Technology in the Pulp and Paper Industry | Paper Advance

Applying the power of data to the pulp and paper (P&P) industry is a game-changing approach towards potentially driving profits and minimizing downtime.

Green Bay Packaging, a manufacturer of corrugated shipping containers, folding cartons and coated label products based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has achieved significant improvements on its production line with the implementation of Voith's OnQuality Quality Control System (QCS).

Graphic paper manufacturer Les Papeteries de Clairefontaine started up PM6 after a dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec at its Etival Clairefontaine mill in France.

ABB delivered and commissioned upgrade package for existing PM2 drive control system as well as new drives

Valmet has completed the acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue, the provider of innovative process technologies and related services for converting tissue jumbo reels into final tissue products.

Valmet and Metsä Group are jointly developing a comprehensive operating model to ensure sustainability in technology and maintenance investments.

Wood fiber insulation board manufacturer GUTEX has successfully produced first fibers with its new ANDRITZ fiber preparation system in Eschbach, Germany.

Within a month, Sun Paper has started up two packaging paper machines ahead of schedule – this is the fourth follow-up order of this kind between Voith and Sun Paper

International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement with Flowserve Corporation based in Texas, USA, to take over its NAF AB business.

Montreal (Canada) and Pune (India) – EPIQ Machinery Chief Executive Officer, Éloïse Harvey, Bhushan Bachhav, Operation Manager, ADF Engineering and Nilesh Shelke, Vice-President, Stymer Technologies are proud to announce the recent transaction confirming the acquisition of Stymer Technologies under ADF Engineering, a subsidiary of EPIQ Machinery, a Canada-based company.

A global packaging and paper manufacturer has commissioned Voith to rebuild its production line into a state-of-the-art production facility for recycled packaging papers.

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the pulp and paper producer The Navigator Company to supply a new recovery boiler, new ash leaching system and an upgrade of the non-condensable gases (NCG) collection and incineration system for its pulp mill in Setúbal, Portugal.

Toscotec started up a packaging paper machine at Cartiera Pirinoli after the complete rebuild of the press section at their Roccavione facility in Italy.

Softys has selected Toscotec for the supply of a complete tissue line at their facility in Altamira, Mexico.

Thermocompressors operate by using a higher-pressure motive steam source, which is injected through a spindle and nozzle assembly into a convergent/divergent throat section (a venturi jet device).

International technology group ANDRITZ will rebuild a paper machine at Holmen Paper’s Braviken mill in Sweden to provide maximum production flexibility.

Valmet introduces a redesigned Valmet Rotating Consistency Measurement (Valmet Rotary) for pulp and paper producers.

Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully started up a deinking pulp (DIP) line supplied by ANDRITZ to its mill in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China.

Looking back at the Bear Pack project, Cascades’ start-up of a grade conversion rebuild at Bear Island in Ashland, Virginia. In May 2023, Cascades produced its first roll of containerboard at the Bear Island mill.

Lucart has selected Toscotec for the complete rebuild of PM14’s Yankee hoods and air system at their Aranguren tissue mill in Spain. The project is scheduled for the first quarter of 2024.

Runtech Systems renews its service offering by providing different service models, ranging from spare parts and basic bearing unit exchange to predictive and proactive maintenance.