Has growth in this sector finally reached its peak? Containerboard demand took the pulp and paper industry by storm in 2020 and 2021. Various factors, from increased sustainability initiatives to a booming e-commerce sector thanks to pandemic lockdowns, fueled the need for mills to continuously up containerboard capacity. In fact, there was a roughly 10 percent increase (about 20 million ...

The new line processes OCC with a capacity of 500 t/d to produce high-quality testliner and corrugated medium for the local and Chinese markets.

Starwood Orman Urunleri Sanayi A.S. has successfully produced first fibers for MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) production with its new fiber preparation system from ANDRITZ at the mill in Inegöl, Türkiye. This is already the third system ANDRITZ has delivered to Starwood. Hüseyin Yildiz, Vice President at Starwood, said: “ANDRITZ is our partner of choice. The performance of the previous two ...

Keit's FTIR spectrometer is built to last in harsh environments.

ASPI’s 2023 Spring Meeting welcomed members who heard from the winners of the association’s two awards: Customer Executive of the Year and the Excellence in Leadership Award. The group also enjoyed a full program of speakers who discussed some of the most critical issues facing today’s pulp and paper industry. The meeting took place February 22-24 at the Hyatt, Clearwater ...

Accurately determining maximum operating temperature for motors is critical for setting temperature limits.

Ride along with Corra in a series of six mini-adventures on her way from a flat corrugated board to an amazing, corrugated container. In this issue: Die Cutting Section

Egyptian linerboard manufacturer ETAP started up PM2 at its Borg Elarab mill, following a press section rebuild successfully carried out by Toscotec. PM2 produces testliner, kraftliner, top kraftliner and white top in the range from 125 to 240 gsm. In 2018, the machine had already been modified by Toscotec who entirely rebuilt its Fourdrinier wire section in stainless steel. Toscotec ...

Signode, a leading global manufacturer of a broad range of automated packaging equipment, tools, consumables, and automation solutions, will present an array of automation advancements and support solutions in booths C-4814 and C-5017 at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center September 11-13, Signode will showcase how the synergy between its portfolio of products and ...

TORBJÖRN IDHAMMAR, IDCON INC. Why do we need an Operations Maintenance Coordinator? Maintaining a good Reliability and Maintenance program requires sharpening existing skills and reminding ourselves of what we already know: that improving production reliability largely depends on the commitment and involvement of operations. To achieve this, assigning the role of an Operations Maintenance Coordinator (OMC) is critical. It is ...