• New cylinder has a diameter of 7.3 meters
• Equipment is being manufactured at Voith’s plant in São Paulo

The Koehler Paper Group, already leading the market with a variety of specialty papers, will use the new paper machine with its MG cylinder to produce paper for flexible packaging, aiming at replacing petrol-based packaging with fiber-based materials from renewable sources. The goal is to replace plastic with paper where it is viable.

Manufactured out of carbon steel plates, the MG cylinder yields higher smoothness on one side of the paper during the manufacturing process. As Koehler’s long-standing business partner, Voith has already supplied other machines to the German paper producer. 

Manufactured entirely in Brazil, the MG cylinder stands for the quality and reliability of the work carried out by Voith’s Brazilian staff, and it bears witness to the capabilities of the manufacturing shop located in São Paulo, which produces components for customers worldwide. In addition to the MG cylinder, Voith Brazil’s scope of supply includes smaller, 1.8-meter diameter cylinders that will also be shipped to Koehler’s plant in Kehl.

“The visit was excellent, and the cylinder will soon be shipped to its final destination,” said Hjalmar Fugmann, President of Voith Paper South America. “From our side, we feel a strong sense of mission accomplished, as well as the pride of participating in another bold project like this one, which reinforces our position as a full-line supplier for the paper industry with a focus on promoting cutting-edge technologies for our customers.”

About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has more than 19,000 employees, sales of € 4.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the large family-owned companies in Europe.

The Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group and a leading full-line supplier as well as pioneer in the paper industry. Through constant innovations Voith is optimizing the paper manufacturing process and facilitating resource-conserving production. With its Servolution concept, Voith offers its customers as a reliable partner tailored service solutions for all sections of the production process. The company’s Papermaking 4.0 concept ensures that equipment is optimally networked, while the effective and secure use of the generated data enables paper manufacturers to improve their competitiveness.