ABK Italia announces that it has successfully started up a new tissue line at the Dej mill of Metalicplas SRL, a member company of MG Tec Group, one of Romania’s leading industrial comanies. The new PM1 tissue machine is designed for 1,600 m/min operating speed, with 2,850 mm trim width at reel and production capacity of 82 t/day.
The scope of supply includes a single-layer headbox and single suction press configuration, 3.6 m diameter cast iron Yankee Dryer and an M.D.S. last generation energy saving gas heated hood. Stock preparation, approach flow system, winder, machine auxiliaries, water treatment, electrification and control system complete the scope of supply.
With erection and installation works accomplished in a record time of 3 months from the laying of soleplates, trials and start-up activities went smooth and, after less than 2 weeks, the machine was already producing good quality tissue paper with efficiency over 90 %.