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Moscow – Lesprom Network/. Toscotec has been awarded a contract to deliver a major rebuild of the Sipat S.A PM 2 tissue machine in Meknes, Marocco. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the 4Q 2012, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.
Sipat S.A. – Societé Industrielle Des Papiers Tissues – established in 1978, is owned by the El Kendouci family. With a production capacity of 16,000 tpy, the company can satisfy the request of the Moroccan market, capable of absorbing 70% of SIPAT’s capacity, and exports the rest to Senegal and Tunisia. The production range includes mainly facial tissue, then toilet rolls, napkins, and kitchen towels.
Toscotec ‘s delivery includes a major rebuild of the original Toschi sloped wire forming section, which will be replaced with a MODULO PLUS type crescent former with TT HEADBOX SL-T, a rebuild of the existing approach system and of the felt run as well as YD doctoring system. Furthermore electrification and a new machine control system will complete the package. The project will be handled on an turnkey basis, including dismantling of the existing equipment, installation of the new machinery, start-up assistance and training services. The new machine parts will be designed for an operative speed up to 1300 mpm with a reel width of 2750 mm.
The purpose of the PM 2 rebuilding is to meet the growing market demand in terms of products quality and production capacity, as well as to reduce energy consumption.
In 2009 Toscotec already successfully completed the dry end modification of the same machine with the installation of a new steel dryer TT SYD 2500MM and relevant accessories.
This last investment brought Sipat enormous results in terms of energy savings with an increased output by 30%.
According to the 37-year old managing director Driss El Kendouci the Sipat growth in the tissue sector will be between 8-10% and this new investment will have a fast pay-back. “There has been an evolution”, he says. “In Africa, there has been more demand for quality, whether from Westerners driving the need, or from more and more people moving from the countryside into cities. Sipat is ready to afford this process.”
Monday, 27 February 2012
