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were very straightforward and exceeded our expectations when it comes to speed and output, as well as energy and water consumption. “The machine has an efficiency
rate between 93 and 95 percent. This is a “push button” machine, it’s so easy to stop and start-up again. The project execution went very smoothly and was based on respect and trust in each other. I would say, team spirit is a key to success. We consider ourselves more like friends than as customer and supplier.”
A world-class benchmark Working closely together also involves efficient information sharing. To keep the teams updated it is of utmost importance to have instant access to the latest versions of manuals, drawings or training material. Says Laurentino Rodriguez:
are working well. I really like the ViscoNip for the savings in steam and gas but also the new hood for improving safety.” The new line operates
continuously at speeds of 1,900- 2,000 m/min with very good formation and moisture profiles. TM 4 has a stable production of around 170 tonnes of tissue per day, depending on type of product and quality of the pulp. The grade is mostly bathroom tissue made from a mix of 80 per cent recycled fibre and 20 per cent virgin fibre, but also some towel tissue for export. Jose Luis Dominguez, KCM Project Manager, says: “The performance tests, which were completed in less than three months after start-up
“We had good communication between the teams during the whole project. All the information needed was always available and easy to find on the Valmet web portal.” He concludes his impression of the TM 4 project, “The machine matches our goals and so do Valmet. We are very happy, with the project, the machine and the operations. We consider this project a world class benchmark all the way from execution, to installation, start-up and performance.”
The TM4 machine crew. “The best moment was when we started the machine, no problem at all, and the first roll was dense, had good stretch and a controlled basis weight,” says Marco Jimenez, in charge of TM 4 operations
Laurentino Rodrigues, Bajio Mill Manager
Jose Luis Dominguez, KCM Project Manager
The TM 4 tissue line has increased the capacity of the Bajio mill to 258,000 tons a year
Part of a $20 billion global business
Kimberly-Clark’s Bajio mill is located in San Juan del Rio, a two hours’ drive from Mexico City. The mill was established in 1981, and is today a well-managed and highly efficient tissue mill delivering 258,000 tonnes of napkin, towel and bathroom tissue per year. Its most recent tissue machine installation, TM 4, has quickly become Kimberly-Clark Mexico’s benchmark for energy costs. The corporation sends people to the mill from far and wide for visits to learn how to operate at speeds up to 2,000 meters per minute with 15 per cent reduced energy consumption as compared to other conventional tissue lines. Kimberly-Clark Mexico is part of Kimberly Clark’s global business, which was founded in Delaware in the US in 1928 and now has sales of almost $20 billion a year from 92 plants. It supplies three sectors: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and K-C Professional and its brands are household names that are either No1 or No2 in their markets, and include Huggies, Scott, Kleenex, Cottonelle and Kotex.
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