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.
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Written 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.
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Written 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.
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Written 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.
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Written 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?
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Written by Aaron Hickman
on November 05, 2013.