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.
What if you could collect large amounts of valuable resources in the form of raw materials, heat, and chemicals for almost no investment or maintenance costs? What if you could also reduce the cost of water treatment?
Read moreWritten by Martin Koepenick on May 03, 2016.
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.
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.
Minimizing wet end breaks due to poorly designed trim squirt systems will increase machine efficiency and productivity. This includes avoiding buildup on the trim squirt nozzles above the sheet. The following steps can help minimize buildups and improve sheet edge finishing.
Read moreWritten by Marcelo DeBoni on June 16, 2015.
An engineered mist elimination system can achieve improved machine runnability and provide effective fabric cleaning.
Read moreWritten by John Crawford on June 02, 2016.
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.
During the paper manufacturing process, many scientific processes are manipulated to control the physical properties of the paper such as weight, thickness, color, strength, and moisture. While most of these variables remain fixed after the paper is made, the moisture content begins to change almost immediately.
Read moreWritten by Pat Long on October 20, 2015.
The year is already half over and the marketplace is constantly evolving, so in case you missed it, these are the top five blog posts from the past 12 months based on popularity.
Read moreWritten by Vicki Hunsberger on August 11, 2015.
The papermaker is faced with many challenges when trying to keep fabrics and roll covers clean. Contaminants are deposited and consequently forced into the void volume of fabrics, reducing permeability, creating holes in the sheet, and other runnability issues. In addition, deposits on roll surfaces cause picking or sheet marking.
Read moreWritten by Steve Fielding on May 06, 2015.
