Productos Familia increases its tissue paper production with a new machine

Productos Familia, a big Colombian tissue paper manufacturer, has once again selected Voith Paper to increase its production of tissue paper and, in result, to extend its participation in the high-quality toilet paper segment. The new TM 7 was installed in the Cajica plant, Colombia, where another Voith Paper machine is successfully running since 2006. With the successful start-up of this project, occurred in the second semester of 2012, Productos Familia will duplicate its production of tissue paper at the Cajica plant. The machine is designed for a speed of 2,000 m/min. Voith was responsible for the supply of the tissue machine with basic and detail engineering, dust extraction system and high-performance hood from Voith Air Systems, designed for reduction of gas consumption; approach flow, vacuum system, complete automation with MCS, DCS and scanner (QCS); installation supervision, commissioning and start-up.