completes the supply. 

"This start-up is a good example of what the two teams can achieve thanks to the efficient combination of Toscotec’s latest technology and excellent team work. We finalized the installation and commissioning in time and only two weeks after start-up the new Toscotec AHEAD-2.0S has achieved the operating speed of 2,000 m/min. It has been a pleasure to be a part of PaperPrime's project and we wish them good luck for their new business." says Marco Dalle Piagge, sales director of Toscotec.

 

Located in Lousã, district of Coimbra, Portugal, Trevipapel S.A also has two converting plants strategically located in the center of the country, where it converts 20,000 tonnes/yr, serving the internal market and exporting its Joker brand products to Spain, central Europe, Africa and South America. 

 

Toscotec is a turnkey supplier to the global tissue industry. Since 1948, Toscotec has offered complete production lines, plant retrofits, turnkey projects, and individual machineries. Headquartered in Lucca, the nerve center of the Italian paper district, with offices and service centers in China and North America, the Group serves all the leading paper producers with customized solutions, leveraging on the experience gained in more than 60 years of activities. Key to the Group’s success is the engineering and R&D department, run by a team of highly qualified engineers. Read more at www.toscotec.com.