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Rotameter Reading Wrong? Check These 5 Things

Rotameters, also known as variable area flow meters, are simple, reliable instruments.

Better screening starts with understanding the key challenges

Higher-quality pulp, reliable production, lower energy usage and longer equipment life: screening needs to deliver on several fronts at once.

Dolbeau: Canmec-Modified Used Roll Brings Paper Machine No. 5 Back into Service

Canmec modified a used suction press roll in four weeks, helping Domtar restart paper machine No. 5 at its Dolbeau mill in Quebec.

Traditional Oscillating High-Pressure Showers vs. Ultra High-Pressure Traversing Fabric Cleaners

Maintaining clean forming fabrics, press felts, and dryer fabrics is critical for paper machine performance.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership Starts with Better Fiber Development

In today's pulp and paper industry, success is no longer measured by the performance of individual components alone.

Kadant Black Clawson Starts Up New Green Liquor System at Södra Cell Mörrum

Kadant starts up a green liquor system at Södra Cell Mörrum to improve chemical recovery, filtration and energy efficiency.

Cogent Launches ClearView for Commissioning

Cogent Industrial Technologies Launches ClearView™ Commissioning Project Tracking Platform 

Ottawa Offers Up to $50M for N.B. Digital Forestry

Ottawa proposes up to C$50M for a New Brunswick digital forestry centre to improve fibre tracking and allocation to mills.

Automation Is Reshaping eCommerce Corrugated Packaging

Automation and right-sizing are changing how corrugated packaging is produced, packed and integrated into eCommerce fulfillment.

Mercer Links Digital Forestry to Field Operations

Mercer Forestry Services combines LiDAR, GPS and field knowledge to support forest harvesting decisions in British Columbia.

Suzano Advances Forest Fire Detection With AI and Drones

Suzano combines AI, satellites and drones to detect forest fires faster and improve emergency response across its Brazilian forests.

T.CON takes Munksjö into the new ERP and MES era in remarkable time

Munksjö modernizes its ERP and MES systems with SAP Cloud ERP Private and T.CON, boosting digital integration and ESG reporting.

Nekoosa Mill Cuts Electricity and Natural Gas Use

Domtar’s Nekoosa mill cuts electricity and gas use with 13 projects, earning a 2026 energy award.

Kruger Cuts CO₂ Emissions 13% at Sherbrooke Mill

Kruger Products expects to cut CO₂ emissions by 13% at its Sherbrooke tissue mill through a new heat recovery system.

Energy Strategy Boosts Performance at Biron Mill

ND Paper’s Biron mill improves efficiency and cuts energy use through a partnership with Focus on Energy in Wisconsin.

WEPA, Epyr launch thermal storage at Troyes mill

WEPA and Epyr have launched a thermal storage system at WEPA’s Troyes mill, supplying 25% of the site’s steam demand.

Graphic Packaging signs 250 MW solar VPPA in Texas

Graphic Packaging secures 250 MW solar VPPA in Texas with NextEra to cut emissions and expand renewable electricity use.

Södra advances e-NG feasibility study at Värö mill

Södra, OX2 and TES are moving forward with the next phase of a project exploring the production of e-NG (electric natural gas) at Södra’s pulp mill in Värö, Sweden.

Domtar Builds Precision Maintenance Skills at Johnsonburg

Domtar strengthens maintenance skills at Johnsonburg with hands-on precision training and knowledge transfer.

AccuChange™ Blade Holder: Designed to Slash Maintenance Time

Kadant's AccuChange™ blade holder reduces blade change time from up to eight hours to less than one hour in adhesive-heavy applications.

5 Steps to Document Your Preventive Maintenance Program

An effective Preventive Maintenance program should result in better equipment and production quality. 

Proactive maintenance plan elevates pulper feeding line reliability

EPIQ Machinery has introduced the EPIQ WAY | Service Pro Cycle, a structured maintenance program ...

When to Train Your Team for Success

Training your maintenance and operations team at the right time can be crucial to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of your business.

How to Detect Nozzle Wear, Improve Maintenance practices, and ensure better shower system operation

It all starts with the nozzle. The nozzles on the showering systems in the Pulp and Paper industry are just like any other wear components.

Toscotec to supply PM2 tissue line for GrandBay Group in Mexico

Toscotec will supply an AHEAD 2.2 tissue line to GrandBay Group’s Blue Tissue mill in Mexico, with start-up planned for 2027.

Kadant Solutions Introduces Nanotechnology-Enhanced nPak™ C+R Doctor Blade

Kadant Solutions launches the nPak C+R doctor blade, using nanotechnology to extend wear life and improve roll cleaning.

Toscotec to supply new PM15 tissue line to Lucart

A new project for energy efficiency and performance increase at Laval-sur-Vologne in France 

Kadant Solutions Introduces the EMO III™ Oscillator Test Panel

Kadant Solutions launches the EMO III oscillator test panel, a portable tool for testing, commissioning and troubleshooting oscillators.

AFT to Deliver MaxEdge Refiners to Naini Papers in India

AFT has received an order from Naini Papers Limited to supply new refiners for PM1 and PM2 at the company’s mill in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India.

Advantages and Challenges of the Airlaid Nonwovens Process

The airlaid process plays a central role in the nonwovens industry, particularly in applications where absorbency, softness, and consistent performance are essential.

Smurfit Westrock Builds Safety-First Culture at Kennesaw

Smurfit Westrock highlights how safety, employee engagement and continuous improvement drive performance at its Kennesaw sheet plant.

Renko named Metsä Fibre’s safest mill of 2025

Metsä Fibre has named its Renko sawmill as the company’s safest production unit of 2025 among its eight industrial facilities.

Atlantic Packaging wins FBA safety innovation award

Atlantic Packaging receives FBA 2025 safety award for dock and warehouse initiative improving risk reduction and standardization.

Georgia-Pacific Lebanon mill earns safety award

Georgia-Pacific’s Lebanon corrugated facility in Tennessee has been recognized for workplace safety by the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA).

FPInnovations Focuses on Continuous Digester Safety

FPInnovations advances continuous digester safety through research on corrosion, weld repairs and asset integrity in pulp mills.

Mondi turns safety into a living culture

According to Mondi, workplace safety is not treated as a checklist but as a living culture shaped by human behaviour, relationships and shared responsibility.

From Graphic Paper to Containerboard: Holmen Reinvents PM52

Holmen transformed PM52 at Braviken to switch between graphic papers and lightweight containerboard, expanding the mill’s production flexibility.

Georgia-Pacific Tests Autonomous Drone at Alabama River Cellulose

Georgia-Pacific tests an autonomous drone at Alabama River Cellulose to track construction progress and reduce worker exposure.

Three Years of Recycled Containerboard at Kingsport

Three years after its conversion, Domtar's Kingsport mill highlights performance gains, ...

Georgia-Pacific Uses AI to Target Recoverable Losses in Converting

Georgia-Pacific uses AI to identify recoverable losses in converting operations, improving machine efficiency and troubleshooting.

Innofibre Accelerates the Scale-Up of Bio-Based Solutions

Innofibre invests over $14M in a new Trois‑Rivières facility to scale bio‑based products, nonwovens, biochar and decarbonization solutions.

Stora Enso Oulu has a new future

No expense was spared in converting two of its biggest graphic paper machines to packaging grades