International technology group Andritz has successfully started up another PrimePress X shoe press for Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. at its Best Eternity Recycle Technology mill in Banting, Malaysia. This installation marks the ninth shoe press delivered to Lee & Man Paper by Andritz and the sixth PrimePress X shoe press installed in Malaysia.
The PrimePress X shoe press, designed for 1,250 N/mm, is integrated into the PM26 containerboard machine, which operates at a speed of up to 1,000 m/min and produces high-quality testliner with a basis weight ranging from 70 to 160 gsm. The shoe press features an Andritz PrimeRoll X and a PrimeRoll HV-Smart anti-deflection roll, along with an impulse shoe press belt.
The successful startup of this shoe press will lead to significant energy savings, improved machine runnability, especially at lower basis weights, and enhanced final paper strength properties.
Established in 1994, Lee & Man Paper produces linerboards and corrugating medium for various industrial packaging purposes. The group operates five paper mills and one pulp mill in China as well as several production facilities in Vietnam, Malaysia, and other countries.
Andritz Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board, and tissue.
