August 13, 2024 (press release) –
2024-08-13
- The seamed press felt enables a safer working environment
- Felt changes are faster without the need to cantilever the press section
- Reduced downtime required for the installation procedure
HEIDENHEIM/SETÚBAL. Navigator Paper Setúbal's PM 1 and PM 3 operate with seamed felts, supplied by Voith, in all press positions, marking a significant milestone for the paper machines. The successful transition resulted from a three-year-long collaborative development between the Setúbal and Voith teams with the common goal of transitioning all press felt positions to seamed felt designs.
Using seamed press felts makes changing felts faster with less workforce and without the need to cantilever the press section.
Julia Schaefer
Manager Global Communications Voith Paper
t +49 7321 37-6995
The installation of endless felts almost required the disassembly of the press section, with the seam felts, we have significantly reduced the risk associated with this activity and improved working conditions.
Orlando Ferreira, Superintendent PM 1 & PM 3 at Navigator Paper Setúbal
This milestone was achieved through outstanding cooperation between Voith and Navigator Paper Setúbal.
The challenge is to ensure that seam-marking meets satisfactory standards. With dedication and persistence from both, the Setúbal and Voith teams, we have made this important step forward. We are very proud of this result and the benefits they deliver.
Ricardo Silva, Sales & Service Engineer at Voith Paper
Seamed felt adoption is increasing, and within Voith the required technology is in continuous development to support its use in marking-sensitive grades and press configurations.
With our seamed felt design, we are the first supplier to successfully run seamed felts on both PM 1 and PM 3 in Setúbal.
Laslo Monte, Sales Director South-West EMEA at Voith Paper
This project is another example of our continuous desire to innovate, our enormous capacity for adaptation and, above all, our strong concern for people and their safety. Finally, I would like to highlight Voith's involvement, which from the beginning was available to contribute to this optimization process, developing specific solutions adapted to our needs and eliminating the setbacks that arose.
Orlando Ferreira, Superintendent PM 1 & PM 3 at Navigator Paper Setúbal
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About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
About Voith Paper
The Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services and products on the market and offers paper manufacturers holistic solutions from one source. The company’s continuous stream of innovations facilitates resource-conserving production and helps customers minimize their carbon footprint. With its leading automation products and digitalization solutions from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, Voith offers its customers state-of-the-art digital technologies to improve plant availability and efficiency for all sections of the production process.
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