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Roland Pechtl<br />
Special purpose machines<br />
roland.pechtl@voith.com<br />
Fig. 1: Mudanjiang Hengfeng<br />
<strong>Paper</strong> Group Co. Ltd.<br />
Fig. 2: Layout PM 12.<br />
Hengfeng PM 12 –<br />
new quality benchmark for cigarette paper<br />
“We want to become China’s leading manufacturer for<br />
cigarette papers, both in quality and quantity.” With this statement,<br />
Mudanjiang Hengfeng <strong>Paper</strong> contacted <strong>Voith</strong> in the summer of<br />
2001. A little less than two years later, at the end of June 2003,<br />
the PM 12 started production at 80% of design speed and was<br />
handed over to the customer after successful trial operation on<br />
July 8, 2003. The official inauguration with a festive ceremony<br />
was on August 8, 2003.<br />
The contract<br />
<strong>Paper</strong> Machines<br />
<strong>Voith</strong> was able to demonstrate its system<br />
competence also in the area of specialty<br />
papers. The scope of responsibility included<br />
the complete production line from<br />
chemical pulp preparation to winding, including<br />
secondary plants, broke preparation<br />
as well as chemical additives metering<br />
and fiber recovery.<br />
The project<br />
The project managers, one each from the<br />
customer and supplier, had to face two<br />
large challenges.<br />
The first task was to meet a very ambitious<br />
schedule – just about <strong>17</strong> months<br />
would elapse from project start to<br />
saleable paper. The difficult climatic con-<br />
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ditions were an additional problem. For<br />
example, the necessary data for the<br />
building had to be available within a very<br />
short period of time to allow completion<br />
of the building in time before winter began.<br />
In addition, it was necessary to<br />
store all rolls with temperature-sensitive<br />
covers on the construction site before the<br />
first frost.<br />
The second task was not as obvious, but<br />
the basic condition for success. How do<br />
the project managers ensure smooth<br />
communication between specialists from<br />
very different cultures?<br />
An interesting observation was made in<br />
the course of this project: The teams<br />
from the customer and supplier became<br />
one team within just a few weeks. This<br />
team, composed of competent experts,<br />
pursued a common goal in a professional<br />
<strong>17</strong>/04<br />
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