The Tissue track returns in 2025 with 4 sessions, including 2 virtual MSTeams sessions and 2 on-site technical sessions at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel in Montreal on Tuesday February 11 and Wednesday February 12, 2025.
SESSION 1- Innovative Fibres in Tissue Making, Monday February 10, 13:30 ET
13:30 “Amphoteric Polymers in Recycled Paper & Towel”, Jennifer Riser, Kemira
14:00 “Wheat Fibers in Tissue Products”, Martin Pudlas, RedLeaf
14:30 “Raw material & Energy Savings on Tissue Machines with Low Capital Investment”, James Litchward, BTG
SESSION 2 - Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – I, Tuesday February 11, 13:30 ET (On-site & MSTeams)
13:30 “An Innovative Helical Yankee Hood Design for Improved Profiling”, Alfredo Sarli, Valmet
14:00 “Revolutionizing Tissue Manufacturing: the role of AI in enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability”, Heather Scott, Kruger Products
14:30 “Unlocking Coating Performance: Characterizing the Operating Window of Creping Adhesives”, David Welsford & Franklin Zambrano Gotera, Solenis
SESSION 3 - Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – II, Wednesday February 12, 13:30 ET (On-site & MSTeams)
13:30 “Valmet Tissue Converting Innovation”, Melanie Roy, Valmet
14:00 “Decarbonization of the Drying Process in Tissue Making”, Stefano Pecchia, Toscotec
14:30 “Combined System for Energy Reduction: roadmap to fossil free”, Luca Linari, Andritz
SESSION 4 - Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – III, Thursday February 13, 14:30 ET
13:30 “New Update for EMTEC”, Eric Haagen, EMTEC Electronic
14:00 “Mill performance and cost savings opportunities from on-line fibre properties measurement and real time data transformation – case studies”, Brian Hayes, Andritz
14:30 “Yankee Chatter Resolution Using Vibration Analysis”, Gary Furman, Ecolab
