C•A•S•E S•T•U•D•Y

India Continues to Rise as a

Paperboard Powerhouse
Fitting with the JK Paper sustainability objectives, AFT has supplied a complete POM®
wet end and a refining system. The wet end system includes a full POM approach flow for
the multi-layer machine with POMix stock processors, POMp degasser arrangements,
and MaxFlow headbox screening.

JK Paper Grows its

Leadership Role
An important 2021 milestone in In-
dia’s continuing rise as a paperboard
’‘™‡”Š‘—•‡ ‹•  ƒ’‡” –†Ǥǯ• ‡™
PM5 cartonboard machine in Fort
Songadh, Gujarat. With a capaci-
–› ‘ˆ ͣ͜͝ǡ͜͜͜ ǡ –Š‹• —Ž–‹ǦŽƒ›‡”
board machine successfully started
up at the end of August 2021. PM5
is designed to produce board grades
with basis weights ranging from 160-
440 gsm with an operating speed
—’ –‘ ͣ͜͜ Ȁ‹ —•‹‰  ƒ†
”ƒˆ–Ƥ„‡”•Ǥ

In the words of JK Paper’s President

and Director, Mr. A.S. Mehta, “We
are proud to produce premium car-
tonboard grades, doing so with world-
class equipment and highly trained
operators. Our strong sustainability
commitment is demonstrated by low
energy and water consumption for a
machine of this size.” Mr. Mehta adds,
“We will produce top-quality folding
boxboard (FBB) and solid bleached
sulfate board (SBS) and convert them
AFT MaxFlow Headbox screen installed on the new PM5
New ADC low consistency refiners treating fibers for FBB and SBS carton products
to meet customer requirements with
‘—”‘†‡”…‘˜‡”–‹‰ǡƤ‹•Š‹‰ǡƒ†
warehousing facilities.”
Mr. H.P. Singhania, Vice Chair-
man and Managing Director of JK
Paper, also expresses appreciation
for the JK team and suppliers for suc-
cessfully starting up a new board line
in extremely challenging times due
–‘‘˜‹†‹–‡””—’–‹‘•ǡ–”ƒ˜‡Ž”‡•–”‹…-
tions, and remote commissioning of
various equipment.
AFT Stock Prep and
Approach
Fitting with the JK Paper sustainabili-
ty objectives, AFT has supplied a com-
’Ž‡–‡ ͂ ™‡– ‡† ƒ† ƒ ”‡Ƥ‹‰
system. The wet end system includes
ƒˆ—ŽŽƒ’’”‘ƒ…Šƪ‘™ˆ‘”–Š‡—Ž-
–‹ǦŽƒ›‡”ƒ…Š‹‡™‹–Š‹š•–‘…’”‘-
…‡••‘”•ǡ’†‡‰ƒ••‡”ƒ””ƒ‰‡‡–•ǡ
and MaxFlow headbox screening. Basic
engineering and mill site services were

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C•A•S•E S•T•U•D•Y
Mr. Olli Pekka Riippa, AFT Product Manager - Refiners and Deflakers
part of the AFT delivery. Engineering
supply included complete process and
plant engineering with 3D modelling.
‘’ƒ”‡† –‘ –”ƒ†‹–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š
ƪ‘™•›•–‡•ǡ–Š‡’ƒ’‡”ƒ…Š‹‡
wet end with headbox screening de-
livers superior stock cleanliness in a
According to Mr. S.K. Jain, Head of
Board Projects, “AFT’s contribution
helps us make fast grade changes in a
cleaner, short circulation system - with
less air and biological build-up to yield
fewer sheet defects and breaks, which
is best for our multiply operations.”
High consistency FiberClone Cleaner system
Ƥ‹‰”‡“—‹”‡‡–•‡‡†‡†ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”
’”‘†—…–•Ǥ ‘™Ǧ‹–‡•‹–› ”‡Ƥ‹‰ ‹•
ƒ…Š‹‡˜‡†™‹–Š ‹‡„ƒ”͂…‘‹…ƒŽƤŽŽ‹‰
–‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ˆ‘” ‘’–‹— Ƥ„‡” †‡˜‡Ž-
opment with low energy use.
Notes Mr. Sourav Das, AFT Re-
gional Sales & Marketing Man-
…‘’ƒ…–ƒ†‡ƥ…‹‡–’ƒ…ƒ‰‡Ǥ‹–Š-
out the need for traditional storage
–ƒ•ǡ”—••‘‘–ŠŽ›™‹–ŠŽ‘™‡”
water and energy usage for enhanced
‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ…‡Ǥ ’‡”-
ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡  •›•–‡
result in higher board machine oper-
 with grade changes, but also in prod-
ƒ–‹‰‡ƥ…‹‡…›ƒ†‹…”‡ƒ•‡†ƒ—ƒŽ
production capacity.
 ƒ††‹–‹‘ǡ  ǯ• ͤ͟ †‘—„Ž‡
…‘‹…ƒŽ ”‡Ƥ‡” †‡•‹‰ ‹…”‡ƒ•‡• ’”‘-
duction capacity for a single unit,
™Š‹Ž‡ ‘ơ‡”‹‰ ‡ƒ•› ƒ……‡•• ˆ‘” ƒ‹-
–‡ƒ…‡ ƒ† ƤŽŽ‹‰ …Šƒ‰‡•Ǥ Š‡ ”‡-
Ƥ‹‰ ’”‘…‡•• †‡•‹‰ ‹• ƪ‡š‹„Ž‡ ƒ†
ƒ†ƒ’–ƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘”—Ž–‹’Ž‡Ƥ„‡”–›’‡•Ǥ
ƒ’‡” …ƒ‡ƒ•‹Ž› …‘Ƥ‰—”‡–Š‡”‡Ƥ-
‹‰ •›•–‡ ƒ• ’‡” Ƥ„‡” –›’‡ ƒ† ”‡-
ƒ‰‡” Ȃ •‹ƒ ƒ…‹Ƥ…, “Board proper-
–‹‡• ƒ”‡ •‹‰‹Ƥ…ƒ–Ž› ‹ƪ—‡…‡† „›
”‡Ƥ‹‰Ǥ ‡•‹”‡† ‘„Œ‡…–‹˜‡• Šƒ’’‡
almost instantly in combination with
–Š‡„‡‡Ƥ–•†‡Ž‹˜‡”‡†„›–Š‡…‘’ƒ…–
POM system. This helps of course
uct optimisation. The commitment to
innovation and sustainability at JK
Paper is impressive. We do our best
™Š‡ƪ‡š‹„‹Ž‹–›‹•‹’‘”–ƒ–ǡƒ–…Š‡†
with a long-term focus on doing what
is better for the planet.”

Mr. Olli Pekka Riippa, AFT Prod-

—…– ƒƒ‰‡” Ǧ ‡Ƥ‡”• ƒ† ‡-
ƪƒ‡”• says, “Our cooperation with
JK Paper gives us opportunities to push
”‡Ƥ‹‰ –‘ ƒ Š‹‰Š‡” Ž‡˜‡ŽǤ ‹„‡” –”‡ƒ–-
ment can be optimised to achieve the
•’‡…‹Ƥ… ’”‘†—…– …Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹•–‹…• –Šƒ–
their customers demand. As proven in
ƒ› ‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘•ǡ –Š‡  ”‡Ƥ‡”
…‘…‡’– •ƒ˜‡• ƒ’’Ž‹‡† ”‡Ƥ‹‰ ’‘™‡”Ǥ
Preserving energy is one of the main
POMp Degassing keeps air out of the paper machine feedstock, to improve overall ˆƒ…–‘”• ˆ‘” ’ƒ’‡”ƒ‡”•ǯ ’”‘Ƥ–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›
cleanliness and maintain high operating speeds. and competitiveness.” „

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