Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Technical Theme

    Tissue World Magazine, Technical Theme: Chemicals, Converting, Environment, Logistics, Packaging, Paper Machine, and Pulping / Fibre

    Tissue World Magazine

    Tradition and passion creates Sofidel’s most advanced automated site

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    By Tissue World magazine editor Helen Morris TWM interviews Robert Jensen, Sofidel Sweden, country operations manager, on the latest tissue trends in the region. Sofidel’s Swedish plant produces 56,000tpy of private label products, specialist tissue in...
    Tissue World Magazine

    The future for fibres

    Technical Theme Bill Adams -
    The higher web strength that premium reinforced pulps bring the tissue maker improves tissue machine and converting efficiency, says Bill Adams, senior director at Canfor Pulp, the world’s fifth largest producer of market...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Investments mean more ECF pulp from Södra

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Södra Cell has pioneered TCF pulp but with the evolution in the market and in ECF bleaching technology, the company has significantly boosted its growing position in ECF. Södra’s latest investments have included the new...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Packaging, Wrapping & Logistics: Technical Theme

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    The global packaging machinery market is estimated to be worth €35.6bn in 2020. Here, our Technical Theme brings you a selection of some of the most recent innovations and the trends...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Widening the operating window to improve competitiveness in today’s environment

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Tissue makers have to face consumer demands every day — demands for softer, stronger and more absorbent products at an efficient cost. Whether producing premium brands or value brands for consumers or the away-from-home market, the need...

    Pathway to sustainable tissue packaging

    Technical Theme Pirkko Petäjä -
    Pirkko Petäjä, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting It is our understanding that tissue producers should map the alternatives for sustainable tissue packaging and define the pathway;...

    Is paper packaging of tissue a marketing trick?

    Technical Theme Pirkko Petäjä -
    Pirkko Petäjä, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting Tissue is now starting to be offered in paper pack by many players, however, there is hardly anyone full...
    Pilot partnership: Time-share arrangement allows customers to optimise production costs by varying softwood/ hardwood recipes

    A PILOT MACHINE PARTNERSHIP FINE TUNES THE FURNISH MIX TO OPTIMISE QUALITY AND...

    Pulping / Fibre Helen Morris -
    Peter Carlsson, Technical product manager, Södra As the quest for cost efficiency without compromise on performance continues, how far can tissue producers be engaging their...
    UPM Pulp

    State-of-the-art mill to produce premium pulp

    Pulping / Fibre Helen Morris -
    Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations The new pulp mill has been created as an efficient single-line operation representing state-of-the-art design in the pulp industry. The machines,...
    Tissue World Magazine Canada

    CANFOR’S CIRCULAR ECONOMY INITIATIVES DRIVING ITS ‘MORE VALUE, LESS IMPACT’ STRATEGY

    Pulping / Fibre Paul Bicho -
    Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation High tensile strength pulp, major reforest planting, a bio-crude oil program, and a commitment to...
    Tissue World Magazine, World News

    World’s first Advantage NTT to be started up

    Mexico Helen Morris -
    World’s first Advantage NTT tissue line to be started up Mexican-based Fabrica De Papel San Francisco is to start up the world’s first tissue line based on Metso’s Advantage NTT concept. The new...
    Uruguay UPM Pulp

    UPM TAKES A STEP CHANGE AS A PULP SUPPLIER INVESTING IN A WORLD-CLASS...

    Pulping / Fibre Helen Morris -
    Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations US$2.7bn mill investment and a US$350m boost to port and local logistics will increase pulp production capacity by more than...
    Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimization and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation

    The importance of forest certification

    Pulping / Fibre Paul Bicho -
    Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation When it comes to sustainability, we focus on reducing our environmental impact by streamlining manufacturing...
    Tissue World Magazine

    As energy efficiencies and raw materials continue to dominate the headlines, TW asks paper...

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    1. What have been the most important technical developments at your company during 2012? Emmanuel Allibe, ABK Group managing director: “ABK Group has taken a decisive step in 2011 with the acquisition of...

    Strength technologies improve profitability

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Kemira’s Vladimir Grigoriev, Mikko Mäkinen and Roberto Zulian review the new developments in strength technologies and discuss the economic benefits found from industrial case studies. The tissue market is one of the...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Converting companies are surging through Europe’s economic woes

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    From strengthening core technology to a new project to “revolutionise” the tissue industry – leading companies look ahead   TW1: How are you tackling the recessionary climates in Europe? Sergio Casella, Paper Converting Machine...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Converting Technical Theme: key innovations in the search for perfection on the converting line

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Futura, PCMC, OMET, Fabio Perini, Maflex and MTorres talk to TWM about targeting their latest R&D efforts in response to customer demands. A TWM report. TWM/1: What new...

    Environment Technical Theme – Our energy vision boosts our bottom line and sustains our...

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    At Tissue World Miami in March, Resolute Forest Products’ Calhoun mill was awarded the Most Energy-Aware Mill Award. Here, Patrice Minguez, president, Tissue Group, describes what the company did to achieve the award....

    Paper Machine Technical Theme: Industry 4.0 – energy – cost optimisation – high-quality grades...

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Top companies highlight their ongoing advances in technology. A TWM report. TWM/1: What have been the most important technical developments...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Converting Technical Theme 2018: Process optimisation – customer loyalty – intelligent factories – worldwide...

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Leading converters outline their priorities in business strategy towards producing a better roll more efficiently. A TWM report. TWM/1: What events in 2017 have had the biggest impact on your business and...
    A NEW ERA OF CONVERTING CORE PRINCIPLES INTO GROWTH

    A NEW ERA OF CONVERTING CORE PRINCIPLES INTO GROWTH

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    ‘In the near future a learning machine will be capable of autonomously interpreting data and improving on its own performance under every condition.’ Leading converting machinery suppliers highlight their...
    Sarah Laouadi, European policy manager, Freight Transport Association

    LOGISTICS’ LEAN BUSINESS MODEL AND ‘KEY WORKER’ STATUS WELL PLACED TO MAINTAIN SUPPLIES...

    Technical Theme Sarah Laouadi -
    Covid-19 has led to a surge in demand for toilet paper, and concerns that tissue production and imports could grind to a halt. Yet logistics are adaptable and...
    ECOVE, 100% plastic-free: the perfect paper wrapped pack is created

    ECOVA – HELPING TO CREATE A PLASTIC- FREE LINE AT HIGH SPEEDS OF...

    Technical Theme Ryan Holmer -
    Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. teamed with Little Rapids Corporation to target market leadership with their new 100% recycled fibre paper overwrap. Ryan Holmer, technical sales, Infinity, is...
    Technical Theme, Packaging, Tissue World Magazine, TWM, May-June 2020

    THE AUTOMATED CARBON-T AND ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL PACKAGING LEAD FABIO PERINI’S PIONEERING PERFORMANCE

    Technical Theme Giuseppe Alberti -
    Report by Fabio Perini’s Giuseppe Alberti, sales manager packaging, Massimo Grandi, regional sales director north, south west Europe and Italy, and Eros Burelli, marketing product manager for packaging...
    Steve Boothe, Senior account manager, Edson

    SMARTER CASE PACKING FOCUSES ON END-OF-LINE THROUGHPUT OF AFH TISSUE PRODUCTS

    Technical Theme Steve Boothe -
    Packaging’s search for optimum operational integration has a new leading product. Here Steve Boothe, senior account manager at Edson, a manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment for the tissue...
    Richard Cho, Global marketing director, Solenis.

    SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY SPECTRUM FOR AFH TISSUE

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    The hard hit Away-from-Home market is set to rebound, and is expected to be stronger than ever. Richard Cho, global marketing director at Solenis, says now is the time...

    KEMIRA’S NEW GENERATION FIELD TEST DUST AND LINT PARTICLE ANALYSER

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    An accurate field test to improve detection and measurement of dusting and linting during tissue production has major significance for cost and customer satisfaction. Kemira’s Clay Campbell, senior manager...
    Voith

    “The combination of high speed and low basis weight is the most challenging operating...

    Technical Theme Paul Bicho -
    Between 2014 and 2019, Canfor Pulp’s Innovation Center (CPI) and paper machinery supplier Voith agreed to a cooperation where Canfor Pulp would supply NBSK pulps to a pilot tissue...
    Pirkko Petäjä Principal, Poyry Management Consulting

    Tissue proves its resilience as the pulp market responds to Covid

    Technical Theme Pirkko Petäjä -
    With predicted declines in GDP growth in leading economies up to -10%, lower and relatively stable pulp prices have proved to be the main boost to the industry’s financial...
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    Driven by innovation – at the leading edge of machinery advances

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    Leading tissue executives assess their companies’ priority issues – including saving energy, CO2 emissions, machine rebuilds, fibre usage, structured/textured products, remote expertise, market concentration, and Covid-19

    LEADING EDGE CONVERTING

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    Leading companies outline advances in technology targeting integration, automation, bioplastics, energy, swing line flexibility, rewinding, embossing, folding, engraving, turn-key solutions, heated rolls and digital services

    Why multi-tasking LGV beats automated mobile robots in automation

    Technical Theme William Nelson -
    William Nelson, President, Elettric80, explains how a fit-for-purpose logistics system is only as good as its driver … its brain making nanosecond decisions all day, every day.

    Brazilian eucalyptus and pine planted wood production: “The innovation drivers of Brazilian pulp industry”

    Technical Theme Marco Martins and Rodrigo Fantini -
    Marco Martins, Customer Technical Service Manager, Klabin By Marco Martins, Msc Science Forest and Chemical Engineering – Klabin’s Customer Technical Service Manager, and Rodrigo Fantini,...

    Romania’s Pehart Group beta tests producing green hydrogen as an alternative energy source

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    Study underway into installation of a photovoltaic park as first step towards sourcing fuel in a cogeneration plant mixed with natural gas. By Gabriel Stanciu, General Manager, Pehart Group 

    Sofidel: As fossil free technology is not yet in sight…multiple green options may be...

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    Sofidel’s emissions reduction targets have recently been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Here, TWM...

    WEPA Group: European sustainability pioneer advances its targets across entire value chain

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    Stefan Gräter, Head of Sustainability at WEPA Group, discusses the key aspects of the company's recently published sustainability report. A TWM report.  Stefan Gräter, Head...

    Paper Machine Technical Theme: At the leading edge of the industry’s drive toward the...

    Technical Theme Helen Morris -
    In twenty years tissue machine technology has reduced energy consumption by half, and water consumption by up to 80%. Today, the level of innovation is as strong as ever...

    Converting special: Covid changed the dynamics and balances of the markets as companies evolved...

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    TWM/1: How have 2022’s tissue & towel trends changed the direction of your company’s Research & Development (R&D) efforts? Stan Sheng, Deputy General Manager, Baosuo: “The...

    Webinar Series: Tissue World Talks – The Road to Düsseldorf

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    Hear tissue industry leaders discuss cutting-edge topics at our webinars on 2nd and 3rd of November

    TECHNICAL THEME: Kimberly-Clark’s world first green hydrogen project will be test-case for wider roll-out

    Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine -
    2025 start-up will reduce reliance on natural gas across UK manufacturing by up to 30%. Oriol Margó, Sustainability Transformation Leader, Kimberly-Clark EMEA, said K-C is targeting 100% renewable energy across the UK and Ireland by 2030. Report by Senior Editor Helen Morris.
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