Metsä Tissue Completes Yankee Repair, Suction Roll Rebuild in Record Time

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During a recent scheduled downtime, Metsä Tissue discovered problems with the sealing of the yankee dryer on PM 2 at its Stotzheim, Germany, mill. Voith Paper of Germany and Metsä Tissue worked out an operation schedule to not only be able to seal the yankee, but also to service the machine’s suction press roll in the Voith Service Center at the same time.

Voith tissue engineers worked through the day and night to seal the yankee and to re-start production as soon as possible on PM 2. Roll experts from Voith Paper were able to grind, balance, and totally service the suction press roll. During the service, they also noticed damage to the bearing housings and were able to replace them. The suction press roll was returned to the customer completely overhauled just two days later. Re-installation of the serviced roll and the successful work on the yankee allowed PM 2 to re-start production after a record of only four days of downtime.

Metsä Tissue operates12 production units located across Europe, and employs some 3,200 people. The company does an annual turnover of around EUR 940 million. Metsä Tissue is part of the Finnish Metsäliitto Group