Voith upgrades deliver energy and machinery efficiency to Newark America in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Voith has completed an upgrade of the stock preparation at Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (Newark America) in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, reducing production cost and boosting efficiency in the process. As a result of the upgrades, the facility can now use OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) instead of less contaminated recycled board as a raw material for the production of high quality linerboard. In addition, the upgrade ensures minimal fiber loss during the production process. The products for the upgrade were manufactured in the Appleton, Wisconsin plant of Voith Paper. “We are very