Big No. 9—a sleek, handsome
machine—is rolling steadily
these days and nights and even
though it is the infant of our
cigarette paper machine fami
ly, it is producing favorably
with the other eight members
of the family.
In many industries, the addi
tion of a new machine is an
everyday occurrence and hence
not much attention is accorded
its installation. In the paper in
dustry however, where a com
paratively few machines are en
gaged in the final production of
the paper, the addition of a new
paper machine is news.
No. 9 is located in the old pre
washer building and while
somewhat separated from the
other machines is not asking any
favors as evidenced by her
steady production record.
In many respects. No. 9 is
just like our other machines;
that is, from a technical stand
point. It incorporates all the re
finements and improvements
that we have developed in our
experience with our other ma
chines.
But, it differs largely in that
our own men designed, assembl
ed, and installed the machine
with a minimum of help from
outside sources. Our own staff
had a much greater part in the
construction of No. 9 than in
the other eight machines.
In installing No. 9 our men
can step up and take some well-
deserved recognition for a
splendid job. Of course, the road
has not been an easy one, but by
working as a team, our men
have chalked up another note
worthy performance. One sec
tion of the machine known as
the inlet was completely design
ed here. The inlet feeds the
stock onto the wire and is a
very important part of the ma
chine. The inlet on No. 9 is in
some ways different from the
inlets on the other machines.
The first machine—No. 4—
went into production on August
23, 1939, and was followed by
three more machines that year.
No. 3 made its first paper on
October 16, 1939 and two days
later No. 2 was in production.
No. 1 started on November 10
of that year.
No more machines were
started until 1941 when four
more began rolling. No. 5 start
ed July 18, 1941 and on July
30, No. 6 began turning out the
rolls of paper. On September 6,
1941, No. 7 was started and on
October 12, 1941, No. 8 was
put into operation. There were
no additions during the war
years, of course.
Our Newest Paper Machine Rolls Along ....
Bjg No. 9, with five of the men who are familiar with the operation of the big beauty,
is shown in the above photograph.
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