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February 5, 2010
Voith Paper: With Voith Paper's MultiFlex V3 on PM 8 at Saica 2 in El Burgo de Ebro, Spain, the machine efficiency increased significantly.

Saica achieves higher machine efficiency with MultiFlex V3


With Voith Paper's MultiFlex V3 on PM 8 at Saica 2 in El Burgo de Ebro, Spain, the machine efficiency increased significantly. The felt lifetime is now six weeks compared to a previous life of four weeks. Due to higher life time, the shut downs could be reduced which increased the output. "From now on, we will be able to run with all three press felts six weeks. Before we had to change this felt every four weeks", stated Saica 2 Production Manager Carlos Aguirre.

The Saica PM 8 has a trim width of 7.4 m and produces 125-220 g/m² corrugated medium and liner board.

The success of MultiFlex V3 is based on Voith Paper's specialty for the challenges in the press section, the well-proven Vector technology. This comprises a tri-axial non-woven base fabric structure that provides elasticity in all three spatial directions for excellent compaction resistance and self-cleaning properties. It also has high active void volume for controlled dewatering and handling large amounts of water. Even pressure distribution leads to more uniform drying whilst the multi-axial structure provides low flow resistance and maintained permeability.

Voith Paper is a division of the Voith Group and the leading partner to and pioneer in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process, focusing on developing resource-saving products to reduce the use of energy, water, and fibers.

Voith is setting the standard in the paper, energy, mobility, and service markets. Established on January 1, 1867, Voith currently has 39,000 employees, € 5.1 billion in sales, and over 290 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.


Christina Bauer

Tel +49 7321 37 2026 | Fax +49 7321 37 7008
E-Mail Christina.Bauer@voith.com
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