Valmet has announced the official launch of its latest generation of technology – MTC Wizard.
Aimed at the multifold products market, the machinery supplier said the innovation “enhances client benefits in tissue folding in the AfH market”.
Giovacchino Giurlani, Director of Technology for the Tissue Converting Business Unit, said: “The MTC Wizard elevates the production of multi-panel, Z and W fold, AfH products such as hand towels.
“It guarantees high-speed performance, through an innovative folding process, boosting production capacity and overall efficiency.”
The supplier added that the machinery “minimises issues of paper stress and wrinkling that are common challenges for tissue folding producers through several technological advancements.”
Its Vacuum Assisted Mechanical fold (VAM fold) system replaces traditional methods by pulling the paper into the clamp through vacuuming, which Valmet said eliminates the wear and tear usually caused by mechanical grippers and tuckers.
It added that this leads to “reduced maintenance downtime, increased reliability, and performance for single-ply, low-bulk products.”
The technology also includes Valmet’s Self-Adjusting Machine (SAM) solutions, the SAM Vacuum and SAM Cut.
The supplier said these two solutions “offer significant advantages to customers such as enhanced monitoring of the production process and waste reduction, ensuring seamless operation with minimal manual intervention.”
Giurlani added: “Our primary goal in this project is to optimise the price per ton of multifold AfH products.
“Furthermore, the MTC Wizard’s design enables easy access, speeds up maintenance operations, and facilitates cleaning, ultimately increasing operator safety.”
