ANDRITZ starts up second tissue machine with 20-foot steel Yankee successfully at Guizhou Chitianhua, China
(World News Austria)

Like the TM5, the TM6 is currently unique on the Asian market because it combines a high-performance Yankee with a steam-heated hood. The PrimeDry Steel Yankee is made entirely of steel, has a diameter of 20 feet, and hence is among the largest in the world. The combination of steam-heated hood and steel Yankee enables a high drying capacity and achieves remarkable cost savings compared to systems operated with gas because it uses steam. The steel Yankee`s evaporation rate is 15-20% higher than cast-iron models, which results in 8-10% better machine...