AFT receives order for new BillerudKorsnäs board machine

Photo: Aikawa Fiber Technologies
Photo: Aikawa Fiber Technologies

BillerudKorsnäs has selected AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) to supply a compact POM System for all three layers of their new 550,000 tonnes per year board machine at the Gruvön mill in Sweden.

According to Timo Koivisto , Vice President, Process and Equipment Solutions for AFT, “Compact and highly efficient, POM® paper machine wet end and headbox screening will deliver superior cleanliness in a compact package. The simple POM System, with its small footprint, has become the de facto alternative to traditional complex approach flow, eliminating capital and high operating costs.”

The order includes a complete POM System for all three layers and headbox screening, including:

 * 3 - POMix stock processors

 * 9 - POMp degassers

 * 3 - POMLock drop legs

 * 11- MaxFlow Headbox screens

 * Cascade cleaning system, process pumps and auxiliaries plus associated basic engineering.

 The system will come on stream in early 2019, coinciding with the start-up of BillerudKorsnäs’ new board machine.