Press release   October 9, 2007			Voith Paper: The Swedish company Billerud has awarded Voith Paper the contract for the rebuild of the PM 7 in the plant at Skärblacka in Sweden World-class MG paper at Billerud in Sweden The Swedish company Billerud has awarded Voith Paper the contract for the rebuild of the PM 7 in the plant at Skärblacka in Sweden. MG paper will be produced on the 5.40 m wide PM 7 in a basis weight range of 30 to 90 g/m2. The rebuild will significantly increase the paper quality and the high-quality MG paper will strengthen Billerud’s market position. The best basis weight profiles and excellent jet quality are provided by the MasterJet F/B with dilution water control, lamella technology and EdgeModule. Thus, Billerud also relies on the most frequently used headbox in the entire paper industry. The fourdrinier will also be extensively modernized and a carbon fibre reinforced breast roll will be installed. Formation will be improved by the installation of the DuoShake and DuoFormer D. The space-saving, low-maintenance VoithDrive will be installed as the drive for the hybrid former. With the installation of further Voith components in the area of the MG cylinder, downtimes in the event of a web break will be reduced and the tail threading will be improved. For this purpose a CompactPulper, a high-pressure water jet tail cutter, and a Fibron transfer band will be installed. Another highlight of the rebuild is the 2-roll EcoSoft calender with Nipcorect M roll. The 38-zone roll and the high flexibility of the shell allow very precise profile control. Roll surface temperatures of up to 210°C and line loads up to 300 N/mm provide optimum gloss and smoothness values for the paper. All Voith components are designed for a potential increase in speed in the future. After completion of the rebuild of PM 7 the start-up is scheduled for April 2008. Billerud is one of the leading producers of packaging and specialty papers. With three integrated paper and pulp mills in Sweden and a paper mill in England, Billerud produces 1.4 million tons of paper and market pulp annually. Voith Paper is a corporate division of the Voith Group and is one of the leading partners in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process. Over a third of the paper produced worldwide is made on Voith Paper machines. Voith is setting the standard in the paper, energy, mobility, and service markets. Established on January 1, 1867, Voith currently has 34,000 employees, € 3.7 billion in sales, and over 250 locations worldwide and is one of the largest family-owned businesses in Europe. Voith is an official partner in the “Germany - Land of Ideas” initiative.
			Stefanie Weber Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG | Sankt Pöltener Straße 43 89522 Heidenheim | Germany Tel +49 7321 37-3858 | Fax +49 7321 37-7008 E-Mail s.weber@voith.com
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