Kadant Johnson Receives Turnkey Steam and Condensate System Order from Mondi Packaging
THREE RIVERS, Mich., February 28, 2007 – Kadant Johnson Deutschland GmbH and Kadant Johnson Systems International Ltd., subsidiaries of Kadant Johnson Inc., received a turnkey steam and condensate system rebuild order from Mondi Packaging Frantschach GmbH located in St. Gertraud, Austria.
Kadant Johnson will supply the steam and condensate system design and engineering for the mill’s No. 8 paper machine. The No. 8 paper machine is 4.4 m wide and produces sack paper products at speeds up to 1,000 mpm. In addition to the steam system rebuild, a total of 40 drying cylinders will be upgraded with PTX steam joints and stationary syphons, Turbulator® bars, and other accessory equipment.
“Mondi Packaging has been an innovative and forward thinking customer of Kadant Johnson for decades. We are thrilled to be a major partner in this significant production increase program for the St Gertraud mill,” said David Carrington, managing director of Kadant Johnson Systems International Ltd.
Mondi Packaging Frantschach GmbH is located in the heart of Europe, in Austria’s southernmost state of Carinthia. High-grade pulp and paper products have been produced at the site since the mill was founded in 1881.
Kadant Johnson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., is a leading provider of rotary joints, syphons, steam and condensate systems, and related services to the paper industry, where they optimize dryer performance, and also supply these products to improve a range of other industrial processes.
Kadant Inc. is a leading supplier to the global pulp and paper industry, with a range of products and services for improving efficiency and quality in pulp and paper production, including paper machine accessories and systems for stock preparation, fluid handling, and water management. Our fluid-handling products are also used to optimize production in the steel, rubber, plastics, food, and textile industries. In addition, we produce granules from papermaking byproducts for agricultural and lawn and garden applications. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with revenues of $342 million in 2006 and 2,000 employees in 16 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.kadant.com.
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