Maximum efficiency from Essel Kâgıt’s new tissue line

Anew tissue machine installed for Turkey’s Essel Kâğıt just over a year ago by Toscotec has exceeded its guaranteed production by a large margin and surpassed bulk and softness parameters, reports the Italian equipment supplier.

The double-width Ahead 2.2L machine was commissioned as PM3 at Essel’s Osmaniye mill in October 2021. After start-up, Toscotec has been providing continuous support to finetune the plant and achieve best performance.

Essel Kâğit’s production coordinator Ahmet Temuroglu and maintenance manager Burak Ipek commented: “The target of our performance test was successfully accomplished with a production of 290.5 tons per day on a 23 gsm towel grade at the speed of 1,810 metres per minute. We are now fully reaping the benefits of Toscotec’s firstin-class technology across our entire product range both for tissue quality and consumptions.”

Toscotec’s commissioning manager Andrea Rossi added: “The performance test confirmed the machine’s low energy usage we had been monitoring including at the speed of 2,000 m/min. The total energy