The Maschinengasse – “Machine alley” – was so named because the factory buildings with paper machines 1 and 2 were located there. These machines were huge, powerful behemoths, and rendered faithful service – for a total of 241 years! However, their time came to an end in 1983.
Paper machines 1 and 2 were called PM1 and PM2 for short. And, while their names remained the same, over all those years, the actual machines themselves were completely rebuilt and replaced over and again. To begin with, they were driven by hydropower and were only fitted with electric motors in 1919 and 1921.
They were also quite massive: several hundred meters long, with their operating width constantly being extended. At the end, they were able to produce rolls of paper a full 4.2 meters wide.
