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Owning Safety, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2023

Owning Safety, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2023

A beginnerâ??s guide to towel and tissue, part 1, Solutions!, September 2004, Vol. 87(9) (400KB)

A beginner’s guide to towel and tissue, part 1, Solutions!, September 2004, Vol. 87(9) (400KB)

Meeting the Future Through Knowledge Sharing and Connection, Paper360º March/April 2023

Quantification of the degree of preference for different tissue products based on a hand-felt tissue test panel, TAPPI Journal May 2023

ABSTRACT: In this study, we successfully established a quantification model to determine the preference (PF) for different tissue products based on the results of a hand-felt tissue testing panel. The panel ascertained that products designed with four-ply tissues provided higher total tensile strength (TTS) and hand-felt surface softness (HSS) than did those of the three-ply, two-ply, and single-ply products.When practically tested with a tissue softness analyzer (TSA), the four-ply tissue product had a softness (TSA-HF) advantage; however, in human panel tests, more than half of the participants could not be sure of the hand-felt bulk softness (HBS) of the four-ply tissue product. This was mainly because when using the four-ply tissue, the hand-held test pad gave an overall perception distinctly different from those of the hand-held two- or three-ply products, which also differed from the flattened state of test pieces used in the instrumental softness tests. Users could distinctly feel that a product was safer (better TTS) and more comfortable (higher hand-held surface softness). Thus, the four-ply tissue product was accorded a higher preference.

Rheological characterization of tack and viscoelasticity of compositions of crepe coating used in the Yankee dryer, TAPPI Journal November 2019

ABSTRACT: The vast majority of tissue production uses creping to achieve the required set of properties on the base sheet. The Yankee coating helps to develop the desired crepe that in turn determines properties such as bulk and softness. The adhesion of the sheet to the Yankee surface is a very important characteristic to consider in achieving the desired crepe. The coating mix usually consists of the adhesive, modifier, and release. A good combination of these components is essential to achieving the desired properties of the tissue or towel, which often are determined by trials on the machine that can be time consuming and lead to costly rejects. In this paper, five compo-sitions of an industrial Yankee coating adhesive, modifier, and release were examined rheologically. The weight ratio of the adhesive was kept constant at 30% in all five compositions and the modifier and release ratios were varied. The normal force and work done by the different compositions have been shown at various temperatures simulating that of the Yankee surface, and the oscillatory test was carried out to explain the linear and nonlinear viscoelastic characteristic of the optimal coating composition.

Nimble Footwork Helps Wausau Paper Compete With Tissue Giants, Solutions!, March 2006, Vol. 89(3) (217 KB)

Nimble Footwork Helps Wausau Paper Compete With Tissue Giants, Solutions!, March 2006, Vol. 89(3) (217 KB)

Shop talk: concerning coefficient of friction, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 2000, Vol. 83(6)

Shop talk: concerning coefficient of friction, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 2000, Vol. 83(6)

Issues That Keep Tissue Execs Up at Night (or Should), Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

Issues That Keep Tissue Execs Up at Night (or Should), Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

Tissue 2018 Comes to Appleton, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2018

Tissue 2018 Comes to Appleton, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2018

Fapajal Tissue: Old, New & Customer-Centric, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2018

Fapajal Tissue: Old, New & Customer-Centric, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2018