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Germany’s paper industry is the no. 1 in Europe and with a turnover of approximately 14.9 billion euro it makes the no. 4 spot worldwide behind the USA, China and Japan. A total of 3000 different kinds of paper are manufactured at around 180 production locations. 44,000 employees work to produce around 23.2 million tons of paper per year. The innovative paper manufacturing machinery ensures that the ravenous paper appetite of industrial nations is continuously satisfied.

How did paper originate? The procedure has changed very little since 105 AD, the date when the process of paper manufacture was first recorded. Fibres are moistened in water and then scooped out with a sieve. This paper web is later pressed and dried. Today gigantic paper machines are used in the various processing steps to turn the pulp into paper. This is an enormous challenge for machine constructors as individual components have to be able to withstand extreme pressures. DEPRAG SCHULZ GmbH & Co. in Amberg, Germany manufactures air vane motors made from stainless steel, which are proven to be the optimal drive solution for numerous areas of application.