Metso to rebuild newsprint machine for SCA in Sweden
Oct 08, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Metso said that it will supply a modernization project for SCA Graphic Sundsvall AB's Ortviken PM 5 paper machine in Sweden. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2009. The total value of the order is over Euro 5 million.
Oct 08, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Metso said that it will supply a modernization project for SCA Graphic Sundsvall AB's Ortviken PM 5 paper machine in Sweden. The purpose of the modifications is to boost machine capacity, efficiency and product quality. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2009. The total value of the order is over Euro 5 million.
The delivery will include modification of the dryer section drive system to direct motor drive. Other modifications on the dryer section include new vacuum rolls and runnability components. Also the press section will be modified for improved runnability and tail threading. Redesign of the steam and condensate system will improve the paper quality.
Ortviken’s 240 thousand tpy newsprint production line PM 5 was originally taken into stream in 1985. Metso has modified the machine on several occasions, the most recent one in 2007. The width of the paper machine is 9.3 meters and the speed 1,400 m/min.