Key Personel

Helmut Germek – Chief Engineer/Chief Process Engineer

Helmut Germek is Process and Process Automation Engineering Manager and Consultant with deep process and process automation knowledge in the Pulp and Paper industries.

The long term experience Helmut Germek got during his 34 years continuous working with ANDRITZ AG, department Pulp & Paper in Graz, in different positions as process automation engineer and process engineer.

He is used to do and to lead process and process automation engineering services but also supervising process erection and process start up on site.

Operational successes:

Participation at worlds biggest fibre preparation lines and board machines in Europe and China
Production world record with virgin fibre refiner lines in China
several different world records with dewatering machines for pulp lines in Brazil, Uruguay and Spain.

In the Pulp and Paper industries he got experience in following sections and countries:

fibre preparation for recycled paper lines for paper machines, board machines and tissue machines (Europe, China, Indonesia)
fibre preparation for virgin fibre lines (refiner lines) for paper machines, board machines and tissue machines (Europe, China, Indonesia)
paper machines (Europe)
board machines (Europe, China, Indonesia)
tissue machines (Europe, USA, China)
bleaching lines for pulp lines (Europe)
pulp dewatering machines for pulp lines (Europe, USA, South America, South Africa, China, Indonesia)

The different sections can be detailed in groups for:

Fibre preparations:

pulping
de-inking
screening/cleaning
washing/bleaching
thickening
refining

Paper machines, Board machines, Tissue machines:

approach system and broke handling
paper/board/tissue machines with
- headbox, wire- and press section
- drying with steam/condensate and air ventilation
- size press
- pope reel

Bleaching lines for pulp lines:

different bleaching sections

Pulp dewatering lines for pulp lines:

pulp storage and blending
fine screening
approach system, broke handling
pulp dewatering machines with
- headbox, wire- and press section
- drying with steam/condensate and air ventilation