Upgrading of a gypsum wallboard plant

Extension and upgrading measures for the wet production
of gypsum wallboards with an investment volume of approximately 3 million € have been carried out from July 2007 to
August 2009 at works no. 2 of  the VG ORTH  GmbH & Co. KG
(Fig. 1). Two stages of extension had been planned. The core measures for the first extension stage include the enlargement of the wet production shop area and the refurbishment of the moulding boxes of special steel as well as the replacement and extension of mixers of special steel in 2008. The new special steel mixers permit an increased flexibility when...

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