PRODUCTS

SkyComp 40: fiber composite material with

at least 40% carbon fiber reinforcement

SkyClean C: fiberglass and carbon fiber composite with finely distributed cleaning particles

SkyTop T: composite of carbon fiber

and high-temperature duroplastic
matrix with finely distributed cleaning
and polishing particles

Cost reductions and greater machine availability

The perfect single-source trio:

roll, cover and doctor blades
Voiths vast know-how on the interplay between rolls and covers is
now enhanced with the introduction of the SkyLine doctor blades.
Thanks to the perfect coordination of all components, they increase
productivity and enhance paper quality. Specialized technical support is ensured worldwide by Voith Paper Rolls.
Doctor blades and coater blades are

optimized doctors for all applications.

produced and tested from Voith Pa-

Voith Paper Rolls is able to recom-

per Rolls near Wimpassing, Austria.

mend and deliver the right doctor

It was logical for us to choose this

blades for every position in paper

location, explains Dr. Norbert Gams-

machines and for every type and

jger, R&D Voith Paper Rolls, be-

origin of roll cover.

cause it enables us to jointly develop

SkyLine doctor blades for all paper
machine sections
(red = commercially available)

SkyLine
doctor blades
SkyPoly
SkyTex
SkyDur
SkyComp
SkyCarbon
SkyGrid
SkyClean
SkyTop
SkyMet C
SkyMet S
SkyMet M
SkyMet B

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Application area
Wire section

and optimize doctor blades, coater

SkyLine doctor blade and coater

blades and roll covers. Thanks to our

blade technology is available for all

roll cover know-how, we can offer

paper machine sections. Voiths de-

Press section

Dryer section

Sizing & coating

Calender

Reel

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Voith Paper Rolls service technician

changing doctor blade

Checking blade wear traces on site to

determine the optimal doctor setting

velopment work focused specifically

SkyComp products are very cost-

Detailed analysis of the doctor

on fiber composite doctor blade ma-

effective thanks to their material mix

blade situation

terials and thermal coating of doctor,

of carbon fiber and fiberglass: they

coater or creping blade. This is the

combine the efficient cleaning effect

Using Voith high-performance doctor

first time in the paper industry that

of fiberglass with the durability of car-

blades minimizes material losses and

doctor blades have been optimized to

bon fiber.

improves the doctor blade wear pro-

precisely suit roll cover materials and

surface characteristics.

file. Fluctuations and deviations of

The service life of SkyCarbon blades

the doctor mountings and beams

is particularly long because their

cannot however be compensated by

In order to ensure consistent high

reinforcing material is comprised

the blade. To identify such deviations

quality for dependable paper machine

exclusively of carbon fiber.

and optimize the doctor blade situa-

operation, SkyLine doctor blades are

tion, Voith Paper Rolls can carry out

manufactured exclusively from first-

For the conditioning and gentle clean-

class materials.

ing of ceramic covers, Voith Paper

detailed investigations.

has developed the SkyClean, SkyGrid

These investigations show up any

The perfect blade for every

and SkyTop blades. Each type con-

doctor system problem, which can

application

tains different fillers with different

then be combated effectively. Fur-

grain sizes. The fillers provide excel-

thermore, the analysis does not stop

Voith doctor blades and coater

lent abrasive surface treatment,

at doctor systems and roll covers, but

blades are thoroughly tested in the

as well as maintaining surface rough-

also examines all influences on doc-

Voith Paper laboratories on a wide

ness and efficient paper sheet re-

tor operation such as vibrations, roll

variety of covers and paper grades

lease. The value of this has been

geometry, etc. as well as the interplay

using model tribometers. Based on

proven on various ceramic rolls in

of rolls, covers and doctors.

these test results, the blades and

the press section. It has been demon-

covers are optimally coordinated.

strated that using SkyTop doctors

maintains the surface roughness of

To optimize the fiber composite blade

ceramic rolls constant over their ser-

design, the textile and resin contents

vice life, thus enabling higher paper

of material mixtures are systemati-

machine operating speeds and longer

cally varied by Voith Paper Rolls. This

roll life.

determines the cleaning effect and

service life of SkyLine products. The

Voith SkyLine doctor blades have

various product groups are designed

also proved themselves well on roll

to meet different priorities.

covers of other suppliers.

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Contact
Dr. Georg Gobec
Rolls
georg.gobec@voith.com

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