ANDRITZ to supply high-temperature Yankee hood and air system to Northwood Tissue, England and also in news ANDRITZ wins 2024 Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award.
ANDRITZ to supply high-temperature Yankee hood and air system to Northwood Tissue, England
International technology group ANDRITZ has received a turn-key order from Northwood Tissue Ltd. to supply a new PrimeDry Hood and an air system for a tissue machine rebuild at the mill in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England with start-up planned for the third quarter of 2024.
Installation of the new ANDRITZ gas-heated PrimeDry Hood HT (High-Temperature) will increase the drying capacity thanks to an impingement temperature of up to 530°C. It will also enable a higher heat transfer rate, resulting in considerable energy optimization per ton of tissue produced.
ANDRITZ’s scope of supply includes installation work, supervision of mechanical installation, commissioning, and start-up. Guido Lenzi, Area Sales Manager at ANDRITZ Novimpianti, says, “The new drying equipment will support our customer on its path towards more sustainable and cost-efficient tissue production. This is the second order of that kind that Northwood Tissue has placed with us, and we are looking forward to continuing our partnership.”
David Harries, Director at Northwood Tissue adds, “This investment is another milestone in improving carbon footprint and operational efficiencies. ANDRITZ is a reliable partner for projects of this kind, and I look forward to the successful completion.”
Northwood Tissue (Chesterfield) Ltd. is a member of the Northwood Group, with over 50 years’ experience in the tissue and paper business. At its mills in Chesterfield, Disley and Lancaster, England, the company produces high-quality tissue grades for Consumer and Away from Home applications. The group has paper making capability in excess of 100,000 t/a in the UK and Spain, which it all processes through internal converting plants. Northwood’s business has a high focus on sustainability throughout its vertically integrated supply chain, with a long proud history in the recycled paper sector.
ANDRITZ wins 2024 Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award
International technology group ANDRITZ is the winner of the 2024 Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award in the category “Disrupt!”, which recognizes solutions that have the potential to fundamentally transform value chains.
ANDRITZ received the award for its digital solutions enabling autonomous operation of pulp mills.
Having supported customers in further developing and optimizing their manufacturing operations for decades, ANDRITZ is now paving the way to make autonomous pulp mills a reality by leveraging its digital platform Metris.
ANDRITZ has defined a five-level journey towards autonomy, which has been implemented across 39 pulp mills at varying levels. One of these mills has achieved 97% autonomous operation as compared to the industry benchmark of 60% to 65%. This has led to an 18% increase in productivity.
The Metris digital platform, which forms the basis for the journey towards autonomy, provides full support for industrial plants throughout their entire lifecycle, addressing customers’ main challenges such as operating costs, process stability, asset reliability, and sustainability.
The Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award, organized jointly by Microsoft Germany and global strategic consultancy Roland Berger, recognizes thought leaders who are shaping the future of industry with their ideas and solutions in the fields of production, supply chain management, engineering and others. Winners
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Susan Trast, Vice President Group Communications and Marketing susan.trast@andritz.com – andritz.com
ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, various nonwoven technologies, panelboard (MDF) production systems, as well as recycling and shredding solutions for numerous waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.
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