Technical Theme

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

Pau Vila General Manager, LC Paper

TECHNICAL THEME: Decarbonising – with an 8,500 panel solar plant, non-fossil methane, a biomass...

LC Paper’s energy was already 100% renewable, mostly bought from small hydroelectric plants high in the mountains north of Barcelona, Spain. Now, a total net zero life cycle is being brought in-house. General Manager Pau Vila explains the schedule.

CHEMICALS TECHNICAL THEME: The Safe Edge – the online colour compliance guide for manufacturers...

As the European Union’s list of ‘high concern’ chemicals increases, Simon Boyd, Business Development Manager Colorants at Switzerland-headquartered Archroma - a global provider of specialty chemicals serving the branded...

CHEMICALS TECHNICAL THEME: GPAM – Is it the next generation alternative for wet strength...

Downsides of PAE resins include process inefficiencies, difficulties with wet strength broke repulpability, and increased regulatory scrutiny due to harmful chloro-organic byproducts. The market has been on the lookout...

UPM’s $3.47bn investment is largest in its history

‘Step change’ project includes new pulp mill in Paso de los Toros, a new terminal at Montevideo’s deep sea port, community developments in housing, landfill and waste water treatment ... and...

Canfor embedding long-term sustainability across its day-to-day business

A global pulp leader is investing at least C$250m to reduce its GHG emissions, and plans to undergo the Science Based Targets initiative validation in 2024. Michelle Ward, Vice-President, Corporate Communications,...
Tissue Industry's Evolution with AI and Energy Efficiency Trends

CONVERTING TECHNICAL THEME: “These times are definitely exciting” – with key issues ranging from...

TWM/1: How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing your business, and what opportunities and challenges are there for the tissue industry generally in adapting and advancing with AI? Cristian Giuliani, Vice President, Global...

ENVIRONMENT TECHNICAL THEME: Turning 60% of all France’s recycled food and beverage packaging into...

Essity’s drive towards a “truly circular society” has opened up another stream of raw material resource linking circularity and proximity. Donato Giorgio, President, Global Supply Chain, Essity, talks to Tissue World...
Luca Billi, Sales Manager, A.Celli Paper / Paul Richards, Senior Technology Manager Tissue, Andritz / Benny Peng, Vice president, Baosuo Paper Machinery Manufacture Co. / Shinji Goda, Director, General Manager of Design Department, Kawanoe Zoki / Francesco Simoncini, R&D Technical Manager, Toscotec / Jenny Lahti-Samuelsson, Vice President, Tissue Mills Sales, Valmet

The global trend demanding higher quality tissue products is rising

Leading companies outline their strategies for virtuous and cost controlled energy, hybrid technologies, the importance of quality AI, and the “profound impact” the EU’s Green Deal will have on the industry.  TWM/1:...
Hydrophilic Non-Ionic Passivation

Unleash your fabric showering potential

Rémi Charron Business Development Manager By Buckman’s Rémi Charron, Business Development Manager – Tissue, Daniel Glover, Global Tissue Technology Director, Mark Christopher, Global Market Development Manager...

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR TISSUE

By Kemira Chemicals’ Tiago de Assis, Research Scientist, R&D & Technology, and Lucyna Pawlowska, Senior Applications Specialist, Strength & Tissue. Tiago de Assis Research Scientist, R&D &...

Effective dust control using strength resins and reliable dust measurements 

By Kemira Chemicals’ Lucyna Pawlowska, Principal Specialist, Applications & Marketing, Pulp & Paper, Americas, and Vladimir Grigoriev, Director, Applications & Marketing, Pulp & Paper, Americas. A TWM report. 

Henkel launch bio-based lamination adhesive free of preservative and plasticiser

The Aquence LAM E9500 ECO targets the reduction of Scope 3 CO2 emissions and boosting safety and cost efficiency. Eilyn Meneses Villabona, Senior Market Strategy Manager EIMEA – Consumer...
David Marshall Project Manager, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Resolute Forest Products

$4m investment at Alabama mill takes Resolute Forest Products to second national energy award

Case study: The modernisation of Coosa Pines, Alabama Pulp Mill - by David Marshall, Project Manager, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Resolute Forest Products.  In November 2020, Resolute...

Tissue World Virtual Conference 2021: 24 speakers – six sessions for all tissue industry...

In September, Tissue World hosted eight hours of critical insights over the course of two days, analysing how the tissue market is preparing itself for...

Pulp Fact … ‘less is more’ in the search for cost, resource and energy...

Tom Nickull, Vice President in charge of technical customer service, Metsä Fibre The new business logic demands a comprehensive cost-effective audit of high-quality raw materials,...
Tissue World Magazine Technical Theme

DRIVEN BY INNOVATION – AT THE LEADING EDGE OF MACHINERY ADVANCES

Searching for ever more quality while keeping production costs under control ... “it’s sometimes like reconciling water and fire.” The world’s leading tissue machinery manufacturers outline their business strategies to...

View from the inside – leading companies explain their strategies for R&D, cost controls...

High levels of flexibility – a necessity caused by unprecedented economic circumstances - characterise the global industry response in the supply chain to production … constant monitoring, advanced diagnostics,...
Josh Goulet, Account Manager, Edson

Opportunity for suppliers to assume dual roles of project management and integrator for full...

Case study: Josh Goulet, Account Manager, Edson, discusses designing and installing automation into end-of-line packaging for diaper manufacturers. A TWM report. There was a time not...
Gary Urban, Elettric80’s Sales Director Americas: Food, Beverage, Paper & Hygiene Products

The key design criteria to raise logistics reliability levels to between 90-95%

The challenge: to create a fully-automated facility producing more tissue tonnes per person and more tonnes per metre than any other same-size mill in the world. Gary Urban, Elettric80’s...

INFINITY INFUSION 3.1 MODULAR MACHINE SYSTEM EXPANDS GLOBAL PRESENCE.

US and Italian company Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. is taking its Infusion 3.1 modular capable bundler to Asia and Europe. Ryan Holmer, Sales & Marketing Manager, explains the...

A single source provider for one interconnected network creates harmony and optimises production

Sections of most tissue and towel packaging systems in the industry can be supplied by four or five different manufacturers. Kyle Demerath, Director of Product Management, Packaging and Conveying...

Technical Theme: Side load or top load for your case and tray packing machine?...

Josh Goulet, Account Manager, Edson, explains the pros and cons that best suit your system. Josh Goulet, Account Manager, Edson When it...

Technical Theme: Körber Business Area Tissue targets e-commerce and sustainable packaging with launch of...

A significant increase in the on-line purchase of tissue products, brought about by the pandemic, is the latest trend for the global packaging market. Nicolò Squarzoni, Product Manager at...

Technical Theme: Infinity advances its packaging machinery with compact space-saving diversity 

Automatically refilling seven-shelf poly bagger reduces wicket length and increases capacity. Report for TWM by Gregory Sense, Marketing Coordinator, Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp.  While not...

AI evolves to put simplicity and accuracy into focus for quality packaging inspection: Packaging...

Körber Tissue has integrated the latest artificial intelligence to provide the most effective solution for primary packaging quality inspection. Nicolò Squarzoni, Product Manager - Packaging and Digital, discusses how...

‘As environmental awareness increases amongst consumers, product packaging faces increased scrutiny’: Packaging Technical Theme,...

Here, Gregory Sense, Marketing Coordinator, Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp., discusses how the material savings and positive ecological impact made possible by the company's range of machinery can greatly...

The hybrid designed to combine speed, box size range and production capacity: Packaging Technical...

DIVERSA is STAX Technologies’ answer to a trend which emerged as online sales increased. Mladen Starcevic, President and Executive Vice President Tissue Packaging, explains the history of its development...

Automating the infeed of a case packer ‘a first’ in the converted paper, diaper,...

Edson Packaging Machinery‘s KDF (Knock Down Flat) Infeed Management System targets improved space management, uniformity and cleanliness. Josh Goulet, Account Manager, explains how. A TWM report. 

PACKAGING TECHNICAL THEME: Flexibility, precision, reliability and speed – overcoming the rigors of industrial...

Edson has launched its 4000TL-Robotic Top Load Case Packer. Josh Goulet, Account Manager at Edson, outlines its qualities. A TWM report. In the fast-paced world of manufacturing and packaging, efficiency, precision, and...

PACKAGING TECHNICAL THEME: The bundler was standing idle … that made no sense

In the tissue packaging technology market Plusline wanted to set new efficiency standards. Business Development Director Matteo Giardini explains how they went about it. A TWM report. Anyone who has recently visited...
Gregory Sense, Marketing Coordinator, Infinity.

PACKAGING TECHNICAL THEME: Infinity’s latest automation advance completes total modular production layout

In January, Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp., headquartered in De Pere, Wisconsin, US, announced it had further expanded its roster of automated machinery to cover the end of the production line...

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