Friday, 30 December 2016 09:36
Valmet to supply an automation system for Kemira's new sodium chlorate production line in Joutseno, Finland
Valmet will supply an automation system for Kemira's new sodium chlorate production line under construction in Joutseno, Finland. The automation system will control the production process and ensure its reliable operation. The order was included in Valmet's third quarter 2016…
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 07:51
ABB releases new full-sheet dirt count system for pulp mills
ABB’s HPINet WIS dirt count system provides full web width inspection, imaging and identification in real-time to improve pulp quality and production yield, as well as customer satisfaction. Accurate dirt detection, imaging and classification all play a crucial role in…
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Thursday, 22 December 2016 07:31
Voith receives order for BillerudKorsnäs 550.000 t/y board machine in Gruvön, Sweden
BillerudKorsnäs has awarded Voith with a fully equipped XcelLine board machine. The machine with a design speed of 1.200 m/min producing liquid packaging board, carton board, food service board and white kraft liner will be one of the largest board…
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Thursday, 22 December 2016 07:18
ABB releases new Network Platform 800 (NP800) scanner for quality control systems
The Network Platform 800 (NP800) is a completely new scanner design which provides pulp and paper customers with a perpetual foundation on which to evolve their ABB quality control (QCS) systems NP800 is a high-performance scanner right-sized for today’s small-to-mid…
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Friday, 16 December 2016 10:46
New Managing Directors at Mitsubishi HiTec Paper
Effective January 1, 2017, Dr. Martin Schreer and Andreas Jastrzembowski will become the new Managing Directors of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH. They succeed Gerhard Schoon, who is retiring at the end of 2016. After 38 years of working for…
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Thursday, 15 December 2016 09:13
This is it! Don’t let poor tank cleaning performance waste your time, water and energy
When the water jet, coming from a rotary jet head cleaning device, hits the tank wall, it generates a force of impact (N). After impact, the jet spreads out and creates a cleaning footprint with high wall sheer stress force…
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Thursday, 15 December 2016 09:10
The only thing that is constant is change
As you may have heard Powerflute has a new owner. The past 12 years have been extremely interesting; I have been able to follow very closely how our Chairman Dermot Smurfit first led the buy-out of the company and then,…
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Wednesday, 14 December 2016 10:12
Valmet to supply a capacity increase project for Matías Gomá Tomás' board mill
Valmet has received an order for a board machine capacity increase upgrade and a three year paper machine clothing agreement from Matías Gomá Tomás S.A.'s board mill in La Riba, Catalonia, Spain. The delivery of the capacity increase project is…
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Tuesday, 13 December 2016 22:31
James Cropper gears up for Paperworld
British master papermaker James Cropper is making the final preparations for its appearance at Paperworld 2017, with plans to promote a number of its products and services. Some of the highlights showcased at the exhibition – which takes place from…
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Tuesday, 13 December 2016 16:19
A Christmas card with 44,000 variations
Iggesund Paperboard’s tradition of producing sophisticated Christmas cards continues. One says every single snowflake is unique and so will the Christmas card 2016 also be. This year Iggesund has created a snowflake that can be folded in many thousands of…
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Monday, 12 December 2016 16:22
BillerudKorsnäs makes strategic investment in Gruvön
The board of BillerudKorsnäs has today made the decision to carry out the largest investment in the history of the company and one of the largest in Sweden in recent years - the investment in a new board machine at…
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Friday, 09 December 2016 07:58
Finnish government lifts biofuel targets
Finland's center-right government has said it planned to lift the share of biofuels blended in transport fuel to 30 percent by 2030 to help meet the country's emissions reduction targets. The biofuels will mostly fall into the EU's "double-counting" counting,…
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Friday, 09 December 2016 07:44
ABB launches online system for measuring, monitoring and controlling freeness in pulp mixtures
L&W Freeness Online expands offering for pulp measurements to help improve quality and reduce costs for paper producers. ABB has launched L&W Freeness Online, a reliable, repeatable and cost-effective online system for measuring, monitoring and controlling key quality variables -…
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Friday, 09 December 2016 07:40
Xerium's New TransForm Forming Fabric Delivers Cost Reduction and Operational Improvements for Paperboard and Packaging Manufacturers
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), introduces TransForm, a revolutionary new generation of forming fabrics designed specifically for paperboard and packaging machines that lowers energy consumption and extends fabric life, among other considerable benefits. “Utilizing new proprietary polymers and structural designs, our…
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Thursday, 08 December 2016 12:35
BillerudKorsnäs explores new technologies – launches full scale tests adding MFC to its paperboard
After promising initial tests, BillerudKorsnäs is now moving ahead with full scale trials adding microfibrillated cellulose, MFC, to its paperboard products. The initiative is made possible through a new cooperation with Norwegian biorefinery pioneer Borregaard. Recent development has allowed for…
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