Jul 07, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Sun Paper has commissioned Voith with the delivery of three paper machines for production of packaging and graphic paper. The Chinese company is thus relying on Voith’s proven components and modules. With a wire width of 7.3 m, the two medium-sized packaging paper machines convince with high efficiency and low investment and operating costs, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. “We see an increasing demand for our medium-sized machines and offer paper producers in this segment convincing, attractive solutions. Our machine concept is perfectly adjusted to the needs of this market and our customers benefit from resource- and cost-efficient machines with proven technology,” says Andreas Endters, Member of the Management Board of Voith Paper. The PM 31 and the PM 32 will be installed at the Sun Paper location in Zoucheng, China. They will produce corrugated medium and testliner in a basis weight range of 90-250 g/m² with a wire width of 7,300 mm and at an operating speed of 1,200 m/min. Another machine for production of graphic paper is being installed at the location in Yanzhou, China. The PM 29 is designed for a wire width of 8,100 mm and an operating speed of 1,800 m/min. In the future, graphic paper will be produced on it in a basis weight range of 50-120 g/m². Sun Paper was founded in 1980 and today is one of the largest paper manufacturers in China to be privately owned. The company produces around 3.5 million metric tons of paper annually. Voith Paper is a division of the Voith Group and the leading partner to and pioneer in the paper industry.
Sun Paper has commissioned Voith with the delivery of three paper machines for production of packaging and graphic paper. The Chinese company is thus relying on Voith’s proven components and modules.
