Every resource you don’t consume makes our world a better place
It is our responsibility as a full-line supplier to secure the lowest resource consumption. Our innovations focus on helping our customers minimize their CO2 footprint as well as water and fiber consumption.
On this page, we demonstrate to paper manufacturers for the first time the concrete possibilities that arise when the paper manufacturing process is viewed holistically. With our process know-how, we can significantly reduce the use of resources in production and thus help paper manufacturers to reduce their costs. Our goal is a striking balance between the growth of the paper industry and sustainability – To make our world better with paper.
Paper is one of the most exciting materials of our time. It is based on renewable, CO2-binding raw materials, and it is recyclable and biodegradable. As a full-line supplier, we bear the responsibility of ensuring the lowest possible resource consumption for our customers. Our solutions help our customers minimize their carbon footprint and reduce water and fiber consumption in order to make our world better with paper.
Andreas Endters, President & CEO Voith Paper
Papermaking Vision
Discover the paper production line of the future
In a visionary design study, Voith is designing the paper production line of the future. The vision takes account of all important aspects for a well-balanced overall concept with focus on improved efficiency, sustainability and increased ease of maintenance.
Discover our solutions for sustainable and cost-efficient production
EcoHood 65
EcoHood 65
EcoHood 65 provides an operating dew point of up to 65°C for the highest energy efficiency. The amount of supply air and exhaust air can be reduced by almost an additional 20% compared to EcoHood 62.
Voith’s CleanLine Excell is an efficient cleaning system for consistent and uniform cleaning of the surface and structure of forming and press fabrics.
The unique edge trim concept EdgeExpert defines the web edge in the stock jet as it exits from the headbox, resulting in fiber savings and increased edge stability.
Thanks to its novel design, FilmLube ensures uniform lubrication at all times. This results in a more uniform moisture cross profile, improved paper quality and lower water consumption.
The DuoShake Digital Generation shaking unit for the breast roll contributes to a more homogeneous distribution of fibers and an increased orientation of the fibers in cross direction.
Our tailored service packages focus on results. We improve performance, increase productivity and meet output objectives for our customers’ paper mill. This case is just one example how we can support you with our service offerings.
With HydroSeal the integrated lubrication of the sealing strips requires less water and energy to operate. That leads to a reduction in the consumption of fresh and waste water, as well as energy consumption.
qDry Pro is a space- and energy-saving drying concept that combines infrared and air drying. The energetically coupled air hood is heated solely by the IR waste heat and thus does not require its own heat source.
DynaLayer, the latest curtain coater from Voith, enables an excellent application of color with an unprecedented compact design that works completely without an enclosure. Instead of the usual costly enclosure including an energy-intensive air conditioning function, a thin air shield protects the curtain against disruptive influences from outside.
With Voith web stabilizers, wrinkles, sheet fluttering, edge lifting, frequent breaks or a long downtime due to tail threading problems are a thing of the past.
The EvoDry steel cylinder offers outstanding performance and allows heat transfer to be increased by up to 10%. A uniform surface temperature over the entire width of the cylinder also enables gentle drying for optimum paper quality.
Through the combination of the Sirius winding system with the EcoChange W turn-up device, excellent and reliable reeling with highest turn-up efficiency and reduced energy consumption is guaranteed.
The new MasterJet Pro headbox represents a milestone in headbox development. It improves paper quality and at the same time allows substantial savings in energy costs.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
More than 60% of the worldwide production of graphic papers is produced with Voith stock preparation systems. With the BlueLine DIP process, Voith offers leading technology and energy efficiency for the processing of recycled paper.
With over 85 complete BlueLine OCC systems installed, Voith products are among the world's leading solutions for energy-efficient and robust recycling of recovered paper and cardboard. Minimum energy consumption is achieved, e.g. through an elevated consistency level, fewer components and Voith’s Feed-Forward Principle.
IntensaPulper IP-V is a pulper that offers especially energy-efficient pulping of virgin fibers, clean recovered paper or broke in batch or continuous mode. In combination with Voith’s IPV Rotor, energy savings of up to 30 % are achieved.
LowEnergyFlotation (LEF) is a patented low-energy deinking flotation with minimal fiber loss. It effectively removes inks and hydrophobic contaminants from recovered paper and reduces the energy demand by up to 50% compared to a standard application. Existing flotation plants can be rebuilt to LEF technology.
MultiFoil rotors are the ideal combination of the highest screening quality and throughput rates in stock preparation and approach flow. They were developed for energy-saving screening and are suitable for the use in Voith screens and machines of other manufacturers.
The HiCon 2.0 technology for disc filters was specially developed to dewater suspensions with high stock consistencies. Due to the high stock consistency noticeably less pumping capacity is required and consequently significant energy savings can be realized.
The IntensaScreenDrum is a newly developed drum screen for efficient reject washing. The fiber loss is minimized thanks to optimized retention time and 3D shower nozzles.
The flow-optimized machine housing results in constant flow and pressure conditions around the screen basket. The thickening of the reject is decreased due to the additional reject dilution as well as the integration of the reject recirculation into the machine. As a result, fiber losses are reduced.
DuoDry CC is setting new benchmarks for an effective and reliable curl correction. It is the first vertically inverted dryer group, and papermakers benefit from enhanced runability combined with attractive cost and energy savings potential.
As the first of its kind, the emitter structure of HelioX is manufactured by advanced 3D print technology, achieving unmatched values for efficiency, combustion quality, lifetime and safety.
Thanks to the new rotor design and innovative foil geometry of our EclipseR Rotor, the energy consumption in the screening process can be reduced by up to 35 % compared to former models.
Our proven Pluralis design offers effective refining of the pulp in the stock preparation. Thanks to the special arrangement and shape of the bars, the fibers can be treated with low intensity resulting in the best product qualities.
C-bar screen baskets offer precise, reliable technology for centrifugal and centripetal pressure screens. All kinds of stock can be reliably screened, even with high stock consistencies and rotor loads.
Compared to filter discs with a flat profile, FloWing achieves an increase of more than 56% in filter surface area with its patented, wing-shaped profile.
With HydroSeal the integrated lubrication of the sealing strips requires less water and energy to operate. That leads to a reduction in the consumption of fresh and waste water, as well as energy consumption.
VForm hydrofoils allow individual adjustment of foil angle or height for each grade and basis weight. Thus, paper manufacturers benefit from maximum flexibility and an extended operating window.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
The innovative design of TheWall allows uniform distribution and feeding of the pulp. This is achieved by the rotor which is equipped with feeding vanes and the strategically arranged distribution teeth.
Voith’s CleanLine Excell is an efficient cleaning system for consistent and uniform cleaning of the surface and structure of forming and press fabrics.
With FlowJec, Voith has developed today’s most efficient dosing system for sustainable and resource-conserving dosing of all chemicals and additives in the paper manufacturing process.
The consistently high filtrate quality over the entire service life of the BaglessPlus filter discs leads to a significant reduction of fiber loss and fresh water consumption.
Only by taking all cycles, consumptions and interactions into account can the paper manufacturing process be optimally integrated – whether regarding paper quality, productivity or use of resources. Whether a new system or an existing production line, solutions and products from Voith can be implemented in every area.
Water is precious. The world’s dwindling water supply is a growing concern. 2.2 billion people worldwide have either no clean drinking water at all or not enough. Thus, ways to save water must be developed, especially in the industrial sector. The average freshwater consumption to produce a kilogram of paper with Voith machines is currently between 0 and 25 liters, depending on the paper grade and the location of the paper mill.
Voith's vision is to reduce the freshwater consumption for all paper grades towards zero. Gradual conversion to the use of purified and filtered circulation water is the key to significantly reducing water consumption in paper manufacturing. Significant water savings are already possible today with Voith's AquaLine water management concepts: AquaLine Flex reduces the fresh water consumption; AquaLine Zero allows the closure of the water circuits in packaging paper machines and slashes fresh water requirements to about 1.5 liters per kilogram of produced paper – exactly the amount that evaporates during paper production.
Please have a look at the following examples to see how further solutions from Voith specifically save water.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
The consistently high filtrate quality over the entire service life of the BaglessPlus filter discs leads to a significant reduction of fiber loss and fresh water consumption.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
Voith’s CleanLine Excell is an efficient cleaning system for consistent and uniform cleaning of the surface and structure of forming and press fabrics.
With FlowJec, Voith has developed today’s most efficient dosing system for sustainable and resource-conserving dosing of all chemicals and additives in the paper manufacturing process.
With HydroSeal the integrated lubrication of the sealing strips requires less water and energy to operate. That leads to a reduction in the consumption of fresh and waste water, as well as energy consumption.
DuoDry CC is setting new benchmarks for an effective and reliable curl correction. It is the first vertically inverted dryer group, and papermakers benefit from enhanced runability combined with attractive cost and energy savings potential.
Thanks to its novel design, FilmLube ensures uniform lubrication at all times. This results in a more uniform moisture cross profile, improved paper quality and lower water consumption.
With HydroSeal the integrated lubrication of the sealing strips requires less water and energy to operate. That leads to a reduction in the consumption of fresh and waste water, as well as energy consumption.
Worldwide paper production is approximately 440 million metric tons. About 200 million tons of wood pulp are consumed annually in paper production. A growing percentage of it is recycled. Around 50% of global paper production already relies on recycled paper, and the portion will continue to increase.
Voith has developed effective solutions for using and recycling the valuable starting product of primary fiber even more efficiently. Thus, all paper grades can be produced with an ever-larger portion of recycled fibers, without loss of quality. Our goal is to maximize the rate of recycling through new technologies worldwide. The intelligent combination of recycled and primary fibers will allow the growing demand for paper to be met in a resource-conserving and cost-saving way in the future.
Please have a look at the following products to see how this goal can be achieved with solutions from Voith.
Compared to filter discs with a flat profile, FloWing achieves an increase of more than 56% in filter surface area with its patented, wing-shaped profile.
C-bar screen baskets offer precise, reliable technology for centrifugal and centripetal pressure screens. All kinds of stock can be reliably screened, even with high stock consistencies and rotor loads.
The flow-optimized machine housing results in constant flow and pressure conditions around the screen basket. The thickening of the reject is decreased due to the additional reject dilution as well as the integration of the reject recirculation into the machine. As a result, fiber losses are reduced.
The IntensaScreenDrum is a newly developed drum screen for efficient reject washing. The fiber loss is minimized thanks to optimized retention time and 3D shower nozzles.
The unique edge trim concept EdgeExpert defines the web edge in the stock jet as it exits from the headbox, resulting in fiber savings and increased edge stability.
The DuoShake Digital Generation shaking unit for the breast roll contributes to a more homogeneous distribution of fibers and an increased orientation of the fibers in cross direction.
Thanks to its novel design, FilmLube ensures uniform lubrication at all times. This results in a more uniform moisture cross profile, improved paper quality and lower water consumption.
Voith’s CleanLine Excell is an efficient cleaning system for consistent and uniform cleaning of the surface and structure of forming and press fabrics.
The paper industry is an energy-intensive industry. Nearly 20% of the total cost of paper manufacturing is energy. For example, power consumption in the packaging paper industry is 250 to 400 kWh for a metric ton of paper (without stock preparation process).
Voith has developed systems and products for all paper grades that effectively save energy along the entire process chain, but also recover it and generate it from renewable sources. Voith’s goal is to cut energy consumption for paper manufacturing in half. This becomes possible both through the use of innovative technologies and the reduction of resource consumption. By increasing the portion of recovered paper, noticeably less power is needed.
Please have a look at the following products to see how this goal can be achieved with solutions from Voith.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
The innovative design of TheWall allows uniform distribution and feeding of the pulp. This is achieved by the rotor which is equipped with feeding vanes and the strategically arranged distribution teeth.
Our proven Pluralis design offers effective refining of the pulp in the stock preparation. Thanks to the special arrangement and shape of the bars, the fibers can be treated with low intensity resulting in the best product qualities.
Thanks to the new rotor design and innovative foil geometry of our EclipseR Rotor, the energy consumption in the screening process can be reduced by up to 35 % compared to former models.
The HiCon 2.0 technology for disc filters was specially developed to dewater suspensions with high stock consistencies. Due to the high stock consistency noticeably less pumping capacity is required and consequently significant energy savings can be realized.
MultiFoil rotors are the ideal combination of the highest screening quality and throughput rates in stock preparation and approach flow. They were developed for energy-saving screening and are suitable for the use in Voith screens and machines of other manufacturers.
LowEnergyFlotation (LEF) is a patented low-energy deinking flotation with minimal fiber loss. It effectively removes inks and hydrophobic contaminants from recovered paper and reduces the energy demand by up to 50% compared to a standard application. Existing flotation plants can be rebuilt to LEF technology.
IntensaPulper IP-V is a pulper that offers especially energy-efficient pulping of virgin fibers, clean recovered paper or broke in batch or continuous mode. In combination with Voith’s IPV Rotor, energy savings of up to 30 % are achieved.
With over 85 complete BlueLine OCC systems installed, Voith products are among the world's leading solutions for energy-efficient and robust recycling of recovered paper and cardboard. Minimum energy consumption is achieved, e.g. through an elevated consistency level, fewer components and Voith’s Feed-Forward Principle.
More than 60% of the worldwide production of graphic papers is produced with Voith stock preparation systems. With the BlueLine DIP process, Voith offers leading technology and energy efficiency for the processing of recycled paper.
With Voith's AquaLine Zero water management concept, significant water savings are realized due to closure of the water circuits. CO2 emissions can be reduced by about 10% at the same time.
EcoHood 65 provides an operating dew point of up to 65°C for the highest energy efficiency. The amount of supply air and exhaust air can be reduced by almost an additional 20% compared to EcoHood 62.
Voith’s CleanLine Excell is an efficient cleaning system for consistent and uniform cleaning of the surface and structure of forming and press fabrics.
VForm hydrofoils allow individual adjustment of foil angle or height for each grade and basis weight. Thus, paper manufacturers benefit from maximum flexibility and an extended operating window.
As the first of its kind, the emitter structure of HelioX is manufactured by advanced 3D print technology, achieving unmatched values for efficiency, combustion quality, lifetime and safety.
The new MasterJet Pro headbox represents a milestone in headbox development. It improves paper quality and at the same time allows substantial savings in energy costs.
Through the combination of the Sirius winding system with the EcoChange W turn-up device, excellent and reliable reeling with highest turn-up efficiency and reduced energy consumption is guaranteed.
The EvoDry steel cylinder offers outstanding performance and allows heat transfer to be increased by up to 10%. A uniform surface temperature over the entire width of the cylinder also enables gentle drying for optimum paper quality.
With Voith web stabilizers, wrinkles, sheet fluttering, edge lifting, frequent breaks or a long downtime due to tail threading problems are a thing of the past.
DuoDry CC is setting new benchmarks for an effective and reliable curl correction. It is the first vertically inverted dryer group, and papermakers benefit from enhanced runability combined with attractive cost and energy savings potential.
DynaLayer, the latest curtain coater from Voith, enables an excellent application of color with an unprecedented compact design that works completely without an enclosure. Instead of the usual costly enclosure including an energy-intensive air conditioning function, a thin air shield protects the curtain against disruptive influences from outside.
qDry Pro is a space- and energy-saving drying concept that combines infrared and air drying. The energetically coupled air hood is heated solely by the IR waste heat and thus does not require its own heat source.
Our tailored service packages focus on results. We improve performance, increase productivity and meet output objectives for our customers’ paper mill. This case is just one example how we can support you with our service offerings.
With the board machine in Gruvön, currently the most modern in the world, Voith Paper has once again been able to reinforce its position as a technology leader and innovation driver.
We know about the growing market for paper-based packaging. Our intention is to enable our customers to achieve excellent mechanical properties through a customized concept with intelligent controls.
Voith and Trützschler make the efficient manufacture of eco-friendly nonwovens a possibility. The Dimona WLM1 produces nonwovens from renewable cellulose and from 100% biodegradable products.
3,750,000 m³ of fresh water can be saved annually in a packaging paper mill with a production of 750,000 t/a with the AquaLine Zero water management concept
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33% energy savings (kWh/year) are potentially possible with our EcoMizer
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87% savings in water consumption are potentially possible with our HydroSeal
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250,000 EUR/year cost savings are possible thanks to our Pluralis Line (Case study)
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Our customer magazine nextlevel by Voith Paper deals with paper production topics of today and tomorrow. In this issue, you will learn how Voith Paper is pioneering innovative and sustainable solutions as well as many other exciting articles based on the theme “the future is paper.”
Mission Zero: The current issue of our nextlevel Magazine takes you down a greener papermaking path and showcases how Voith Paper is setting standards for a more sustainable paper industry.
