ANDRITZ to supply combustion system upgrade to Cartaseta, Switzerland

This technological upgrade includes new hood burners, gas valve trains, and a new burner management system for electronic control of the air/gas ratio, optimizing the combustion process across the entire burner output range of the PM5 tissue machine.

"This advanced combustion system not only improves our tissue machine’s efficiency and reduces emissions but also leads to significant cost savings over time. Enhanced safety and system reliability give us confidence in our operations, allowing us to maintain high production levels," said Roger Koch, Managing Director of Cartaseta. "Overall, this upgrade strengthens our competitiveness, ensuring a more sustainable and profitable future for our business."

With the implementation of this state-of-the-art combustion system, Cartaseta aims to significantly enhance burner performance under all operating conditions. This will improve the energy efficiency of the entire tissue machine, reduce CO₂ emissions in compliance with regulations, and maximize the safety and reliability of the equipment. Additionally, the system upgrade, carried out by the experienced ANDRITZ team in collaboration with the customer’s mill operators, will help minimize machine downtime.

Guido Lenzi, Area Sales Manager at ANDRITZ, stated: "We are pleased to begin a new collaboration with Cartaseta. ANDRITZ’s combustion system rebuild is a strategic investment that will improve energy efficiency and help our customer meet its sustainability targets while complying with safety regulations. As with all our projects, we started with a preliminary study to develop a tailor-made solution that maximizes customer benefits. We are committed to continuously innovating our combustion systems to enhance machine efficiency, sustainability, and product quality.”

Founded in 1953, Cartaseta AG is a Swiss company with over 60 years of experience and state-of-the-art technology in the production of a wide range of high-quality sanitary paper, including toilet paper, household paper, folded hand towels, medical rolls, and cleaning paper.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries, including pulp and paper, metals, hydropower, environmental, and others. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in Austria, the publicly listed group employs about 30,000 people at 280 locations in over 80 countries.

As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.

The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.