OREANDA-NEWS. September 25, 2013. Andritz has completed start-up of the PrimeLine tissue machine with shoe press supplied to Ganzhou Hwagain Paper, China, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

“We were impressed by the start-up, it took only 15 minutes from starting up the stock pump to the first paper on the reel,” says Liang Hongwei, Chief Engineer at Ganzhou Hwagain Paper.

According to Liang Hongwei, the proven Andritz shoe press technology and its energy and drying efficiency, as well as the decades of experience that Andritz has in the pulp and paper industry were decisive in the award of this order.

The scope of supply comprised the stock preparation plant for softwood, hardwood, and bamboo pulp, the 2-layer headbox with dilution control system, a shoe press, the wet dust removal system, a reel system, and the machine automation control system.

At the moment, preparations are underway for start-up of a second Andritz tissue machine supplied to Ganzhou Hwagain Paper, which is scheduled for the coming months.

Andritz Pulp & Paper is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the production and processing of all types of pulps, paper, tissue, and board.