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Oxygen delignification with magnesium as base: a good soluti
Oxygen delignification with magnesium as base: a good solution for sulfite pulp, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1992, Vol. 75(6)
Journal articles
Comments on porosity or swollen pulp fibers analyzed by solu
Comments on porosity or swollen pulp fibers analyzed by solute-exclusion, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1991, Vol. 74(11)
Journal articles
Formability and load-bearing capacity of multilayered paperboard in three-dimensional forming, TAPPI Journal August 2025
ABSTRACT: The forming of paper-based products presents significant challenges, including maintaining geometric integrity, managing springback, and overcoming instability limits. These arise from the material properties of paper, with its high anisotropy, inhomogeneity, and limited strain. Multilayered paperboard, formed without adhesives, offers a promising solution. By customizing layer composition and orientation, this approach leverages mutual fiber support to enhance forming properties. Experimental and numerical analyses reveal that adhesive-free bonding during deep drawing enhances the material’s formability and load-bearing capacity and reduces anisotropic springback. These innovations enable superior product protection compared to conventional industrial single-layered paperboard of similar thickness. This study demonstrates the advantages of tailored layer configurations for improved geometric precision and stability, providing a pathway for sustainable, high-performance packaging solutions.
Journal articles
Formability and load-bearing capacity of multilayered paperboard in three-dimensional forming, TAPPI Journal August 2025
ABSTRACT: The forming of paper-based products presents significant challenges, including maintaining geometric integrity, managing springback, and overcoming instability limits. These arise from the material properties of paper, with its high anisotropy, inhomogeneity, and limited strain. Multilayered paperboard, formed without adhesives, offers a promising solution. By customizing layer composition and orientation, this approach leverages mutual fiber support to enhance forming properties. Experimental and numerical analyses reveal that adhesive-free bonding during deep drawing enhances the material’s formability and load-bearing capacity and reduces anisotropic springback. These innovations enable superior product protection compared to conventional industrial single-layered paperboard of similar thickness. This study demonstrates the advantages of tailored layer configurations for improved geometric precision and stability, providing a pathway for sustainable, high-performance packaging solutions.
Videos
Optimizing Pedestrian Safety with Six Sigma and Cutting-Edge Anti-Collision Systems Webinar
Learn how to optimize pedestrian safety in manufacturing facilities using Six Sigma methodology combined with advanced anti-collision systems. John Faiola demonstrates how continuous data monitoring from LTPS technology sensors and AI cameras provides unbiased, real-time safety metrics that enable proactive accident prevention. This webinar covers the complete DMAIC process applied to safety as a final product, featuring a case study showing how one paper mill reduced 5,700 medium-risk interactions through data-driven solutions. Mid-career professionals will discover actionable strategies for implementing safety improvements, reducing insurance premiums, and demonstrating ROI to leadership while building stronger safety cultures in their operations.
Podcasts
Better Together: 2024SuperCorrExpo Live! - Episode 2
Industry leaders share insights from SuperCore Expo 2024, covering breakthrough technologies transforming corrugated manufacturing operations. From Red List Software's GPS-like maintenance guidance to 210 Technologies' AI-powered business intelligence, experts discuss practical solutions for productivity challenges mid-career professionals face daily. Topics include Harper Love's waste reduction strategies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' innovation focus on independent corrugators, and Valmet's scalable IQ automation systems. This episode delivers actionable insights on advanced lubrication management, data analytics implementation, moisture control technology, and equipment optimization strategies that directly impact operational efficiency and bottom-line results for plant managers and R&D leaders.
Videos
Wood Materials for Optics and Photonics Webinar
Dr. Guido Panza presents breakthrough research on wood materials for optics and photonics, demonstrating how traditional wood can be transformed into advanced optical materials through innovative processing techniques. This comprehensive webinar covers transparent wood applications, structurally colored wood surfaces, luminescent wood membranes, and even wood-based lasers. Plant and operations managers will discover scalable manufacturing approaches for sustainable optical materials that offer superior thermal stability compared to plastic alternatives. The presentation reveals practical applications including smart windows, environmental sensors, anti-counterfeiting materials, and energy-efficient lighting solutions, positioning wood as a viable alternative to conventional optical materials while maintaining cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability for industrial implementation.
Videos
Efficient Production of Bio-Based Ingredients
Bloom Biorenewables is pioneering sustainable chemistry by transforming agricultural waste like wood chips, straw, and nutshells into high-performance materials that match or outperform fossil fuel alternatives. Using their proprietary aldehyde-assisted fractionation process, the company extracts lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose to create renewable building blocks for polyurethane foams, cosmetic antioxidants, and biodegradable bioplastics. This breakthrough technology offers early-career professionals in paper, packaging, and sustainability sectors concrete examples of how advanced chemistry enables circular economy solutions, providing scalable pathways from waste streams to commercial applications while reducing carbon footprints across construction, cosmetics, and materials industries.
Journal articles
Europap Tezol’s New Vacuum System: Peace of Mind and Major Savings
Turkish tissue producer Europap Tezol successfully replaced its unreliable vacuum system on TM2 with Runtech Systems' EP600 Turbo Blower technology, achieving significant operational improvements. The maintenance manager led this vacuum system rebuild project, solving chronic reliability issues while delivering measurable energy savings of 40kW/ton and substantial water conservation. The compact turbo blower design eliminated maintenance-heavy liquid ring pumps, reduced installation costs, and provided better process control through EcoFlow dewatering measurements. This tissue machine upgrade demonstrates proven ROI for operations managers seeking reliable vacuum solutions that optimize dewatering performance while supporting sustainability goals.
Videos
AI: Catalyzing Progress in the Pulp and Paper Sector
This TAPPI webinar explores how AI catalyzes progress in the pulp and paper sector, addressing industry challenges including rising input costs, declining pulp quality, and workforce turnover. Vipin, CEO of Haber, presents real-world success stories demonstrating AI-driven process control applications that reduce quality variation by up to 25%, increase productivity up to 10%, and optimize chemical consumption. The presentation covers machine learning models for bleaching optimization, refiner management, and wet tensile control, showing significant cost savings and operational improvements. Mid-career professionals gain advanced technical insights into implementing predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and root cause analysis solutions across pulp mills and paper manufacturing operations.