# ABB to supply drives and motors for DS Smith's new containerboard machine in Porcari, Italy

ABB received an order from DS Smith Paper Italia to supply a sectional drives system, motors and inverters for a new containerboard machine PM3 at the Lucca Paper Mill in Porcari, Tuscany. The machine is expected to have annual capacity of 450,000 metric tons.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-11-04
- Where: Porcari, Tuscany, Italy
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 450,000 metric tons per year
- Products: sectional drives system, induction motors, inverters
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [DS Smith Paper Italia](https://endata.com/companies/12437.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [industrial-compliance.co.uk](https://industrial-compliance.co.uk/abb-chosen-to-install-high-efficiency-drives-and-motors-for-ds-smiths-new-recycled-containerboard-line-in-italy/), 2024-11-04: "ABB has secured an order from DS Smith Paper Italia S.r.l, part of international packaging company DS Smith, to supply a new sectional drives system for a new containerboard machine."

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