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Friday, 11 August 2017 08:54
Wisconsin’s Paper Industry: Keys to printing continued success
Wisconsin has long been known as America’s Dairyland. However, for decades we have also been the epicenter of America’s papermaking industry. For over 50 years, the state has been the nation’s leading producer of paper products. According to the Wisconsin…
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Thursday, 10 August 2017 10:29
PIVOT unlocks data for tissue converters: grand opening in Green Bay, US
The worldwide tissue market continues to undergo changes. Consumer preferences, economic uncertainty and improved technology offer more questions than answers. Tissue manufacturers have an increasing amount of data available to make decisions. “The challenge is collecting and measuring that data…
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Monday, 07 August 2017 11:12
GPA Improves Operator Performance Thru Control System Migration
GPA is proud to announce the successful completion of a legacy DCS migration to Rockwell’s PlantPAX control system platform at the International Paper facility located in Riegelwood, North Carolina. The control system migration of the mill’s Flakt Dryer machine from…
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Tuesday, 01 August 2017 09:05
Fitnir to upgrade us mill’s digester control with online ft-nir analyser
FITNIR Analyzers Inc. is excited to announce that a noteworthy pulp mill in the southern United States has selected FITNIR’s state-of-the-art online FT-NIR analyzer to replace its Modo-Chemetics auto-titrator for digester control. With its current technology nearing the end of…
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Friday, 28 July 2017 07:52
Verso Introduces Two Specialty Paper Selector Guides
Showcasing Over Sixty Release Liner and Pressure Sensitive Facestock Papers Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading producer of flexible packaging, technical, and label and converting papers, have just announced the release of two printed Specialty Paper guides titled "Release Liner…
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Tuesday, 25 July 2017 09:26
PCMC names Steve Schubring as Value Stream Leader of tissue packaging
Schubring’s sales support and project management expertise will add value for customers Steve Schubring has joined Paper Converting Machine Company as the Value Stream Leader of tissue packagingPaper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a leading supplier of…
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Monday, 24 July 2017 09:41
Verso to Permanently Close 200,000 Tons of Annual Production Capacity at its Androscoggin Mill in Maine
Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) has just announced plans to permanently shut down the No. 3 paper machine and associated equipment at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, reducing annual coated paper production capacity at the mill by approximately 200,000 tons.…
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017 07:55
ANDRITZ AUTOMATION opens two new offices to expand its presence in North America
ANDRITZ AUTOMATION, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has opened two new US locations in Pensacola, Florida, and Eugene, Oregon, thus demonstrating its commitment to provide its customers with individual and local support. The local teams are committed to delivering…
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Monday, 10 July 2017 07:45
The Design Collection Surface Issue: A new lookbook of imagery, techniques, and touch on Neenah’s most luxurious papers
A new page-turning promotional lookbook of unique surface design treatments — including arresting images, unconventional diecuts, spectacular printing, and specialty techniques — has just been released by Neenah. The book is crafted on papers from The Design Collection, Neenah’s range…
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Friday, 30 June 2017 08:46
Seeq Expands Ignition Software Support with Integration Module
Inductive Automation customers can now easily access Seeq from their Ignition Vision displays for faster insights on production data.Seeq Corporation (www.seeq.com) announces the availability of a Seeq connection module for Inductive Automation’s Ignition SCADA system. The new Seeq integration module…
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Thursday, 29 June 2017 08:46
International Paper Agrees to Settle Kleen Products Class Action Litigation
International Paper (NYSE: IP) has just announced that it has entered into an agreement to settle the Kleen Products antitrust class action lawsuit, which was filed in 2010 against the Company and seven other containerboard producers and is pending in…
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Monday, 26 June 2017 08:52
SCA to close tissue production plant in the US
To further improve efficiency and strengthen the competitiveness for the Professional Hygiene business in North America, SCA has decided to close the tissue production plant in Flagstaff, Arizona, in the US. The closure of the Flagstaff tissue production plant is…
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Thursday, 22 June 2017 11:25
WestRock to Acquire Assets from Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) has just announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire substantially all of the assets of Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC, which together are independent producers of corrugated boxes, sheets and point-of-purchase displays.…
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Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:04
PCMC welcomes Gino Santi to North American-based sales team
Santi primarily will focus on serving independent tissue converters Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a leading supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the global tissue, nonwovens and package-printing industries—is pleased to announce that Gino Santi has…
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Tuesday, 13 June 2017 09:57
WestRock Completes Acquisition of Five Facilities from U.S. Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) have just announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain operations of U.S. Corrugated, a large independent manufacturer of corrugated products for packaging and displays. WestRock acquired five corrugated converting facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana…
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