2022-03-14
The new ProServices from Voith, BTG and Toscotec offer papermakers an exceptional modular Yankee service portfolio
- Four core services and four supporting services cover the main Yankee operational issues
- Increased performance and efficiency through combined expertise of Voith, BTG and Toscotec
- Services can be combined and tailored to specific customer requirements
Increased performance and efficiency through bundled expertise
Yankees are among the most important components of a tissue machine. To ensure smooth and effective tissue production, it is important to make sure they are in perfect condition. With ProServices, Voith, BTG and Toscotec provide tissue manufacturers with dedicated R&D, Application and Operations teams and a single point of contact and transcending standard maintenance with a broad range of flexible troubleshooting and optimization Yankee services.
Eight ProServices for tissue manufacturing
Four core services and four additional supporting services can be tailored to meet specific customer requirements. These include observational diagnostics, such as on-the-run thermal and topography mapping and a range of shutdown inspections from head tilt to press load verification to internals. In addition to greater service proximity with on-site specialists at numerous, global locations, customers are also able to combine service offerings as part of ProServices.
Attend Daniel Schoeps da Silva and Ian Padley's presentation on ProServices on March 15, 2022 at Tissue World Miami to learn more about the unprecedented service portfolio.
Overview of Voith ProServices
1. Core services:
- ProPress: Press roll load check to pinpoint efficiency and safety issues
- ProDry: Paper/Yankee infra-red analysis to identify inconsistencies of the condensate removal system and other issues
- ProSurface: Yankee shape topography to detect worn surface areas
- ProFile: Blade holder profiling to improve efficiency and protect the Yankee surface
2. Supporting services:
- ProHead: Yankee head tilt to TAPPI standards, required every two years
- ProInspect: Detailed Yankee inspection using an extensive checklist
- ProSteam: Analysis of steam, condensate, and related parameters
- ProRun: Determination if surface intervention is needed, e.g. grinding or re-metallization
About the company
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, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,000 employees, sales of € 4.3 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
read moreThe Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services, and products on the market, and offers paper manufacturers holistic solutions from a single source. The company’s continuous stream of innovations facilitates resource-conserving production and supports customers in significantly reducing their carbon footprint. With its comprehensive automation products and leading digitization solutions from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, Voith offers its customers state-of-the-art, digital technologies to increase the availability and efficiency of their systems in all areas of the production process.