‍SPECIFICATION

‍ Capacity 6,500 tons/annum (32 tpd)

‍ Width 2,650 meters

‍    Products manufactured  Toilet (single & two ply) 

• facial (white & colours) tissues,
• industrial & bathroom wipes, 
• serviettes, 
• linen saver
• kitchen towel

‍    ● RCF - Consumer A (20GSM)

‍    ● RCF – Consumer B (17.5GSM)

‍    ● Virgin – 2Ply (16.5GSM)

‍    ● Virgin – Facial white & colors (15GSM)

‍    ● Virgin – Facial interfold (15GSM)

‍    ● Virgin – Industrial wipe (17 & 35GSM)

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‍BRIEF OVERVIEW

‍Tissue manufacturing plant 

‍Manufacturer:        Toschi Toscotec (Paper machine)

‍                              Voith for the majority of the stock preparation 

‍Capacity :              32 tons/day 

‍Raw Material:      Recycled fibre (office waste) & virgin fibre (hard & soft wood) 

‍Deckle:                  26,50mm max, 

‍Diameter :             1,450mm 

‍Grammage:           14 to 35 GSM at 5.5% moisture.  

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‍COMPLIMENTED BY 

‍        Cast –iron Yankee of 2,500mm diameter, 

‍        Gas fired hood (300°C), 

‍        DAF unit to recycle waste water to process water at the rate of 30kl/hr 

‍        Voith De-inking unit

‍        Two Pieralisi Jumbo-4 centrifuges to handle waste water at the rate of ±65C³/hr

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‍TECHNOLOGY

• Plant process control - Honeywell - Total Plant Acont DCS R683
• Quality system – Honeywell – Experion MX
• DC drives ABB DCS 800 x 5 drives

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‍UPGRADES:

• In 1994 - TOSCOTECH gravity cushion head box machine was installed at20t/day Product range – 1ply, 2-ply, Kitchen towel, Wipes & Facial tissues (15 to 35 gsm)
• In 1997 – rebuilt with Cresent former head box by TOSCOTEC along with stock prep upgrade with HD pulper, de-inking, screens, gas fired hood & Honeywell DCS.  
• New control room – 1999
• New Quality Control System – 2000
• New process control system DCS – 2003
• Stock prep up-grade with deinking & screens – 2003
• Harmonics & Power factor panels upgrade – 2011-12
• DCS upgrade to replace tissue machine PLC – 2011-12
• Steam system upgrade – 2012-13
• Boiler burner upgrade – 2012-13
• Compressor replacement  - 2013-14
• New QCS installation – 2016

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‍COMPLETE REBUILD  

• 2021 - After the mill site was closed and the machine relocated. This Included creating a standalone steel frame foundation on which the sole plates of the machine are set. The foundation frame utilises the pit of an older machine and is secured on the sole plates of the earlier machine (see below). When relocating this will facilitate a much simpler civil engineering project.