I.) GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Mill History
The mill was established in the early 1960s by installing 2 world-scale newsprint paper machines with a two-line stone-groundwood pulp mill. The first line, PM1 was put into operation in 1963 and the second line, PM2, in 1968.
In 1970 the company assets were sold to a new owner, who operated the mill until
1988. Then a new company was found by a number of shareholders of which one was a large Italian paper group who became responsible for the management of operations.
The mill continued production until 1991 when it was forced to stop production due to financial problems. In order to avoid bankruptcy and in accordance with Italian laws, the
Ministry of Industry took over the company and since then controlled their activities.
In 1996 the production facilities were leased to a private Italian/Canadian joint venture company, of one of the leading local publishing houses, and a Canadian pulp supplier.
They started production again based on imported bleached CTMP from Canada and own produced stone-groundwood pulp as well as TMP.
In 1997, due to unfavourable development of the US-Dollar and decreasing prices for newsprint the production was stopped again.
In 2002 a complete mill revamping program was started which included a total overhaul of the paper machines as well as the installation of a new waste-paper deinking plant, but financial and organisational problems stopped the project.
Since this time the mill is idle but all the equipment has been kept clean and dry and until 2 years ago, machine drives have been operated frequently to avoid deflection of the machine rolls.

2. Production Facilities
The key production facilities of the mill are the two newsprint machines, from BELOIT, a reputable British/American paper machine supplier. Machine widths are 5.3 and 6.1 m and the practicable production capacity of PM 1 is 260 t/d and of PM 2 app. 300 t/d. The machines were of world-class standard at the time of their construction in 1963 and
1968. Limited rebuild and modernisations have been carried when the machines were in production.
Pulp was supplied from the mill’s own integrated facilities, which were a two-stone ground-wood (SGW) pulp plant, one TMP plant and a re-pulper station with four Hydrapulpers. The pulp mill has been destroyed by a fire in 2003. The steam supply is arranged from two high-pressure fuel-oil boilers with a steam capacity of 100 t/h. Two turbo generators are installed, a condensing back-pressure generator with a power of
20 MW and a back-pressure generator with a power of 5 MW. The power plant is connected to the local public power net via two transformers of 75 and 36 MVA each.
The energy production facili ties are from the 1960’s and their technical condition is moderate. The entire boiler and power house has been sold to a local investor in order to outsource the steam and power supply from the mill in 1996. This investor declared bankruptcy in 1997.
The water supply is arranged by the regional water board. Consumption used to be
1200 m³/h when the whole mill was in operation.
The new biological effluent treatment plant was commissioned in 1997 and is designed for average water flow of 1000 m³/h, which would be sufficient for the operation of the whole plant even after increase of production.
The mill is designed for production of standard newsprint as main grade and also directory paper, mechanical printing paper and supercalandered paper grades.
The quality of newsprint had mainly suffered from the dryness and age of the imported wood raw material and therefore a high percentage of reinforcing chemicals pulp has been used. The present technology of pulp and paper manufacturing at the mill would provide medium quality newsprint as per European quality standards.
The highest practical production recorded in 1984 was 180.000 t/a, when eliminating from the available time the shutdowns due to market restrictions. In 1980 – 88 the practical production capacities varied between 160.000 and 180.000 t/a.
3. Actual Condition of Equipment
Due to the fact, that the equipment was kept in dry and clean condition and because until 2005 the equipment was rotated frequently, the general condition of the equipment is still good. However a general inspection and overhaul is suggested.

Consisting of:
1. STOCK PREPARATION
Designed for the use of virgin pulp.
1.1 COMMON STOCK AND WATER SYSTEMS FOR BOTH LINES
1.1.1 Pulping
1 Pulper, make Bla ck Clawson, Type Hydrapulper 17”, year of make 1970, pulper vat made of carbon steel with inside SS-lining. Motor 375 kW, including inclined pulper conveyor app. 15 m long
3 Pulper, make Black Clawson, Type Hydrapulper 16”, year of make 1963 – 1967, pulper vat made of carbon steel with inside SS-ligning, motor 375 kW, each pulper including inclined pulper convexor app. 15 m long. The SS-lining of one pulper is damaged.
1.1.2 Talcum and Kaolin Preparation
Including big-bag discharging system, silos, vibration screens, dissolving tanks with agitators, storage tanks, pipes, valves and pumps
1.1.3 Alum Preparation
Including silos, vibration screen, dispersion system, dissolving tank with agitators, storage tank, pipes, valves and pumps

1.2 LINE PM 1
1.2.1 Stock Preparation
1 4-stage Centrifugal Cleaner Station, make CELLECO, Type VORJECT 206, year of make 1963, with 1 st stage 26 cones, 2 nd stage 26 cones, 3 rd stage 16 cones and 4 th stage 6 cones.
1 Double-Disc Refiner, make JONES-BELOIT, Type DD 3000 J34R, year of make
1971, Motor 500 kW
1 Disc-Filter, make BELOIT, Type POLYDISK, 3600 mm dia incl. drive
1.2.2 Approach Flow System
5 Pressure Screens, make BLACK CLAWSON, Type SELECTIFIER 30P, year of make
1962, Motor 30 kW, with hole and slot screen baskets
1 5-stage Deculator-System, Make CLARK VICARIO, year of make: 1976, with ceramic cone inlets, total throughput 54.000 l/min, 1 st stage 120 cones, 2 nd stage 36 cones, 3 rd stage 13 cleaners, 4 th stage 3 cleaners, 5 th stage 3 cones, including 2 vacuum pumps, make NASH with motors 110 and 22 kW.
2-stage fan pump system with DC-drive
1.2.3 Broke System
1 Couch and Press-Broke Pulper
1 Dry-Broke Pulper
1 Finishing House Broke Pulper , make Black Clawson, Type 10”, Motor 190 kW,
including broke conveyor belt
1 Drum Thickener
1.3 LINE PM 2
1.3.1 Stock Preparation
1 4-stage Cleaner station, make CELLECO, Type VORJECT 202, year of make 1968 with totally 157 cones in 4 stages.
3 Double-Disc Refiners, make JONES-BELOIT, Type DD 3000 J34R, year of make
1967 – 1971, Motor 500 kW
1 Disc-Filter, make BELOIT-COMECART, type JPTK, year of make 1990, capacity
11.000 l/min
1.3.2 Approach Flow System
3 Pressure Screens, make BELOIT, Type B14, year of make: 1967, with motors 30 kW, with slotted and hole screen baskets

1 5-stage Deculator-System, make CLARK-VICARIO, year of make 1968, 1 st stage 35 cones, 2 nd stage 7 cones, 3 rd stage 2 cones, 4 th stage 3 cones, 5 th stage 3 cones including 2 vacuum pumps
1 2 stage fan-pump system with DC-drives
1.3.3 Broke System
1 Couch and Press Broke Pulper in paper machine basement
1 Dry Broke Pulper in paper machine basement
1 Finishing House Broke Pulper, make GRUBBENS, type 12S, Motor 75 kW incl.
conveyor
2. PAPER PRODUCTION
2.1 PM No. 1
1 second-hand Fourdrinier Type Paper Machine
Type
Manufacturer/Year
: Fourdrinier
: BELOIT 1968
Grade production : Newsprint, Improved newsprint, directory
paper
Basis Weight : 45 g/m2
Working speed max. : 915 m/min
Average Production Speed : 850 m/min
Capacity : up to 240 t/d
Trimmed width : 5.300 mm
Drive Side : right in paper run direction
Consisting of:
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Hydraulic Headbox 5842 mm pond width, make BELOIT, hydraulic Type
CONVERFLOW with manual top lip adjustment by micro-spindles, with tapered
Manifold
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Wire Part, Type Fourdrinier, total length 19.6 m, with roll-out system for wire change, wire part frames made of welded carbon steel with stainless-steel lining, rubber covered breast roll with breast-roll shake system, forming board with ceramic cover, 28 foils made of ceramic, 7 suction boxes with ceramic covers, suction couch roll with bronze shell, forward drive roll rubber covered, wire guide rolls rubber covered, pneumatic wire guide, electric-mechanic wire stretcher, low and high-pressure cleaning showers.
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Press Part, Type TWINVER, with 3 nips, suction pick-up roll picks up the sheet from wire and transfers to first nip which is a suction press roll against a central granite roll for the 1 st nip and a grooved Venta-Nip top press roll for 2 nd nip, straight-thru press in 3 rd nip with smooth top press roll and grooved Venta-nip bottom felt roll, 2 top and 1 bottom felt run including felt conditioning equipment,
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Dryer Section with 52 cast-iron drying cylinders 1522 mm dia, 5.2 bars steam pressure
1 st group 11 drying cylinders plus 2 felt dryers, with Slalom felt run
2 nd group 13 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run
3 rd group 15 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run

Gap for Breaker stack. Breaker stack has been removed.
4 th group 13 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run
All drying cylinder bearings connected to central-oil lubrication system
Dryer Part equipped with a entirely closed hood, make BRUNSCHWEILER, with insulated hood panels, controlled air ventilation and vapour extraction.
Steam and Condensate System Cascade-Type
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Machine Calander with 6 calander rolls, top roll 813 mm dia and bottom roll 559 mm dia are swimming (crown-controlled) rolls
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QCS, make MEASUREX 2000, for measuring of basis weight and moisture profile.
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Standard Pope Reel for winding up reels of max. 2000 mm dia, including reel storage stand
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The paper machine is driven by a line shaft drive equipped with big special gearboxes for each drive point (not belt drive) with remote speed adjustment.
Main Motor 750 kW.
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Vacuum System includes 2 Turbair-Systems, make SULZER, Type RC4A-4N-80 with motors 1360 kW, year of make 1962, with central oil lubrication system
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Hall Cranes
1 Bridge Crane No. 1, 20 t, make DEBARTOLOMEIS
1 Bridge Crane No. 2, 30 t, make DEBARTOLOMEIS
1 Bridge Crane No. 3, 20 t, make DEBARTOLOMEIS
1 Bridge Crane No. 4, 20 t, make DEBARTOLOMEIS
All cranes installed in 1990.
2.2 PM No. 2
1 second-hand Fourdrinier-Type Paper Machine
Make : BELOIT ITALIA
Type
Year of make
Working Width at Pope
Basis Weight
Paper Grade
: Fourdrinier
: 1968
: max. 6400 mm
: 34
– 70 g/m²
Design Speed
Production Speed
: Newsprint, Improved Newsprint,
Phone Directory, SC-Paper, Printing & Writing
: 915 m/min
: 850 m/min average
Consisting of:
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Pressurised Headbox, make BELOIT, with rectifier rolls and with manual top lip adjustment by micro-spindles, with tapered Manifold. The headbox has been dismantled and stored in the storage hall.
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Wire Part, Type Fourdrinier, total length 19.6 m, with roll-out system for wire change, wire part frames made of welded carbon steel with stainless-steel lining, rubber covered breast roll with breast-roll shake system, forming board with

ceramic cover, 23 foils made of ceramic, 6 suction boxes with ceramic covers, suction couch roll with bronze shell, forward drive roll rubber covered, wire guide rolls rubber covered, pneumatic wire guide, electric-mechanic wire stretcher, low and high-pressure cleaning showers.
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Press Part, Type TWINVER, with 3 nips, suction pick-up roll picks up the sheet from wire and transfers to first nip which is a suction press roll against a central granite roll for the 1 st nip and a grooved Venta-Nip top press roll for 2 nd nip, straight-thru press in 3 rd nip with smooth top press roll and grooved Venta-nip bottom felt roll, 2 top and 1 bottom felt run including felt conditioning equipment.
Press rolls have been removed and are stored in the machine hall and in workshop for overhaul. Partly overhauled already.
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Dryer Section with 56 cast-iron drying cylinders 1522 mm dia, 5.2 bars steam pressure
1 st group 8 drying cylinders, with Slalom felt run
2 nd group 12 drying cylinders, with Slalom felt run
3 rd group 12 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run
4 th group 11 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run
Gap for size press. Size press has been removed.
5 th group 6 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt run
6 th group 7 drying cylinders with top and bottom felt
All drying cylinder bearings connected to central-oil lubrication system
App. 20 drying cylinders are dismantled and stored in the machine hall and maintenance shop for grinding and overhaul. App. 10 have been overhauled.
Dryer Part equipped with a entirely closed hood, make BRUNSCHWEILER, with insulated hood panels, controlled air ventilation and vapour extraction.
Hood top cover has been dismantled for removal of drying cylinders and is stored in the Steam and Condensate System Cascade-Type
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Machine Calander with 6 calander rolls, top and bottom roll are swimming
(crown-controlled) rolls
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QCS, make MEASUREX 2000, for measuring basis weight and moisture profile.
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Standard Pope Reel for winding up reels of max. 2000 mm dia, including reel storage stand
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The paper machine is driven by a multi-motor DC-drive. The motors are dismantled and stored in the maintenance shop for checking and overhaul.
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Vacuum System with
2 Turbair-Systems, make SULZER, Type RC4A-4N-80 with motors 1360 kW, year of make 1 x 1962, 1 x 1968, with central oil lubrication system
2 Waterring Vacuum Pumps, Make NASH, Type CL 600 with motor
250 kW/each
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Hall Cranes
1 Bridge Crane No. 1, make CERETTI, one hoist with 25 t, one with 12.5 t
1 Bridge Crane No. 2, make CERETTI, one hoist with 40 t, one with 25 t
1 Bridge Crane No. 3, make CERETTI, two hoist 25 t/each.
All cranes installed in 1990.

3. FINISHING HOUSE EQUIPMENT
3.1 Supercalanders
3.1.1 For PM 1
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2 Supercalanders
Make: HAUBOLD-ECK
Type: RKH-12 with 12 rolls
Year of make: 1963
Working Width 5450 mm
Max. Working speed: 800 m/min
Max. Linear Nip Pressure: 300 kN/m
With 4 swimming rolls, chilled-iron and cotton-covered calander rolls
Including service elevator.
Motors 750 / 40 / 40 kW

3.1.2 For PM 2
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2 Supercalanders
Make: ECK
Type: RKH-12 with 12 rolls
Year of Make: 1967
Max. Working Width: 6100 mm
Max. Linear Nip Pressure: 300 kN/m
With 4 swimming rolls, chilled-iron and cotton-covered calander rolls
Including service elevator.
Motors 935 / 80 / 40 kW
3.2 Slitter Rewinder
3.2.1 For PM 1
2 Slitter Rewinder
Make: BELOIT
Type: L20
Year of make: 1962
Type: 2-drum
Working width: max. 5534 mm
Max. Working Speed: 2000 m/min
No. of slitting knifes: 6
Braking device: Mechnical
Motor: 2 x 135 kW/each
3.2.2 For PM 2
1 Slitter Rewinder
Make: BELOIT
Type: L24
Year of make: 1967
Working Width: 6400 mm
Max. working speed: 2000 m/min
No. of slitting knifes: 8
Braking device: Mechanical
Motor: 2 x 135 kW

3.2.3 1 Slitter Rewinder
Make: JAGENBERG
Type: VARITOP 895-150
– Centre-drum
Year of Make: 1997
Working Width: 6400 mm
Max. working speed: 2200 m/min
No. of slitter knifes: 10
Knife positioning: electric, programmable
Braking device: electric
Motor: 1 x 250 kW, 1 x 283 kW
3.2.3 1 Salvage Rewinder
Make: JAGENBERG
Type: 40
Year of make: 1963
Working width: 2400 mm
Operation Speed: max. 700 m/min
Motor: 35 kW
3.3 Reel Wrapping Systems
3.3.1 1 Reel Wrapping System
Make: LAMB
Year of make: 1962
Capacity: max. 1500 reel/24h
Max. reel dia: 1500 mm
Max. reel length: 2500 mm
Including reel conveyor, reel catcher, weighing system, hot melt gluing system, with common labelling system for both wrappers.
4. OTHER EQUIPMENT
4.1 Starch and coating colour preparation section for Size press (never used).
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CELLIER clay slurry disperser and coating colour preparation
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2 Coating solution vibrating screen
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2 Clay dispersion equipment with dumping pumps
4.2 Effluent process water equipment
Type: Biological/Mechanical
Max. Capacity: 1200 m³/h
BOD = 25 ppm
COD = 50 ppm
SST = 60 ppm
Consisting of:
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2 water floaters
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1 Process sludge Press.
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1 Control station.
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4.3 Compressed air equipment.
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1 Air Compressor, make ATLAS COPCO, type GA375-7.5
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1 Air Dryer, make ATLAS COPCO, type FD 16
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1 Air Compressor, make ATLAS COPCO, type ZR-4
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Piping network for power and instrument air distribution.
4.4 Fresh Water Filter Station
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1 Fresh-Water Filter, make FLUXA, Type M3122 P
4.5 Fibre Recovery System
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1 Fibre-Recovery Flotation System, make KROFTA, type SDF65, year of make
1980, Throughput 24.000 l/min. Vat 25 m dia x 7 m height.
4.6 Transformers
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1 Transformer 500 KVA
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1 Transformer 750 KVA
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2 Transformers 1300 KVA
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1 Transformer 1500 KVA
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3 Transformers 1650 KVA
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1 Transformer 2000 KVA
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7 Transformers 3000 KVA
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1 Transformer 4500 KVA
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1 Transformer 7000 KVA
4.7 Weighing and Internal Transportation
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Truck weighing bridge flatcar.
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6 Forklifts
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2 limousines
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Various heavy-load trailers
4.8 Mechanical Workshop Equipment
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1 Roll Grinder, make FARREL-GIUSTINA, year of make 1963, for max. roll dimensions 1067 mm diameter, 8831 mm roll face length, with cambering device
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1 Roll Grinder, make FARREL-GIUSTINA, year of make 1979, for max. roll dimensions 1260 mm diameter, 10.000 mm length, with cambering device
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1 Electronic Balancing Machine, make CEMB, year of make 1967 for the dynamical balancing of paper machine rolls
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1 Vertical press, make ECK, year of make 1979, for recovering of super-
calander soft rolls with new cotton covers
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1 Horizontal Turning Lathe for large rolls, make SAFOP, year of make 1968 max. diameter 1200 mm, max. length 10.000 mm
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1 Horizontal Turning Lathe, make PASQUINO, year of make 1963, max. roll diameter 920 mm
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3 Turning Lathes, make PASQUINO, Types NS450, SN300, NV200
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2 Turning Lathes, make TOVAGLIERI, types GT700 and TV400
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1 radial drilling machine
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1 tools sharpener machine
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1 blade sharpener machine
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1 jigsaw
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1 forge
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Various other smaller machine tools
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Various electric welders.

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Various sets of hand tools
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1 Workshop hall crane, make DEBARTOLOMEUS, 45 t lifting capacity
4.9 Spare Part Store
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Spare Rolls for all positions in the paper machines
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Spare Rolls for all positions in the Supercalander
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Spare Rolls for all positions in the Slitter Rewinders
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Spare Motors for all positions in the paper mill
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Other spare parts such as e.g. roller bearings, valves, pumps, gearboxes, gaskets, bolts, nuts, etc. totally app. 16.000 different items
4.10 Process Laboratory.
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One set of laboratory equipment for testing of all important paper characteristics, such a freeness, ash-content, colour, printability, tensile, tear length, thickness,
Cobb etc.