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Making a Difference: Meet our 2024 Award Winners

TAPPI Awards presented to industry leaders.

Exploring the Role of Paper, Paper-based Packaging, and Paper Products in a Circular Economy

In case you missed it in TAPPI’s electronic TISSUE360° newsletter

Major tissue industry developments showcase strategic growth and technological advancement across global markets. Key acquisitions include Sofidel's purchase of Royal Paper's US assets and ST Group's expansion in South Carolina, while Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano. Advanced manufacturing technologies lead innovation, with Andritz's first PrimeLineHyTAD machine in China delivering 25% fiber savings and 50% energy reduction, and Essity launching the world's first geothermal-powered tissue machine in New Zealand. These developments present significant benchmarking opportunities for operations managers seeking to optimize production efficiency, reduce operational costs, and implement sustainable technologies that deliver measurable ROI to stakeholders.

Packaging’s New Imperative: Innovation Meets Sustainability

Looking Beyond: Change for a More Sustainable World

Pulp & Beyond was a showcase of Finnish innovation as well as a platform for international companies from all over the world.

Increase Process Uptime and Efficiency with Power Ultrasound Technology

Sponsored by Altum

Caustic Treatment of the Pulp: Caustic Recovery by Reverse Osmosis, 2006 Engineering, Pulping, & Environmental Conference

Caustic Treatment of the Pulp: Caustic Recovery by Reverse Osmosis, 2006 Engineering, Pulping, & Environmental Conference

Corrosion Monitoring and Root Cause Identification in High Solids Concentrators

Black liquor high solids (about 80%) concentrators have often been found to suffer from aggressive corrosion. In particular, the first and second effect bodies are susceptible to corrosion attacks resulting in tube leaks and wall thinning, which limit the availability and lifetime of evaporator lines. Corrosion dynamics and construction materials have been studied extensively within the pulp and paper industry to understand the corrosion process. However, it has been challenging to identify root causes for corrosion, which has limited proactive measures to minimize corrosion damage. Corrosion of the first phase concentrator was studied by defining the potential regions for passive area, stress corrosion cracking, pitting corrosion, and general corrosion. This was achieved by using a technique called polarization scan that reveals ranges for the passive area in which the equipment is naturally protected against corrosion. The open circuit potential, also known as corrosion potential, and linear polarization resistance of the metal were monitored online, which allowed for definition of corrosion risks for stainless steel 304L and duplex stainless steels 2205 and SAF 2906. An online temperature measurement added insight to the analysis. A process diagnostics tool was used to identify root causes of the corrosion attacks. Many of the root causes were related to process conditions triggering corrosion. Once the metal surface was activated, it was difficult to repassivate the metal naturally unless a sufficient potential range was reached.

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New CleanLine Extract360 Fabric Cleaning System from Voith Maximizes Dryer Section Cleanliness, Sheet Runability and Machine Efficiency