ANDRITZ – your partner for trials and R&D
From fiber to paper on the reel including recycling
Our pilot plants and technology centers for the fiber, paper and recycling industry are available worldwide to offer customers as well as research and development institutes the chance to run trials on state-of-the art equipment in a fully flexible, real mill environment.
Analyze efficiency, test different raw materials, or process configurations prior to your investment without impacting your own mill operations. All trials are performed on industrial-scale machines, not on down-scaled laboratory equipment. That provides the most accurate technological results that mirror your processes and can be directly translated into your mill environment. To ensure the most realistic results, you also have the option of bringing in your own material for testing.
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Discover our global pilot plants and technology centers:
F I B E R
Fiber R&D Centers
The Fiber R&D Centers are fully equipped for equipment and process R&D as well as direct work for customer trials. All our centers are flexible enough to accommodate single machine testing or complete process lines and can process both recycled and virgin fibers. Fully equipped laboratories certified to international standards offer analysis of pulp and paper properties.
P A P E R
PrimeLineTIAC
The world’s most modern Tissue Innovation and Application Center can be configured in various ways for conventional dry-creped, textured and structured (TAD) tissue. The research center comprises a complete, state-of-the-art tissue production line, including stock preparation and own laboratory facilities for tests and trials and to develop new products and processes in the tissue sector. Different types of raw materials can be tested, ranging from soft and hard wood to recycled and annual fibers. The tissue machine offers maximum flexibility featuring various configurations that are available as single-machine concepts.
Paper Technology Center
In the ANDRITZ Paper Technology Center, customers can test all calendering processes required on the market and conduct trials on the roll test stand. An in-house paper lab is also available for testing paper characteristics.
Fabrics R&D Center
The Fabrics R&D Center is one of the largest technology centers in the industry for press felts and fabrics. It boasts a laboratory for research projects, investigations, analysis and tests to improve the quality and efficiency of machine clothing designs.
R E C Y C L I N G
ANDRITZ Recycling Technology Center
The ANDRITZ Recycling Technology (ART) Center enables recycling tests with a wide variety of raw materials on state-of-the-art recycling machines of industrial size. It is equipped with innovative shredding technology from the ADuro product line for primary and secondary shredding as well as for fine granulation and dismantling of composite materials.
