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WEPA and Toscotec started up an AHEAD 2.2S tissue machine at Piechowice mill in Poland. The new line is part of a full turnkey supply by Toscotec, starting from the bale handling system and bridge crane up to the parent roll handling system. It produces premium quality recycled hygiene paper primarily for the Away-from-Home market. 

The AHEAD 2.2S machine has a sheet trim width of 2750 mm, a maximum operating speed of 2100 m/min, and a production capacity of over 36,000 t/y. It features Toscotec’s shoe press of new generation TT NextPress, a third-generation-design TT SYD, gas-fired hoods with multiple stages of energy recovery, and an in-line shaft puller integrated in the pope reel section. 

The turnkey included the complete stock preparation, Toscotec’s patented TT SAF^® (Short Approach Flow), the complete electrical and control systems, including DCS and QCS, and the dust and mist removal systems. The project also included the vacuum plant, air compressor station, bridge cranes, roll handling and hall ventilation systems. Toscotec provided a comprehensive service package with the detailed mill engineering, the plant and the machine erection, commissioning, start-up supervision and detailed training. 

This is the fourth turnkey tissue project supplied by Toscotec to the WEPA Group, following three previous turnkey operations at WEPA Lille (France) and WEPA Giershagen (Germany) both in 2015, and WEPA Piechowice in 2017. It is also the sixth complete tissue machine that Toscotec has supplied to the German group, including one line installed at WEPA Kriebstein, and one at WEPA Giershagen. Since 2006, Toscotec has also provided seven hood rebuilds to WEPA at five different mills in Germany and Italy, which improved the energy efficiency of the existing tissue lines by delivering a significant reduction of gas and power consumption and increase in machine run-ability. 

Udo Raumann, Technical Managing Director WEPA Professional said, “We are pleased about the successful start-up of our second tissue paper machine at the Piechowice site, which further strengthens our position in the promising Eastern European market. With Toscotec, we had a partner at our side who supported us ideally in this project.”

Stefano Raffaelli, Project Manager at Toscotec, said, “On this key project for WEPA, Toscotec was on a tight time schedule to design, supply and install a complete new plant inside an existing building, which presented several constraints. Toscotec has proved its significant experience in managing turnkey projects of this magnitude and with such a high degree of challenges both for the engineering design and implementation phase. We also extensively coordinated with WEPA on the activities for the civil works that they managed in the same tight timeframe. Thanks to the excellent cooperation with WEPA, we were also successful in carrying out this complex operation during the pandemic.”

About WEPA  
The WEPA Group is a future-oriented European family business specialising in the production and distribution of sustainable hygiene paper. WEPA offers sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions that provide a safe feeling of hygiene and contribute daily to the well-being of millions of people. With 4,000 employees, the WEPA Group manufactures hygiene products such as toilet paper, paper towels, tissues and napkins at 13 European sites. WEPA is among the three largest European manufacturers and leading the market in the production of hygiene paper from recycled fibre. Its annual turnover is roughly 1.3 billion euros. In the Consumer business area, WEPA is a private-label specialist for European retailers. The Professional business unit with the brands BlackSatino and Satino by WEPA stands for sustainable and professional hygiene solutions which are used, for instance, in public washrooms, the industry, offices or health care facilities. The WEPA Group has its registered office in Arnsberg, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany.

For further information, please contact:
Riccardo Gennai, Sales Manager, Toscotec Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Toscotec will be at MIAC 2021 Booth 109 to showcase world-class energy-efficient technology including customized solutions for turnkey tissue operations and paper machine’s technological rebuilds. 

On October 13^th, at 3.50 pm in the first session of MIAC Tissue Conference, Toscotec Business Development Director Massimiliano Corsini will present “OPTIMA rewinder line ensures quality and top winding efficiency.”

At its headquarters in Lucca, just a few kilometres away from MIAC Exhibition Center, Toscotec will also showcase its advanced double-width AHEAD tissue machines and OPTIMA slitter rewinders fully pre-assembled before delivery. 

Contacts to book an appointment: 
Marco Dalle Piagge, Sales Director, Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Enrico Fazio, Sales Director, Paper & Board division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The AHEAD 2.2 tissue line supplied by Toscotec to Cartiera Confalone on a turnkey basis has come online at their new mill in Montoro, Italy, and started producing sellable tissue from day one.

The new AHEAD 2.2 tissue line is equipped with TT NextPress, TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer, and gas-fired TT Hood designed with multiple stages of energy recovery. It has a sheet trim width of 2,850 mm, a design speed of 2,200 m/min and production capacity of over 35,000 tpy. The tissue line will produce toilet tissue, napkins and towels using 100% pre-dried virgin pulp and converting broke. 

The turnkey supply included the complete stock preparation, Toscotec’s patented TT SAF^® (Short Approach Flow) for superior energy efficiency, the complete electrical and control systems, including the DCS and the QCS, as well as the dust and mist removal systems. The scope also included the vacuum plant, an automatic vibration monitoring system installed on the AHEAD 2.2 line and the machine hall ventilation system. 
Toscotec also supplied two OPTIMA 2200 slitter rewinders, equipped with tension, nip control systems, and dust removal systems. The service package included detailed mill engineering, plant and tissue machine erection, commissioning, training, and start-up assistance. 

Cartiera Confalone’s new Montoro mill constitutes the biggest tissue investment in the south of Italy in over twenty years and it is equipped with leading-edge tissue technology. 

The project represents a repeat order by Cartiera Confalone, who chose Toscotec in 1999 for its first tissue line, a MODULO-PLUS machine, at its Maiori mill, and then replaced its cast-iron Yankee with Toscotec’s leading-edge TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer in 2013. 

Gaetano Confalone, Sole Director of Cartiera Confalone, says, “We are very satisfied with the successful accomplishment of this key project. The fact that the new mill has been built and become operational during the pandemic testifies to Toscotec’s great expertise in managing complex turnkey projects. Throughout this entire process, we faced many challenges together, and Toscotec proved to be the right partner for us.”

Alessandro Mennucci, CEO of Toscotec, says, “Cartiera Confalone achieved their target through an important partnership with Toscotec. This was our number one objective since the beginning, and it truly is a great satisfaction to have reached it together. Also, with this new line here in Italy, Toscotec strengthens its leadership as world-class supplier of turnkey projects for the tissue industry.” 

Cartiera Confalone
With origins dating back to 1800, when a paper mill was opened in Maiori for the production of handmade paper, Cartiera Confalone produced flattened and creped paper until its conversion into tissue paper in the 1970s. It is a family-run business focusing on the production of toilet paper, kitchen roll, napkins and jumbo rolls of various width. Cartiera Confalone’s products are distributed throughout Italy, in particular, in the centre and in the south of Italy, with a turnover that in recent years has seen a significant increase both in Northern Italy, in the E.U. and extra E.U..

For further information, please contact:
Riccardo Gennai, Sales Manager, Toscotec Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Toscotec successfully started up a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at Cartiera Ponte d'Oro Ansalcarta in Villa Basilica, Italy. The new Yankee replaced an existing cast iron dryer installed on PM1 in 1993 by Officine Meccaniche Toschi, which was renamed Toscotec in 2003.  

Manufactured at Toscotec’s fully integrated TT SYD Technology Center in Massa (Italy), the steel Yankee dryer included the condensate removal system, Toscotec’s patented heads insulation for maximum thermal energy efficiency, as well as expert services from detailed engineering to erection supervision and start-up assistance. 

Toscotec is constantly building on its experience of steel Yankee dryers to advance the progress of TT SYD’s design and services. It currently has more than 200 TT SYD operating under the most diverse conditions around the globe, which provide valuable data for further product improvement. This year, Toscotec also introduced TT Defender^®, a breakthrough patented innovation that provides Yankees with an internal protection coating against corrosive steam.

Armando Ansaldi, CEO of Cartiera Ponte d'Oro Ansalcarta, says, “We have known Toscotec for many years, and we trust their technology and professional services. This Yankee rebuild is part of our long-term strategy to green manufacturing and achieving the lowest possible carbon footprint using the most advanced technology. With the installation of TT SYD, we aim to significantly boost our energy efficiency in the most energy-intensive section of the paper machine.”

Riccardo Gennai, Toscotec’s Sales Manager, says, “We are very happy to renew our partnership with Cartiera Ponte d'Oro. We are confident that TT SYD will deliver the superior drying capacity that they expect and guarantee substantial energy savings, in line with their objectives.”

About Cartiera Ponte d'Oro Ansalcarta S.r.l.
Founded in 1961 in the heart of Lucca’s tissue paper district, Cartiera Ponte d’Oro Ansalcarta produces rolls of white and coloured tissue paper from almost entirely recycled fibres, for both at home and AfH markets. The Chamber of Commerce of Lucca has acknowledged the historical origins of the paper mill, dating back to 1892, and the history of the founding family of Ansaldi who in 1650 brought the art of paper making to Pescia, in the province of Lucca. 

For further information, please contact:
Riccardo Gennai, Sales Manager, Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Toscotec will supply an AHEAD 2.2L tissue line on a turnkey basis to Vajda Papír at its Dunaföldvár mill, near Budapest, Hungary. The start-up is planned for the first half of 2022. 

The new AHEAD 2.2L machine features a net sheet width of 5,600 mm, a maximum operating speed of 2,200 mpm, and a production capacity of over 80,000 tons/year. The machine is equipped with the fully hydraulic TT Headbox-MLT, TT NextPress of upgraded design, a third-generation TT SYD, gas fired TT Hood and Air System engineered with several steps of energy recovery. 

The turnkey supply includes the complete stock preparation system, Toscotec’s patented TT SAF® (Short Approach Flow) with a double dilution system designed to ensure a reduction of electrical consumption. The electrification and controls, dust and mist removal systems, boiler plant, bridge cranes, air compressor station, roll handling and wrapping systems, and hall ventilation with conditioning system complete the production line. The scope also includes one OPTIMA 2600 slitter rewinder fitted with automatic shaft puller and dedicated dust removal system. Vajda Papír also purchased a comprehensive service package with detailed mill engineering, erection, commissioning, start-up assistance, and training.  

Attila Vajda, owner and managing director of Vajda Papír, says, “We found in Toscotec the right partner to realize our expansion strategy according to plan. Based on their extensive experience with turnkey operations, our confidence in Toscotec’s ability to successfully complete complex tissue projects on a tight timeframe was a key factor in our decision. At Vajda Papír we select the most advanced and energy efficient technology to manufacture premium tissue quality for our customers and consumers.”

Marco Dalle Piagge, sales director of Toscotec, comments: “We are very happy to begin an important partnership with Vajda Papír. Toscotec strengthens its position as global leading supplier of turnkey solutions for the tissue industry. Delivering a complete tissue line on a turnkey basis according to schedule, and assuming responsibility for the achievement of performances for the entire supply requires significant expertise. We are the only tissue machinery manufacturer with nearly 20 years of experience in turnkey projects across 4 continents.”

Matteo Giorgio Marrano, Toscotec sales manager, says, “With Vajda Papír’s order, Toscotec increases its market penetration in Eastern Europe with three major tissue projects sold in the last two years, including two double-width machines. This new line will be equipped with advanced and energy-efficient technology, including Toscotec’s shoe press and TT SYD of latest generation, and high-recovery TT Hood.”  

About Vajda Papír Kft.
Founded in 1999, Vajda Papír is headquartered in Budapest and operates 3 sites in Budapest, Székesfehérvár and Hungary’s biggest and most modern integrated tissue mill at Dunaföldvár, south of Budapest. It manufactures 110,000 tons/year of toilet tissue, handkerchiefs, towels, and napkins. Vajda Papír owns the famous brands Ooops, Sindy, Star and Lilla and distributes its products to the consumer and AfH markets in Eastern Europe. 

For further information, please contact:
Matteo Giorgio Marrano, Area Sales Manager, Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Toscotec has received an order from Sappi to supply a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to their mill in Stanger, South Africa. The TT SYD was delivered in record time only 20 weeks after the order. The start-up is planned for the third quarter of 2021.

The cylinder was shipped off from Toscotec’s fully integrated and innovative TT SYD Technology Center in Massa (Italy), where Toscotec manufactures all its steel Yankees. The Center is conveniently located three kilometers away from seaport to expedite shipping operations of large diameter Yankees. The scope of supply includes the Yankee steam and condensate system and Toscotec’s patented head insulation designed to ensure maximum thermal energy efficiency. Toscotec will provide the complete project management, erection supervision, commissioning, and start-up assistance.

Nash Ayer, Procurement Manager at Sappi Southern Africa Ltd., comments, “We decided on Toscotec because they met our foremost selection criteria of high energy efficiency and reliability. The choice of leading-edge technology such as TT SYD that will increase the energy efficiency of our tissue line is part of our strong commitment to climate-smart solutions. Given the short timeframe we had on this project, Toscotec gave us their full support by shortening the delivery time.”

Fabio Bargiacchi, Toscotec’s Sales Manager, says, “We are glad to start a new cooperation with Sappi, one of the largest and most innovative pulp and paper producers worldwide. The 20 weeks delivery time obviously posed a big challenge but Toscotec achieved an outstanding result by tapping into the great manufacturing flexibility of its TT SYD Technology Center. With this order, Toscotec further strengthens its position in South Africa, where we have been awarded six new projects in the last 5 years.” 

With over 200 TT SYD operating in 5 continents across the globe, Toscotec is the undisputed market leader of steel Yankee dryers holding more than 70% market share. Toscotec has manufactured the biggest steel Yankee dryer in the tissue sector, and its TT SYD has been selected for a wide range of applications, including tissue, MG paper, TAD, and tobacco. 
Toscotec’s continuously growing experience of Yankee dryers operating under the most diverse conditions drives the progress of TT SYD’s design and services. In 2021, Toscotec launched TT Defender^®, a breakthrough patented innovation that provides Yankees with an internal protection coating against corrosive steam.

About Sappi
Established in 1936, Sappi is a leading global provider of products made from woodfibre-based renewable resources, including raw materials (dissolving pulp (DP), wood pulp and biomaterials) and end-use products (tissue, packaging and specialty papers, graphic papers, casting and release papers, and forestry products). It operates 19 production facilities in Europe, North America, and Southern Africa, manufacturing 5.7 million tpy of paper, 2.4 million tpy of paper pulp, and 1.4 million tpy of dissolving pulp. Sappi’s global sales and distribution network reaches over 150 countries. 

For further information, please contact:
Fabio Bargiacchi, Area Sales Manager, Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

GrandBay Group placed an order with Toscotec for one AHEAD 2.2L complete tissue line to be installed at its subsidiary Papelera Internacional in Rio Hondo Zacapa, Guatemala. The start-up is scheduled for late 2022. 

The AHEAD 2.2L machine (PM7) has a sheet trim width of 5,500 mm, a design speed of 2,200 m/min, and an annual production capacity of over 60,000 tons. It features TT NextPress new generation shoe press, a third-generation design TT SYD with heads insulation patented system, and diesel oil-fired TT Hood-Duo system. The machine is designed to deliver the maximum possible drying efficiency with the lowest energy consumptions. 

The supply includes the stock preparation system, fiber recovery system, and Toscotec’s patented TT SAF^® (Short Approach Flow) equipped with a double dilution system to ensure low electrical consumptions. The scope also includes Toscotec’s proprietary DCS system, electrification, and controls, and an in-line shaft puller integrated in the pope reel section. Toscotec will provide a complete turnkey service package with detailed mill engineering, erection, commissioning, training, and start-up assistance.  

Alberto Matos, Project Engineering Manager at GrandBay Group, says, “We had a very positive experience with Toscotec’s technology having had a TT SYD running for a few years now. We now have high expectations on the performance of their AHEAD tissue line, first and foremost in terms of energy efficiency. This project represents a milestone of our growth strategy: we trust that Toscotec’s expertise and state-of-the-art technology will enable us to achieve our targets.”

Gabriele Romanini, Toscotec’s Sales Manager, says, “We are pleased to partner with Papelera Internacional on this important project. This new AHEAD 2.2L line features Toscotec’s most advanced technology. In particular, the combination of the shoe press with the steel Yankee guarantees a significant reduction in energy consumption and an improvement in tissue quality.”

About Papelera Internacional S.A.
Papelera Internacional is part of the GrandBay Group, a leading Latin American company established in 1953, dedicated to the manufacturing, conversion and sales of personal care and home products of premium quality with presence in more than 25 countries in the Andean region, Central America and the Caribbean.

For further information, please contact:
Gabriele Romanini, Sales Manager, Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Toscotec will supply a third-generation design TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to the South Korean tissue manufacturer Mirae Paper at their Jeonju paper mill. This is a repeat order from Mirae Paper who installed their first TT SYD on PM3 in 2013. The new steel Yankee will replace PM2’s existing cast-iron cylinder and it is scheduled for start-up in the second half of 2022. 

The third-generation design of TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer benefits from an ideal ratio of the weight, width and pitch of the internal ribs and the optimization of the shell thickness. The scope of supply includes the condensate removal system and Toscotec’s patented heads insulation for maximum thermal energy efficiency. The associated services include the complete project management, erection supervision, operation and maintenance training, commissioning and start-up assistance. 

The TT SYD will be manufactured at Toscotec’s fully integrated TT SYD Technology Center in Massa (Italy), situated just 3 kilometers away from seaport to ensure fast and safe shipping operations.

Toscotec is continuously upgrading the design of TT SYD, benefiting from the vast experience of over 200 TT SYD running across 5 continents worldwide under the most diverse operational and environmental conditions. This year, Toscotec has launched TT Defender^®, a breakthrough patented innovation that equips TT SYD with an internal protection coating against corrosive steam.

Yeong Rok Lee, Mirae Paper’s Production Manager, says, “The steel Yankee on PM3 has been operating efficiently for over 8 years, allowing us to reduce our thermal energy consumption by a significant amount. We expect the new Yankee on PM2 to be as reliable and to deliver even higher performances, considered the design upgrades that Toscotec has implemented on their TT SYD since our first installation. We consider the Yankee dryer to be the core component of our tissue machine’s drying capacity. We chose the best technology available in the market, with all the technical support we need from an expert supplier.”

Gabriele Martinelli, Toscotec’s Sales Manager, says, “It is very rewarding that Mirae Paper has chosen Toscotec for the second time on their Yankee replacement. Toscotec strengthens its position in South Korea, where it is the only supplier of steel Yankee dryers, with 12 TT SYD sold in 9 years, including two installed on Toscotec’s AHEAD tissue lines.” 

This order was obtained with the support of CleanTech Corporation, Yongin, South Korea. 

About Mirae Paper Co., Ltd.
Established in 2000, Mirae Paper operates one paper mill in Jeonju, South Korea. The company manufactures approximately 65,000 tpy of high quality tissue, including toilet tissue, handkerchiefs, and towels, using recycled fibers. It distributes its products mainly to the Korean market. 

Toscotec has launched the new generation design of its shoe press TT NextPress, featuring superior drying performances and energy savings, resulting from R&D activities in cooperation with Voith. TT NextPress delivers a stable after-press dryness rate of more than 47% on a tissue line operating above 2,000 mpm speed. This dryness level ensures a substantial reduction of energy consumption, as the Yankee and the hoods use significantly less thermal energy to complete the paper drying process. 

Superior Dewatering delivers higher Dryness 
A new shoe shape has been introduced to enhance the nip width and increase the peak pressure at the nip outlet, reshaping the outward pressure into a steeper curve. This eliminates the risk of paper re-wetting at the exit of the nip, and increases sheet dryness, without affecting the belt’s life. 

Continuous Nip Control for maximum Reliability
Machine operators can now visualize on the DCS (Distributed Control System) the actual nip pressure of TT NextPress in real time. The operator can regulate the nip pressure at which the TT NextPress is loaded onto the Yankee resulting from both a theoretical and empirical system, as the nip pressure is calculated based on the shoe press loading system and also measured by the load cells installed on the press mechanical stop.  

Higher Precision: the perfect fit for Rebuilds
In rebuilds, the installation of a shoe press on an old-style cast iron Yankee can compromise the lifetime of both the felt and the belt. Toscotec has designed a dedicated solution on the TT NextPress consisting of multiple independent pressure zones, up to 14 in total, of which 12 are located on the edges. This design ensures a perfect fit between the shoe and the Yankee deformation, and maximizes the clothing lifetime. 

Improved Safety and Yankee Protection
TT NextPress nip pressure lines are fitted with a pressure accumulator pre-charged with nitrogen, which is installed inside the belt as close as possible to the loading pistons. The accumulators absorb instantaneous overloads or pressure increases on the line due to the presence of external elements or paper wads in the nip area. This eliminates the risk of any possible damage to the Yankee dryer. 

The new TT NextPress builds on the features of its previous version which have been widely appreciated by tissue producers around the globe. These include:

• the hydraulic loading system, which ensures top pressure uniformity and reliability
• the extreme flexibility offered by the shoe tilting regulation during operations
• the maximization of the belt lifetime both through the continuous digital monitoring of the heads position with regular lateral movements of the belt, and through the sleeve tensioning device actuated by hydraulic cylinders, which delivers a constant and adjustable stretching force.  

Toscotec, together with Voith, has sold more than 60 shoe presses for tissue machines all over the world.

For more information, please contact:
Marco Dalle Piagge, Sales Director, Toscotec Tissue division, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.