Toscotec S.p.a.

Simone Pieruccini

Francesco Simoncini

Giovan Battista Mennucci

Paolo Raffaelli

The steel-made Yankee cylinder includes a cylindrical shell () joined to two ends (), to which are fixed respective-support journals (). The cylindrical shell () is joined to the ends through a circumferential weld formed between opposing surfaces of each end and of the cylindrical shell.

Yankee cylinder for paper producing machine

The Yankee cylinder () for drying webs of cellulose material comprises a cylindrical shell () with a substantially cylindrical outer surface, whereto end heads () are fixed by welding; the shell and the heads define a hollow inside volume of the cylinder and the heads have respective support journals (). An insulation () of the end heads is further provided.

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Lucca, Italy

Simone Pieruccini