When Should You Change A Doctor Blade?
Determining the correct doctor blade for an application requires answering a number of questions to ensure the right blade is chosen to produce the needed outcomes of the application.
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Water and Money Savings: Full Width Shower versus Traversing Shower for Tissue Mills
Based on the trial results of the mill’s fabric sample tested on Kadant’s pilot machine in Sweden, the benefits of the M-clean cleaning system were deemed the best alternative when it came to cost-effective fabric cleaning.
Read moreWritten by Marcelo DeBoni on June 14, 2016.
Five Questions to Ask When Choosing a Creping Blade Supplier?
Creping blade suppliers should be able to provide tissue makers with a number of essential services and products. When seeking an appropriate creping blade supplier, consider the following questions:
Read moreWritten by Jerry Vandoros on April 05, 2016.
Fluid Filtration 101: Understanding the Basics
If you have water or fluid in your process system, it’s likely you have solids build-up. These solids can cause difficulty in the production process. Basic knowledge about particle size measurement, total suspended solids, fluid types, and filtration screen basics is helpful when determining the correct filtration system to implement or when troubleshooting a problematic system.
Read moreWritten by Dave McGowan on December 01, 2015.
Product Evolution in Effective Water and Fiber Recovery
During the past four decades, Kadant has supplied over 1,000 gravity and vacuum-assisted strainers to the pulp and paper industry. As the pulp and paper industry evolved, the need for a product with the advantages of traditional strainers that incorporated higher reliability, a simple design, and less maintenance was recognized.
Read moreWritten by Marcelo DeBoni on September 08, 2015.
In Case You Missed It
The year is half over and the marketplace is always evolving, so in case you missed it, these are the five most popular blog posts from the past six months.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on June 28, 2016.
What is TAD?
In the tissue industry, TAD is the acronym for Through Air Drying. The TAD process used in tissue manufacturing was developed by P&G, Kimberly-Clark, and Scott. TAD was first used commercially in the 1960’s in the manufacturing of tissue and towel products. Each company had a slightly different process which created an avalanche of patents around the TAD process.
Read moreWritten by Jack Allen on April 19, 2016.
Most Popular Blog Posts in 2015
2015 was a year of innovation for Kadant, so in case you missed it, these are the top five Kadant Toolbox blog posts from the past year based on popularity.
Read moreWritten by Kandi Hagenbuch on December 15, 2015.
Doctoring Tips from the Experts
I had the opportunity to sit down with Jon Olszak and Mike Six, regional applications managers for doctoring, to discuss doctor blade tips and applications for the pulp and paper industry. Jon and Mike have over 35 years of doctoring and rolling cleaning experience.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on November 03, 2015.
Vibration Monitoring in Tissue Manufacturing
One of the most dreaded words uttered in a tissue manufacturing facility is “chatter”. The thought of Yankee chatter makes many vendors, suppliers, and operators queasy. As tissue mill technology has evolved with improved controls, hardware, drives, clothing, and chemistry, Yankee speeds have increased leading to production limitations of the asset.
Read moreWritten by Jack Allen on August 25, 2015.
