The new pilot line is an important step in advancing ANDRITZ solutions for responsible convenience packaging from wood pulp. It will also enable customers to conduct trials, receive support on R&D projects, and create new products with customized shapes and barrier properties.
Dec 16, 2024
ANDRITZ has opened a new technical center in Montbonnot, France, to offer a complete dry molded fiber production line for the packaging industry.
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In partnership with PulPac, the new technical center with its pilot line will support ANDRITZ’s development of industrial-scale solutions for high-speed dry molded fiber production plants for the packaging industry. It will also enable customers to conduct trials, receive support on R&D projects, and create new products with customized shapes and barrier properties.
Andreas Lukas, Senior Vice President of ANDRITZ Nonwoven & Textile, said, ‘‘Our new pilot line is an important step in advancing our solutions for responsible convenience packaging from wood pulp. By combining ANDRITZ Dan-Web’s airlaid forming capabilities with PulPac’s molding technology, we are striving for the highest capacity, product quality and flexibility in this field.”
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The launch of the new DMF pilot line underscores ANDRITZ’s commitment to invest in the development of environmentally friendly solutions that support the green transition.
