.. By Dr. James Litchwark, Global Solutions Team Engineer - Tissue, BTG Key Takeaways: • Blade vibration is driven by the doctor set-up and Yankee coating properties • Many upstream... read more →
. . . Innovation is clearly the driving force for the recently-opened Andritz tissue pilot plant in Austria. New hybrid machine configurations, combined with optimized fiber and coating technologies, are... read more →
.. Tissue makers generally consider the Yankee dryer to be the most important piece of equipment in a tissue machine since it serves numerous key functions simultaneously. These functions include... read more →
.. Staying Ahead in Today’s Rapidly Shifting Retail Landscape As Senior Buyer for one of the world’s largest supermarket chains, Patrick Boateng runs at a very fast pace. At Kroger... read more →
... Retention aids have long been used in graphic and packaging grades of paper and board. Their benefits in terms of production and raw material efficiencies are well known. However,... read more →
More and more studies seem to be coming up with the same results. Hand dryers spread bacteria and, most probably, illness. Paper hand towels are a much better solution... read more →
.. A series of recent machine developments mean tissue makers now have a wider range of options than ever before when considering what kind of structured tissue to make “Any... read more →
... Retention aids are commonly used in tissue manufacturing to retain fines and get improvements in machine efficiency and costs of operation. And, although tissue makers generally know that wet-end... read more →
For tissue paper products, the process of creping is what gives the sheet the required lower density and increased caliper, as... read more →
.. Drying is sometimes said to be the 'least understood' process in papermaking. New tools can help solve old problems, giving tissue makers substantial energy, cost and emissions savings. Take... read more →