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In 2011, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the company that has become a global leader in transforming innovative technology, people and application expertise into financial gains for our clients.

Founded in Säffle, Sweden by Dr. Torsten Källe, a pioneer in papermaking process control with over 50 patents to his name, the young company quickly built a reputation for technical prowess and reliable application expertise. Over the years, always placing the customer at the center of our activities has kept us at the forefront of our industry.

We are not only proud of our long history, but are evermore committed to applied technology that helps our clients improve their operating performance and bottom line.

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Lena Coquerand-Werner MarCom Mgr BTG Eclépens S.A.
Tel.: +41 21 866 00 66 / Fax; +41 21 866 00 66
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BTG releases a new generation of inline transmitters that allows you to save energy and cut over-dosage of additives in your media by using continuous inline viscosity measurement.

TAKE CONTROL OF VISCOSITY - DIRECTLY IN THE PROCESS!

This transmitter is designed for use in demanding applications. It has a wide range of applications and can be used for measurement of a number of media such as glue, paint, slurries, sugar solution, oil, coating color, etc. It is also suitable for use in somewhat abrasive media.

The transmitter works with the shear stress principle on Newtonian as well as non-Newtonian fluids and delivers the viscosity measurment in any of the following units: cP, mPas, cSt, or mm2/s. It communicates on these platforms: 4-20mA/HART, Profibus PA as well as on Fieldbus Foundation.

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Stig Åkerström Product Mgr BTG Instruments AB
Phone: +46 533 426 00
Fax.+46 533 125 00
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Visit our booth - No. 947 - to see how we can optimize your process!

At this year's exhibition we are emphasizing our Total Tissue Capability - TTC, a one-stop product & service package to help tissue makers cut costs and optimize their process, combining the know-how, services and products from both our divisions. Visit us to see a few examples on how to put this into practice. Naturally, the concept also applies to any other pulp and paper-related application.

Instruments

We present our range of consistency transmitters:

* the TwinTorque MEK-3000, the first transmitter in our series of easier, smaller, smarter, lighter BTG instruments,
* the TCR-2510 PeakTotal - our new light version of optical total consistency transmitter - as well as
* the new RET-5503 PeakAsh, the perfect solution for measuring ash and total retention in the range of 0.01 - 2%

You can also see our latest success product, the DRT-5500 inline freeness, and our Mütek lab instruments: e.g. the PCD-04 Travel, the Number One for easy and reliable measurement of colloidal dissolved charge and the DFR-05 Freeness and Headbox Dewatering for easy mill measurements.

Duroblade - metering and doctoring

Inventor of the original high-performance ceramic-tipped coating blade, BTG is also the owner of former IPI LLC, North America's largest rod and rod bed producer. BTG now offers the complete range of high-performance blades and rods cum accessories for metering and size press applications as well as headbox sheets. For the tissue market, we offer a vast range of Duroblade creping doctor blades, including blades such as Duroblade-Softcrepe, Duroblade-Satiny and Duroblade-Velvet, alongside our unique blade holder CBC and a variety of Tissue-related services.

VISIT BTG AT PULPAPER 2010 TO SEE HOW BTG CAN RAISE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY!

Visit our booth - No. 6f20 - to see how we can optimize your process.

The newest member of BTG's Duroblade family delivers extra-soft, extra thick tissue in both wet and dry creping applications.

BTG's Duroblade-Velvet™ has been specially developed to meet the needs of mills working in one of today's fastest-growing, most competitive markets. As global demand for tissue continues to grow steadily, thanks to new applications in segments like personal care and household cleaning, consumers are constantly on the look-out for softer, more luxurious products.

BTG customers working with both wet crepe and dry crepe machines are already reporting significant benefits in trials of Duroblade-Velvet, in terms of both product quality and overall production costs. Two test-bed mills both improved tissue bulk without any other changes to their production process, with one of them also able to reduce their fiber costs without any loss of product quality.

In dry creping, a mill which was already using Duroblade-Softcrepe™ blades was looking to further improve blade lifetimes and chip-resistance, while boosting tissue softness. BTG field engineers conducted a comparative trial with Duroblade-Softcrepe and Duroblade-Velvet set at a 75° bevel, retaining the same basis weight of 14.2 g/m2 and the same process conditions. The result was an 8% increase in tissue bulk, with Duroblade-Velvet delivering sheet thickness of 117.3 against the Softcrepe blade's 108.4. Chipping was reduced, and the end product retained its exceptional hand feel softness.

Cut back on furnish costs

In addition to improving tissue quality, Duroblade-Velvet gives manufacturers the option of lowering the basis weight of the paper, for significant potential savings on furnish costs as well as the ability to increase machine speed to boost output.

For applications where higher bulk is not needed, setting a 5° sharper blade bevel can achieve the same bulk level with a finer creping structure – a useful option for further improving hand feel softness and smoothness without any loss of bulk.

Figure 1: BTG's new creping doctor: Duroblade-Velvet

Top-performing choice

Meanwhile, another BTG customer using a wet crepe machine to manufacture different towel grades (22-48 g/m2) and napkins (18-19.5 g/m2) wanted to retain the high bulk his products require while significantly improving blade lifetimes and quality consistency.

The mill manufactures towel grades using CTMP plus broke, and uses 100% virgin pulp for all other grades. Its regular 90° steel and long life creping blades could only deliver lifetimes of 6-12 hours, necessitating frequent blade changes and lost production time. Add to that the fact that the production process is a little different from a standard wet crepe application, and it was clear an innovative solution was called for.

BTG engineers' goal was to find a solution that could deliver at least 30 hours' blade lifetime, with high bulk, stable quality consistency, and good machine runnability. They chose to trial both Duroblade-Standard blades and Duroblade-Velvet blades in 90°, alongside the mill's standard steel blades – an inspired choice, since Duroblade-Velvet blades had not previously been used in wet creping.

The result: Duroblade-Velvet not only achieved 50 hours' blade life with very stable runnability, it delivered the best bulk results of all three blades tested, allowing the mill to reduce Basis Weight by 3% (1.3g), and to use 50% more broke in the mix without any loss of bulk compared with production using steel blades. That 3% reduction has resulted in huge savings on fiber costs – and one very happy customer.

BTG has now launched the perfect solution for measuring ash and total consistency of pulp suspensions in the range of 0.01 - 2% - the new RET-5503 PeakAsh. This latest addition to our new generation of easier, smaller, smarter, lighter optical sensors pursues our effort to create transmitters with a radically streamlined design that are easy-to-handle, slim and slender but also offer top performance at a very attractive pay-off.

Based on BTG's patented and well-proven Peak Method the new sensor employs LED and laser technology. furthermore, its electronic involves modern microprocessor technology with advanced signal analysis. This allows for easy calibration to always secure stable and highly accurate ash consistency measurements.

Like other BTG sensors, the new PeakAsh is operated using BTG's generic electronic platform, the CPM, which ensures compatibility with present and future communication interface requirements, from analogue output with HART to field buses. This monolithic communication interface makes handling the transmitter very user-friendly due to its familiar layout and menu navigation.

Being mounted in a special bypass arrangement the PeakAsh provides real-time results. The unit has a unique low-maintenance probe fed by a pump solution which makes the sensor indepenedent from process pressure and layout. A special wheel kit facilitates moving the unit from one site to another. Due to being embedded in a wide-ranging portfolio of options PeakAsh will always provide a proper solution for your papermaking process or your request as a chemical supplier.

RET-5503 PeakAsh offer a number of advanced capabilities:

* In general, it is the best suited sensor for accurate ash control applications.
* Combined with BTG's in-line sensors and specialist application know-how, it is the perfect solution for all white water ash and total consistency control applications.
* It can be highly recommended for DIP flotation optimization where highest ash accuracy is required.
* Its ability to hook up with a pre-configured PC allows chemical suppliers convenient data storage, remote equipment access and retention calculation - all through one customer-friendly software.