Pick-up troubleshooting tips for the press section

OEMs, as well as newer, high-speed corrugator lines, are installing quality control packages that are integrated with the corrugator controls.

Effective process data management is the foundation for successful digitalization.

A paper mill in North America was running cast iron dryers with a two piece head construction. Two piece construction is also found on steel dryers which are becoming more common in paper drying applications.

Widely accepted as the industry standard dryer fabric cleaning device in the paper and board industry, Kadant recently introduced an enhanced system for thoroughly washing the cleaning head of the M-clean™ PRO.

When press vibrations take place in the papermaking process, machine speed has to be slowed down. This has an immediate negative effect on output and ultimately production targets.

Hydrocyclone systems remove unwanted particles such as sand, glass, metal, plastic and polystyrene from pulp. 

The Internet of Things, augmented reality, virtual reality, digitized twins, artificial intelligence… these technologies are constantly vying for our attention, 4.0 times over. The danger is that you could spread yourself to thin with a multitude of solutions.

There are different ways of saying the sheet doesn’t go where it needs to go in the Press Section:

The development of the Industrial Internet toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous mills will enable mill-wide optimization of processes. By “autonomous,” I mean machines or mills that can act independently without being controlled by humans.

How SUEZ’s membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology gives a second life to prevent plant closure

Steam ejectors use steam or gas instead of moving parts to compress a gas. In a jet or ejector, a relatively high-pressure gas, like steam or air, expands through a nozzle.

The Unknown Cost Variables of Unscheduled Downtime

The human relationships have changed dramatically around the world since the start of the new coronavirus pandemic.

It depends. Dryer fabric tension holds the sheet in tight contact with dryer surfaces to increase the drying rate and uniformity of heat transfer.

My name is Rick Lull and I am a Senior Applications Engineer at Kadant Johnson. I have a degree in Paper Process Engineering and have worked as a Kadant Johnson applications engineer for 20 years.

The ABB Ability™ Performance Service provides auto-correlating calculations for online conditioned weight measurement to enable mills to reduce quality losses by getting on-spec faster during sheet breaks and start up events.

Paper machine dryers consume tremendous amounts of energy and have a direct impact on product quality, but the drying process is highly complex and requires extensive process knowledge to optimize.

Drives are an integral part of pulp and paper operations and need to run reliably every single day, according to the precise demands of the process.