Last week tissue makers and converters from around the world visited Tissue World Americas in Miami, Florida. Tissue World Americas reported the event brought in a record-breaking number of participants. The exhibition and conference offered a variety of opportunities for learning.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on March 25, 2014.
What is the single most expensive and critical piece of equipment in a tissue mill? The Yankee dryer, of course. And when chatter marks and other damage to the Yankee dryer surface are found, they require expensive grinds which can reduce the operating life of this important asset.
Read moreWritten by Jerry Vandoros on February 24, 2014.
I sat down with Mike Six to better understand the new nanotechnology enhanced blade introduced last year and what effects he has seen in the field.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on January 28, 2014.
Often the goal for roll cleaning is to prevent contaminants from getting into the finished product. However, for the flaking industry, application-specific doctor blades provide a different function. In everything from potato starch flaking to pharmaceutical uses, the goal is to efficiently remove the product from the roll and generate maximum yield. So what benefit do roll cleaning and scraping technologies offer the flaking industry? The following case study illustrates how a specialized blade holder and flaking blade significantly increased productivity and decreased downtime.
Read moreWritten by Jerry Vandoros on December 17, 2013.
You’ve seen these signs before. In fact, most facilities rely on them to remind operators of the ever-present dangers of their operations. So how do you safely prevent fiber wraps and fuzz build-up during carbon fiber production from leading to oven fires and production stoppages?
Read moreWritten by Aaron Hickman on November 05, 2013.
Selecting filtration equipment that performs efficiently under the dynamic process conditions of paper machine white water loops can be a challenge for many papermakers. Variability in furnish, paper grades and the operating conditions of the machine, can lead to large swings in the type and amount of solids that must be removed from the white water before it can be reused in the process.
Read moreWritten by Pat Long on March 10, 2014.
Removing sharp doctor blades can be a challenging task. The function of a doctor blade is to scrape glues, wood pitch, stickies, and fibers from rolls.
Read moreWritten by Korey Jerome on February 10, 2014.
Kadant Solutions entered the blogosphere in October 2013. And the entire year was full of research, development, and learning. Escorting out 2013 and ushering in the new year wouldn’t feel right without some reflection.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on January 10, 2014.
Regardless of industry or application, every production facility is looking to operate equipment as long as possible before replacing worn-out components. This is especially true for roll cleaning, wrap prevention, and surface treatment applications found in the carbon fiber industry.
Read moreWritten by Jerry Vandoros on November 19, 2013.
Anyone familiar with the carbon fiber manufacturing process knows that the fibers develop fuzz and can break while being pulled across rolls and through ovens before finally arriving at the sizing bath.
Read moreWritten by Aaron Hickman on October 22, 2013.
