Plants, Components and Services for Optimizing Paper, Board, Pulp and Tissue Machines
IBS Austria GmbH (IBS Paper Performance Group)
8833 Teufenbach-Katsch · 8720 Knittelfeld · 9241 Wernberg · 8811 Scheifling (AT) · 9491 Ruggell (LI) · Chesapeake, VA (US) · Keltakangas (FI) · Elizabethtown, Ontario (CA) · Tangerang (ID) · TaicangNew on Amplifa
About IBS Paper Performance Group
The IBS Paper Performance Group, headquartered at IBS Austria GmbH in Teufenbach-Katsch (Styria, Austria), develops and manufactures products, plants and system solutions for board, pulp, tissue and paper machines. The portfolio includes dewatering technology with dewatering elements made of ceramic and plastic, vacuum control systems, sheet transfer systems, steam showers, cleaning and doctoring systems, blade dosing systems and technical wear parts such as ruby nozzles and doctor blades. The 100% subsidiary PGA Anlagenbau delivers turnkey starch and dispersing plants including tanks, piping, valves and steel construction. In addition, the group offers engineering, audits, rebuilds and performance upgrades (more than 200 rebuild projects per year), manufacturing and machining services in steel, plastic and technical ceramics, a 3D scanning service, as well as worldwide product and installation services. The company employs more than 800 staff at 24 locations and supplies customers in more than 60 countries.
- Site
- Teufenbach-Katsch, Austria
- Processes
- Plant construction: Complete plants and rebuild solutions for preparation of broke starch (starch, Plant construction: Plants for preparation of surface starch including rebuilds from batch to, Dispersing plants (PGA dispersing technology, PGM dispersing system, powder dosing,, Coating kitchens / film presses (FilmPress SYNERGY ONE), Ceramic dewatering elements for paper machines, Plastic dewatering elements for paper machines, Rebuilds & performance upgrades of paper, board, pulp and tissue machines (more than 200, 3D scanning service
- Materials
- Ceramic, Plastic, Ruby, Steel, Starch, Technical Ceramics
- Certificates
- Audit for dewatering elements (PMAC), 3D scanning service
- Founded
- 1967
- Employees
- +800
- Industries
- Paper industry, Board industry, Pulp industry, Tissue industry, Board, Pulp
- 01
Engineering and Design
- 02
Manufacturing and Machining (Steel, Plastic, Technical Ceramics)
- 03
Plant Construction (Starch and Dispersing Plants)
- 04
Installation and Commissioning
- 05
Service, Maintenance and Remote Support
Materials and Processes
Plastic
Dewatering elements for paper machines and plastic components from in-house production.
Technical Ceramics
Ceramic dewatering elements for forming sections of paper and board machines.
Steel
Auxiliary systems such as tanks, piping, valves and steel construction for starch and dispersing plants.
Ruby
Ruby nozzles for high-pressure shower pipes and ultra-high-pressure cleaning systems.
Starch
Processing material for broke and surface starch plants with starch cookers and dosing systems.
Locations
Teufenbach-Katsch
ATHeadquarters IBS Austria GmbH
Knittelfeld
ATSite IBS Austria GmbH
Wernberg
ATIBS of America Corporation
Scheifling
ATPGA Anlagenbau Ges.m.b.H. – Starch and Dispersing Plants
- Materials
- Steel (tanks, piping, steel construction)
- PGA starchPERFORMER starch cooker
- PGM Dispersing System
Ruggell
LIMaschinenfabrik Berger GmbH
Chesapeake, VA
USJUD AG Paper Machines / IBS Finland Oy
Keltakangas
FIEcoworld LCL GmbH
Elizabethtown, Ontario
CAJames Ross Limited / JUD Corporation
Tangerang
IDPT IBS Indonesia
Taicang, Jiangsu
CNIBS Manufacturing (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant construction: Complete plants and rebuild solutions for preparation of broke starch (starchEngineering | – | – | – | – | Steel (auxiliary systems: tanks, piping, valves, |
| Plant construction: Plants for preparation of surface starch including rebuilds from batch toEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dispersing plants (PGA dispersing technology, PGM dispersing system, powder dosing,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel (auxiliary systems: tanks, piping, valves, |
| Coating kitchens / film presses (FilmPress SYNERGY ONE)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ceramic dewatering elements for paper machinesSurface | – | – | – | – | Ceramic |
| Plastic dewatering elements for paper machinesPlastic | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Rebuilds & performance upgrades of paper, board, pulp and tissue machines (more than 200Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D scanning serviceTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing and machining servicesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service and maintenance for starch plants (remote service support, remote fault analysis)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Audit for starch plants (condition assessment, optimization proposals)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sheet transfer systems (RCS 6000, RCS 5000, RCS 3001 touch)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum control systems (EVA maXX, EPB maXX)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steam showers and humidification systems (SUPER STEAM VAC, Transphase Z-Box Profiler)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blade dosing systems including doctor blades, doctor holders and application rods for film pressesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cleaning and doctoring systems including ultra-high-pressure cleaning systems, ruby nozzlesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Ruby (nozzles) |
| Camera-based web monitoring and web inspection systems (JetVision, ActivityVision, LineVision,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Product and installation services / service technicians worldwideAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starch cooker (patented starch cookers, PGA starchPERFORMER) | PGA Anlagenbau (IBS Paper Performance Group) starchPERFORMER | – | – | – | PGA Anlagenbau GmbH, Austria |
| Sheet transfer system | IBS / PMS Papiermaschinen-Systemtechnik GmbH RCS 6000 / RCS 5000 / RCS 3001 touch | – | – | – | – |
| Film press | IBS Paper Performance Group SYNERGY ONE | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum control system | IBS EVA maXX / EPB maXX | – | – | – | – |
| Steam shower / humidification system | IBS / Transphase Technology SUPER STEAM VAC / Transphase Z-Box Profiler | – | – | – | – |
| Dispersing system | PGA Anlagenbau PGM Dispersing System | – | – | – | PGA Anlagenbau GmbH, Austria |
| Dewatering / forming section system | IBS iTABLE maXX / iPRESS / flowMASTER / Online-PDC | – | – | – | – |
| Camera-based monitoring systems | IBS / Papertech JetVision / ActivityVision / LineVision / FlocVision / WebVision WMS / | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality assurance relies on state-of-the-art engineering and production methods as well as high-quality raw materials; inspection services include customer-site audits (including PMAC for dewatering elements) and a 3D scanning service for millimeter-accurate measurement. Certificates are not documented in the sources.
| Evidence | Teufenbach-Katsch |
|---|---|
| Audit for dewatering elements (PMAC) | |
| 3D scanning service |
History
- 1967
Heinrich Bartelmuss founds IBS Kunststoffwerke in Teufenbach (Styria/Austria).
- 1981
After the death of Heinrich Bartelmuss, Klaus and Heinz Bartelmuss take over the management.
- 2012
Klaus Bartelmuss leads the group at a global level as sole owner and president, together with Marc Kaddoura.
- 2022
Acquisition of HECON OFT; merger with VIT-Papertec GmbH into a system supplier for dosing systems; founding of IBS Performance Center Germany GmbH.
- 2023
Acquisition of 60 % of Servicios Sirpac Spa (Chile), specialized in services for pulp and paper machines.