Valmet, a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services, primarily for the pulp, paper and energy industries, as well as other process industries, is to deliver six wire tyers to Sappi’s Saiccor dissolving pulp mill in South Africa. Valmet Wire Tyer is a fully automated tying machine that applies high-tensile steel wire around pulp bales at pre-selected positions.
Valmet received the order in the second quarter of this year. The wire tyers will be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 and installed on the baling lines C3 and C5 during the mill’s annual maintenance shutdown.
Leolin Pillay, Mechanical Technician at the Sappi Saiccor Mill says, “Our current wire tyer units are starting to near the end of their lifecycle, causing an excessive amount of unplanned downtime for the baling lines. The new wire tyers will improve the overall performance and the reliability of the tyer units and play an important role in the planned speed increase of the baling lines.”
Kevin McQueen, Sales Manager, South Africa, EMEA Area at Valmet, says, “We are thankful for being selected to supply six wire tyer units to Sappi’s Saiccor Mill. We have worked well with the customer to date and believe our relationship will be strengthened further with this project.”
The delivery will include six wire tyers, fully automatic tying machines consisting of the tying unit, related conveying units, and a specially developed wire cage for the customer’s two baling lines. In addition, the delivery will include two remote tyer test stations, a spare parts package, and on-site support during the installation.
Sappi is a global provider of raw materials, such as dissolving pulp, wood pulp, and biomaterials, as well as end-use products, such as packaging papers, speciality papers, graphic papers, casting and release papers, and forestry products. In South Africa, Sappi operates five mills. The Saiccor mill produces about 890 000 tonnes of elemental chlorine-free dissolving pulp, mostly for manufacturers of viscose staple fibre (VSF) used in clothing and textiles.
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