WAPAKONETA, Ohio (News release) -- Construction is well under way of Pratt Industries new Wapakoneta, Ohio, corrugated packaging mill, which includes a customized BlueLine stock preparation system from Voith. The stock preparation system is designed to handle approximately 425,000 tons of recycled fiber each year when the mill begins operation, planned for the second half of 2019.

"Pratt was very pleased with the Valparaiso installation and the equipment performance there. With those successes, as well as the service and aftermarket support we provide, Pratt was interested in working with us again at Wapakoneta," said Michael Hmielewski, Vice President of Project Sales, Stock Preparation, Voith Paper North America. "Now we are working beside them to continuously enhance our services based on the raw material quality fluctuations."