Voith expands its products in the paper machine forming section with the DuoFormer CBh – a cost and space-efficient shoe-blade gap former solution for the production of packaging papers, providing paper producers with flexibility and a fast return on investment.
Papermakers who are either looking for a new former or are faced with the challenge of having to replace their existing former will benefit from the DuoFormer CBh. Due to its compact design, it is ideal for rebuilds where space is at a premium. Its dewatering elements are designed to achieve the best possible combination of dewatering capacity and paper strength with minimum effort. Using a full ceramic slotted impingement shoe cover design and a high vacuum suction box (HiVac) instead of a suction couch roll, the DuoFormer CBh ensures the highest dry content and lower maintenance costs compared to market standard solutions.
Operating at up to 1,600m/min, the new former concept has already proven itself in actual use on Smurfit Kappa Roermond PM 1. “We had a great ramp-up curve from stock on wire to saleable quality within only one day after the rebuild that changed the entire forming section into an innovative DuoFormer CBh concept. We have seen a significant increase in the quality of our packaging papers and a production boost up 20% since the startup. Overall, we are very pleased with the results,” says Wouter Lap, Managing Director at Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier.
